Oil exports from Russia were thought to be down.

We know now that they're up since the beginning of the war.

And the reason is that it's exporting more into India, Pakistan, and China. On this podcast we typically speak with policymakers, journalists, economists, elected officials and

think tank scholars and analysts, often about world events and

geopolitical trends.

Well, today we're going to do something a little different.

We talked to a practitioner, someone building what was just a few years ago an Israeli startup,

and it's now a global enterprise. Now when I was just in Israel last week, I sat down with an entrepreneur

and former naval officer who has built a company that's had to

navigate the twin crises of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the maritime

implications of cracks and global supply chains, especially around China.

Ami Dunyal comes to these crises as the co-founder and CEO of Wynward, a maritime data

analytics and artificial intelligence company bringing transparency

to what is perhaps the largest carrying 90% of the world's trade but least understood

and until now most opaque part of the global economy.

Ami also brings his perspective as a former naval officer serving in the Middle East.

So he talks to us about what he's learning and seeing through his unique lens into these two crises,

Russia Ukraine and broken supply chains from COVID.

So from Tel Aviv, this is call me back.

And I am pleased to welcome my friend Ami Danielle to the podcast.

You should actually be welcoming me because I'm in Israel

you're not in the United States but it's good to be with you in person

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