From China’s manufacturing surge to Venezuela’s oil, from Cold War amnesia to Greenland’s untapped resources—this episode connects the dots. We break down how global supply chains shape military endurance, economic power, and political decision-making, and why nations that lose control of what they need to build and defend themselves rarely stay dominant for long. The discussion spans China’s rise in autos and tech, Taiwan’s role in semiconductor pricing, U.S.–Russia standoffs at sea, America...