# #24 Pt. 2 - Eurasia, Africa, and Latin America: How Power Really Moves in 2025

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Podcast: [Diplomacy and Discourse Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/diplomacy-and-discourse-podcast-6570019)
Published: 2025-10-22T08:56:17+00:00
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## Resource

In this three-part special, host A.R. explores whether today’s tensions reflect a clash of civilizations—or a more complex shift toward a world of regions and emerging “super civilizations.” We connect identity, power politics, and the real engines of influence: infrastructure, technology, finance, and media. What’s inside: Eurasia’s integration web: BRI, EAEU, SCO—geoeconomics over ideology Africa’s leverage: AU/ECOWAS, coups, critical minerals, and Ubuntu as a cooperative ethos South America’s calculus: MERCOSUR/UNASUR and hedging between China, the U.S., and the EU Middle East dynamics: Gaza’s fallout, Saudi–Iran détente, Syria’s partial normalization U.S.–China rivalry: trade, chips, standards, and the supply chains behind power Media polarization: how to stay informed without getting played Key takeaways: Regionalism is rising—fewer clean blocs, more hedging and overlapping ties. “Clash” narratives explain little without economics, geography, and tech. Infrastructure corridors and standards quietly shape the balance of power. Media literacy is strategic: diversify sources, verify claims, avoid rage-bait.

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