Multipolarity The Podcast

Charting the rise of a multipolar world order.
Podcast.
Hosted by @philippilk and @admcollingwood.
Produced by @gavhaynes

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Lately, European leaders seem panicked.

It’s call time at the casino. The cards are being turned over. How will they ride this one out?

It's New Multipolarity Day and @philippilk & @admcollingwood are here with the good (bleak) stuff...

https://t.co/9aYHaQZvzx

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Donald Trump’s year of smashing things continues apace.

Iran, Greenland, Canada… And now... Britain?

A United Ireland? @admcollingwood & @philippilk ask how this one's going to play out in all new Multipolarity.

https://t.co/V3GnXQO9a3

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The Burgerpocalypse is Now!

Malcom Kyeyune (@JucheRespecter) is back on the show joining @philippilk & @admcollingwood revisiting The Burger Theory of History.

Brand new Multipolarity is here, do you want fries with that?

https://t.co/zpVot0aM7X

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September is here. As the calendar page tugs away, the madness of the dog days of summer blows away.

The madness of the autumn is upon us. @admcollingwood & @philippilk are here with new Multipolarity, going through what's to come in late 2026.

https://t.co/8eQDpLnBOu

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Can America beat China in the AI race?
What are the differences in the approaches beyond the well-known cost differential?
And what does it all mean for humanity?
Delve in to all this and more as @hsu_steve joins @admcollingwood on new Multipolarity.
https://t.co/2PLK7z1wMu

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15/ To find out why an uncontrolled unravelling of the yen could have disastrous consequences for living standards in America itself, read @philippilk full essay here.

https://t.co/1vLBVZfQfM

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Japan has lost control of the yen. Why?🧵

1/ On 31 July, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a $53bln bailout for Tokyo. It followed an even larger $73.5bln intervention in April-May. A photo of Bessent’s to-do list, complete with “buy yen,” conveniently leaked.

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14/ The US government is visibly terrified of these outcomes, because they would have real and dramatic consequences for US living standards and the entire US dollar system. This fear is behind the desperate attempts to prop up the yen.

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14/ The US government is visibly terrified of these outcomes, because they would have real and dramatic consequences for US living standards and the entire US dollar system. This fear is behind the desperate attempts to prop up the yen.

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13/ Such a scenario would destroy what remains of Japanese manufacturing competitiveness -- already under pressure from China -- and force capital controls and other emergency measures as the economy structurally decays.