428 | Tim Marshall: The Astropolitics Era - The U.S., China, Russia, Elon Musk, and the New Space Race

The Realignment

Saager Enjeti, Technology, Policy, News, Marshall Kosloff, International Relations, Politics, News Commentary, Public Policy, U.s. Politics, National Security, Economics

4.8 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2023

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Tim Marshall, geopolitics expert and author of The Future of Geography: How the Competition in Space Will Change Our World, returns to The Realignment. Tim and Marshall discuss how nation-states like the U.S., China, and Russia are navigating the new space race, where private companies such as Elon Musk's SpaceX will run-up against state power and earthbound conflict, the Starlink service's impact on the ground and at sea in Ukraine, and the promise of a space-driven future for humanity.

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0:00.0	Marshall here.
0:01.0	Welcome back to the realignment.
0:03.0	I hope everyone enjoyed the extra weekend content.
0:11.8	In case you missed it, I launched the realignment's new
0:14.4	Saturday culture show RE something interesting where I spoke with the author Max
0:19.3	Marshall about fraternities a major Xanax drug bust, and the legacy of the 2010s.
0:25.4	I got more positive feedback on that episode than anything I've done lately, so be sure
0:30.0	to check it out.
0:31.0	Then on Sunday, Saga and I published our latest Supercast
0:34.8	subscriber exclusive Ask Me Anything episode. Clisten to the full episode go to
0:39.6	realignment. supercast.com to subscribe and support the show.
0:44.7	On to today's episode,
0:46.3	Geo politics expert Tim Marshall returns to the realignment
0:49.1	to discuss his new book, The Future of Geography,
0:51.8	how the competition in space will change our world.
0:55.2	Tim's previous work has focused on geography, maps, borders, and nationalism down here on Earth.
1:01.0	Now he looks skyward at the tense power struggle between the US, China, and
1:05.2	Russia and what that means for all of us back home on the ground. We also discuss how private
1:10.7	companies like Ewan Musk's SpaceX and the Star Lake Service will navigate
1:15.1	the astropolitics of a space race that intersects with what some believe is a second
1:19.8	Cold War. As we discuss the Starlink controversy of the Ukraine's desire to attack Russia's
1:24.8	Navy and Ebon Musk's refusal to provide the necessary internet access is just a small preview
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