Episode 34: Empires, Miscalculations & Hidden Opportunities: Guy Vantresca on a World in Flux

Podcast: Dangerous Intellectuals: The Podcast · Brig Gen (ret) Blaine D. Holt

Opublikowano: 2026-05-04

In a world hurtling toward dangerous miscalculations — from the razor’s edge of nuclear brinkmanship seen in Able Archer 83 to the escalating fires in the Middle East — the old empires are shifting. Guy Vantresca draws on decades of global experience to map the current geopolitical chaos and the hidden forces driving it. At the heart of the conversation is the ancient Chinese concept of Wei Jii (危机) — danger + opportunity. Guy shows how the very crises that threaten stability are simultaneously creating extraordinary openings for those who understand how empires rise, fall, and reset. From the Iraqi Dinar to broader fina...