Episode 593 • • 1:27:17 - 1:31:15
593: Abundance of Caution
The Scramble for Africa and Waterway Control
The discussion turns to the modern "Scramble for Africa," referencing the historical Fashoda Incident of 1898. The hosts discuss how universities and asset management firms are buying fertile African land. They contrast Western intervention strategies with China's infrastructure-based approach, suggesting that the West uses human rights as a pretext to secure minerals and waterways.