Right now, the most important geopolitical competition since World War II, is unfolding between China and the United States. As a result, we need to start to ask Where Does Our Stuff Come From? Asking this question and building an understanding of this great power competition is essential to safeguarding our most important innovation resource: our ability to actually produce stuff. In this episode, we explore some of the high-level strategic moves that are unfolding right under our noses in the ongoing cold-war between the United States and China, and the implications that these moves have for entrepreneurs, industrialists, and innovators. To do this, we talk to Namrata Goswami, an author, strategic analyst and consultant on Great Power Politics, Space Policy, Alternate Futures, and Frameworks of Conflict Negotiation and Resolution.

***Correction: During the conversation, we reference that private companies need to PAY to access the United States’s Global Positioning System. So, to be clear: GPS is completely free and maintained by the US space force (and formerly the Air Force Space Command). You can learn more about how GPS works on www.gps.gov.***

Resources & Links Mentioned:

Namrata On “Where are we with China?”

Namrata Goswami Ted

Starlink Beta Video

BeiDou and Belt and Road

US - Taiwan Relations

The Expanse TV Show

A Strategy of Technology (Book)

Moonrush (Book)

The Case For Mars (Book)

About Our Guest

Namrata on LinkedIn 

Namrata on Twitter 

Namrata’s books on Amazon  

About Where Stuff Comes From 

This podcast helps to answer the question of Where Stuff Comes From and breaks down what the heck is going on with our global stuff chains and how to create opportunity in the midst of value chain and macro chaos.

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