Andrew Silva

Unqualified Statesmen

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We drink and we know things. Maybe. Two friends discuss geopolitics, foreign policy, and technology, and have a laugh about world leaders. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unqualified-statesmen/support

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Andrew Silva

Episodes

E12: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh, Israel, Palestine, Gaza 25.10.2023 1:05:55

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E11: Black Saturday & War in the Middle East 10.10.2023 56:38

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E10: East Asian coordination, Niger's coup and Game of Thrones, and the grand finale of the Hot Dog Rebellion 06.09.2023 52:36

If you liked the episode, please leave us a review on your preferred podcasting app. Follow us on Twitter at: Andrew: https://twitter.com/andrewsilva_io James: https://twitter.com/ajamespala From the Episode: Secretary of State Tony Blinken’s Band on Spotify

E09: LK-99 & infinite energy, BRICS countries overtake the G7, Russia and China coordinate naval exercises, and more 10.08.2023 53:03

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E08: Madam Secretary and the magic mushrooms, is America flirting with China, and why Ukraine might hate elephants 03.08.2023 1:02:23

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E07: Erdogan the Chessmaster, the Hot Dog Rebellion, and Israel's biggest protests (ever) 11.07.2023 59:58

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E06: Finland joins NATO, the White Death, AUKUS and Asia Pacific Nukes 02.05.2023 1:04:39

Follow James or Andrew: https://twitter.com/andrewsilva_io https://twitter.com/ajamespala Referenced in the show: https://www.economist.com/europe/2023/03/22/finland-has-turkeys-approval-and-can-at-last-join-nato https://www.economist.com/briefing/2021/09/25/aukus-reshapes-the-strategic-landscape-of-the-indo-pacific

E05: Chinese Balloons, American Tanks, and Ukrainian Pipe Bombs 05.03.2023 1:13:02

Follow James or Andrew:  https://twitter.com/andrewsilva_io   https://twitter.com/ajamespala   Referenced in the show: Taliban Bureaucrats hate Working Online All Day How America Took Out The Nord Stream Pipeline Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

E04: 2023 Predictions 23.02.2023 1:28:09

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E03: 2022 in review, the year history changed, AI diplomats, Japan's assassination, and more 25.01.2023 1:09:49

Follow James or Andrew:  https://twitter.com/andrewsilva_io https://twitter.com/ajamespala Referenced in the show:  Japan Defense Document Covers (Nikkei) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

E02: Iran's soccer team forgets the national anthem, Chinese protestors cause blank paper shortage, where'd the leaders go? 14.12.2022 1:32:36

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E01: US bans chip export to China, Saudis ignore Biden, a revolutionary storm brews in Iran, and more 20.10.2022 1:22:34

Follow James or Andrew: https://twitter.com/andrewsilva_io https://twitter.com/ajamespala Referenced in the show: US Commerce Restrictions on Semiconductors to China Greer Twitter Thread Arguing chip ban is highly inflammatory Saudi Foreign Ministry statement regarding oil output/chastising America Dr. Strangelove Film (Amazon Rental) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

E00: Ukraine updates, the world's surrogacy capital, long live the king? 12.10.2022 50:12

Welcome to Unqualified Statesmen! In this episode, James & Andrew cover events in Ukraine and try to get comfortable speaking into a mic. Odd topics may arise, like the world's surrogacy capital and some humor about the queen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.