In this episode Simon Brewer is joined by Peter Frankopan, who is Professor of Global History at Oxford University, the Foundation Director at the Oxford Centre for Byzantine Research and a bestselling author.
In our preview video here, he explains how the West’s perceptions of China may be clouded by an assumption that other powers are empire building, based on our own history.
In the full episode, he discusses the importance of understanding non-European history in today’s interconnected world and shares his perspectives of some key themes in contemporary geopolitics and economics.
This includes an assessment of the United States’ power in the wake of its Afghanistan withdrawal, why he’s bullish on China’s future growth prospects and a summary of his work advising governments on societal risks (including reflections on his prophetic December 2019 Prospect Magazine article, where he warned of pandemic risks just weeks before the Wuhan COVID-19 outbreak).
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