Syria hasn't been making headlines for years now. When a violent earthquake struck southern Turkey late in 2023, the area around Idlib in Syria was devastated. After 12 years of Civil War, what is the status within the country? Has Assad regained the upper hand? Today's episode explores Syria's current situation while also going over it's recent history.

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How does Australia perceive the world? Most importantly, what is its relationship with China, the US and the Pacific Island nations? This English-speaking and multicultural island nation, rich in land and energy, will play a fundamental role in future geopolitics. So let's find out how it gets along with other major powers.

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A possible Trump presidency will bring about incredible changes and will impact the entire world. Today's episode analyzes a set of foreign policy agenda topics and how Trump may react to them. Like him or hate him, we could see a fall in conflicts under his watch.

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One of the lessor known bubbles in history concerned railway investments in the 1840s. The UK's growing middle class poured all of their savings into the shares of railway companies. Overspeculation and very questionable business operations led to the popping of the bubble and the Panic of 1847. We'll explore this bubble and then compare it to more recent bubbles.

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Inflation continues to dominate headlines so today we'll take a look at the longest inflation period in history. During the 16th and 17th centuries, inflation ran rampant for a number of reasons which include excess demand, currency debasement and a supply shock. After going over these three factors we take a look at its impact on the period.

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Since 1995 EU productivity has significantly lagged that of the US and this has had big economic implications and will certainly affect its future. In today's episode we explore four broad categories of reasons why EU productivity is weak. We also explain its implications for monetary policy and the EURO.

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As the Francis Scott Bridge tragically collapsed last week, this episode analyzes its economic and supply chain impacts. While the port of Baltimore is not the largest, it serves an essential role for US trade in certain industries, namely automobiles and coal, just to name a few.

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Ghana's G4O (Gold 4 Oil) program grabbed headlines last year, so today we will explore Ghana's mining industry, as well as this new government policy, with its associated pros and cons. We will also touch upon recent moves in its currency (the cedi) as well as Ghana's upcoming presidential election in December of 2024.

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