{"podcast":{"title":"Talking Geopolitics","slug":"talking-geopolitics-1114411","podcast_index_feed_id":1114411,"rss_url":"https://geopoliticalfutures.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://geopoliticalfutures.com/podcast","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/a/1/8/d/a18d36c6a1edb10127a2322813b393ee/2021_Podcast_tile_SQUARE_1280x1280_simple--20240515-f8raokmwy5.png","author":"Geopolitical Futures","episode_count":99,"summary":"A non-partisan podcast brought to you by Geopolitical Futures, an online publication founded by internationally recognized geopolitical forecaster George Friedman. Geopolitical Futures tells you what matters in international affairs and what doesn't. Go to https://geopoliticalfutures.com/podcast for details.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-05T06:21:01.050688+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-geopolitics-1114411"},"episode":{"title":"George Friedman on Why Australia and Japan are the Future of the Pacific","slug":"george-friedman-on-why-australia-and-japan-are-the-future-of-the-pacific","published_at":"2026-04-22T20:43:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-geopolitics-1114411/george-friedman-on-why-australia-and-japan-are-the-future-of-the-pacific","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-geopolitics-1114411","url":"https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/show/geopoliticalfutures/id/40983015/","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/geopoliticalfutures/TG2026_E14_mixdown_-14.mp3?dest-id=576122","summary":"What does the multi-billion-dollar warship deal between Japan and Australia say about the new geopolitical order forming in the Pacific? On this episode of Talking Geopolitics , GPF Chairman George Friedman joins host Christian Smith to discuss the landmark defense cooperation, its impact on regional power dynamics, and how it may alter the posture of major players like China and the US. Also discussed: the future of oil dependency. Visit http://www.geopoliticalfutures.com/gpf-newsletter for a free download from our Special Collection on the Middle East.","meta_description":"What does the multi-billion-dollar warship deal between Japan and Australia say about the new geopolitical order forming in the Pacific? On this episode o…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2580,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/talking-geopolitics-1114411/episodes/george-friedman-on-why-australia-and-japan-are-the-future-of-the-pacific/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-geopolitics-1114411/george-friedman-on-why-australia-and-japan-are-the-future-of-the-pacific.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}