# The (Geopolitical) Movies That Made Us

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Podcast: [Geopolitical Cousins](https://stenobird.com/podcast/geopolitical-cousins-7251738)
Published: 2025-12-31T12:30:00+00:00
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Geopolitics isn’t just policy memos and grim men in bad suits... it’s explosions, bad decisions, and unintended consequences (preferably set to a great score). The movies that we obsess over aren’t accidental; they’re training wheels for understanding power. War films that explain absolutely nothing. Spy thrillers where everyone is in the wrong. Resource dramas where greed wins (reality?). Collapse stories where systems rot from the inside. Cinema is where geopolitics drops the pretense and tells the truth: states are insecure, leaders are flawed, and incentives matter more than intentions. Consider this a syllabus disguised as a watchlist - where empires rise, fall, and usually trip over their own feet along the way. -- Timestamps: (00:00) - Introduction (00:54) - Categories of Geopolitical Movies (04:44) - First Pick (09:15) - Second Pick (14:26) - Third Pick (18:59) - Fourth Pick (22:27) - Fifth Pick (25:10) - Sixth Pick (30:43) - Seventh Pick (32:14) - Eighth Pick (34:50) - Ninth Pick (36:00) - Listen to find out :) -- Referenced in the Show: Jacob's List: Marko's List: -- Geopolitical Cousins is produced and edited by Audiographies LLC. More information at audiographies.com -- Jacob Shapiro is a speaker, consultant, author, and researcher covering global politics and affairs, economics, markets, technology, history, and culture. He speaks to audiences of all sizes around the world, helps global multinationals make strategic decisions about political risks and opportunities, and works directly with investors to grow and protect their assets in today’s volatile global environment. His insights help audiences across industries like finance, agriculture, and energy make sense of the world. Jacob Shapiro Site: jacobshapiro.com Jacob Shapiro LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ja…

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