Ryan Research Podcast Peter Ryan

Miquel Vila is a consultant and analyst of international politics. Miquel holds a master's degree in Chinese Studies from Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) and Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) and a master's degree in International Security from the University of Groningen (UOG). His field of specialization is geoeconomics, industrial policy, and nationalism. His region of expertise is the Indo-Pacifc with a focus on China. He writes at his Substack "The Business of Power" and has recen...

Thomas Fazi is a journalist from Rome, Italy. He's the author of The Battle for Europe: How an Elite Hijacked a Continent – and How We Can Take It Back (Pluto Press, 2014), Reclaiming the State: A Progressive Vision of Sovereignty for a Post-Neoliberal World (co-authored with Bill Mitchell; Pluto Press, 2017) and The Covid Consensus: The Global Assault on Democracy and the Poor—A Critique from the Left (co-authored with Toby Green; 2023). His articles have been published in UnHerd, Compact, a...

Juan David Rojas is a Miami-based Compact columnist, covering the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America. He is also a contributor to American Affairs. He was an intelligence fellow at Florida International University’s Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy.In our chat, we discuss the economic history of Latin America. We provide an in-depth and nuanced description of events and ideologies that shaped it. Topics include imperialism, capitalism, Marxism, protectionism, neoliberal financializ...

Julius Krein is the editor of the American Affairs journal, has contributed to numerous publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and the Times Literary Supplement. He also has a background in private sector finance.In our chat, we discussed the history of American economic development, the trends that led to growth and decline, how the current order serves consumption / speculative financialization, and how a productive economy based on domestic manufacturing is optima...

Rian C. Whitton works as a researcher for Bismarck Analysis and writes an independent Substack called Doctor Syn. His primary areas of interest are automation, industrial policy, energy markets, geopolitical strategy, Britain’s place in the world, and cultural commentary. In this episode, we discuss industrial strategy across countries with a special focus on the United Kingdom. Rian's Substack: https://riancwhitton.substack.com/Bismarck Analysis: https://www.bismarckanalysis.com/Follow Rian ...

I'm joined in episode 12 of the Ryan Research podcast by Krzysztof Tyszka-Drozdowski. He is a writer and analyst with a specific focus on globalization, industrial policy, and international conflict. He worked as an analyst in one of the agencies overseeing industrial policy in Poland.In our chat, talk about the history of economics focusing on the differences between liberalism and nationalism. We review Eric Helleiner's "The Neomercantilists" and explore the ideas that come out of it. We th...