# Borders: Conversations on Global South Capital and Geopolitics

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Official site: https://vesper.vc/borders/
Author: Vesper
Episodes: 15

## Resource

Hosted by Mr. Andrew J. Henderson, Borders is a long-form conversation series exploring how power, capital, and influence actually move across the world. Much of the modern global economy is being shaped far beyond the traditional centers of Western media attention. Across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and Latin America, new markets, institutions, and power structures are quietly taking form. Each episode features a thoughtful conversation with founders, investors, policymakers, and operators working directly inside these environments; people building companies, infrastructure, financial systems, and cultural institutions in places where the future is being negotiated in real time. Rather than debate or commentary, Borders is structured as a calm, exploratory conversation. Episodes move deliberately, allowing guests to explain how markets, incentives, and societies actually function on the ground; often revealing dynamics that rarely appear in headlines. Guests range from frontier-market investors and bank executives to infrastructure developers, reform-minded policymakers, and founders building new industries across emerging regions. Each conversati…

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## Episodes
- [Ep 15: Eugene Tawiah: Why Africa's Money Struggles to Cross Its Own Borders](https://stenobird.com/podcast/borders-conversations-on-global-south-capital-and-geopolitics-7872364/ep-15-eugene-tawiah-why-africa-s-money-struggles-to-cross-its-own-borders) — 2026-09-15T14:36:00+00:00
- [Ep 14: Yassine Soussi Temli: Why Morocco Could Become Africa's Next Economic Powerhouse](https://stenobird.com/podcast/borders-conversations-on-global-south-capital-and-geopolitics-7872364/ep-14-yassine-soussi-temli-why-morocco-could-become-africa-s-next-economic-powerhouse) — 2026-08-12T09:00:00+00:00
- [Ep 13: Dagmawi Ambaw: Why Investors Are Missing Africa's Biggest Opportunities](https://stenobird.com/podcast/borders-conversations-on-global-south-capital-and-geopolitics-7872364/ep-13-dagmawi-ambaw-why-investors-are-missing-africa-s-biggest-opportunities) — 2026-08-07T15:29:00+00:00
- [Ep 12: Iselin Stensdal: The Myth of China's Arctic Ambitions](https://stenobird.com/podcast/borders-conversations-on-global-south-capital-and-geopolitics-7872364/ep-12-iselin-stensdal-the-myth-of-china-s-arctic-ambitions) — 2026-07-28T13:44:00+00:00
- [Ep 11: Alexander Torrenegra: Why Geography No Longer Determines Talent](https://stenobird.com/podcast/borders-conversations-on-global-south-capital-and-geopolitics-7872364/ep-11-alexander-torrenegra-why-geography-no-longer-determines-talent) — 2026-07-17T21:15:00+00:00
- [Ep 10: Dharshan Munidasa: How Sri Lanka Turned Crab Into a Global Luxury Brand](https://stenobird.com/podcast/borders-conversations-on-global-south-capital-and-geopolitics-7872364/ep-10-dharshan-munidasa-how-sri-lanka-turned-crab-into-a-global-luxury-brand) — 2026-07-08T09:00:00+00:00
- [Ep 9: Tiaan Bazuin: Namibia, Africa Light, and the Next Oil Boom](https://stenobird.com/podcast/borders-conversations-on-global-south-capital-and-geopolitics-7872364/ep-9-tiaan-bazuin-namibia-africa-light-and-the-next-oil-boom) — 2026-07-01T09:00:00+00:00
- [Ep 8: Joshua Rotbart: The New Geography of Gold](https://stenobird.com/podcast/borders-conversations-on-global-south-capital-and-geopolitics-7872364/ep-8-joshua-rotbart-the-new-geography-of-gold) — 2026-06-25T16:21:00+00:00
- [Ep 7: Ashley Cleveland: Africa Beyond South Africa](https://stenobird.com/podcast/borders-conversations-on-global-south-capital-and-geopolitics-7872364/ep-7-ashley-cleveland-africa-beyond-south-africa) — 2026-06-17T14:30:00+00:00
- [Ep 6: Einars Garoza: Investing in East Africa Before the Crowd Arrives](https://stenobird.com/podcast/borders-conversations-on-global-south-capital-and-geopolitics-7872364/ep-6-einars-garoza-investing-in-east-africa-before-the-crowd-arrives) — 2026-06-12T09:00:00+00:00
- [Ep 5:  Dilhan Fernando: Why Sri Lanka Exports Tea But Imports Poverty](https://stenobird.com/podcast/borders-conversations-on-global-south-capital-and-geopolitics-7872364/ep-5-dilhan-fernando-why-sri-lanka-exports-tea-but-imports-poverty) — 2026-06-03T09:00:00+00:00
- [Ep 4: Cyrus Janssen: The Biggest Lie About China's Middle Class](https://stenobird.com/podcast/borders-conversations-on-global-south-capital-and-geopolitics-7872364/ep-4-cyrus-janssen-the-biggest-lie-about-china-s-middle-class) — 2026-03-18T19:51:00+00:00
- [Ep 3: Cheta Nwanze: The Real Constraint on Nigeria's Upside](https://stenobird.com/podcast/borders-conversations-on-global-south-capital-and-geopolitics-7872364/ep-3-cheta-nwanze-the-real-constraint-on-nigeria-s-upside) — 2026-03-18T19:50:00+00:00
- [Ep 2: Erick Brimen: The Radical Bet Behind Honduras' Private City](https://stenobird.com/podcast/borders-conversations-on-global-south-capital-and-geopolitics-7872364/ep-2-erick-brimen-the-radical-bet-behind-honduras-private-city) — 2026-03-18T19:41:00+00:00
- [Ep 1: Kwasi Kwarteng: Sovereignty, Tax, and the UK's Place in a Multipolar World](https://stenobird.com/podcast/borders-conversations-on-global-south-capital-and-geopolitics-7872364/ep-1-kwasi-kwarteng-sovereignty-tax-and-the-uk-s-place-in-a-multipolar-world) — 2026-03-17T17:44:00+00:00

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