In this podcast, Rodger Baker, executive director of the Stratfor Center for Applied Geopolitics at RANE, discusses the practice of applied geopolitics with Jacob Shapiro, director of geopolitics at investment advisor Cognitive Investments. They look at Russia's war in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin's effort to leverage energy supplies against Europe, China's 20th Party congress and Chinese President Xi Jinping's goals, all through the lens of leadership.

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