Brandon Weichert: Who Commands Space Controls the World
Geopolitics & Empire
Geopolitics & Empire
4.2 • 568 Ratings
🗓️ 22 January 2021
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Author and geopolitical analyst Brandon Weichert discusses his new book on the battle for space. He explains why the Space Force was created now, why space is the key strategic domain going forward, and what a space battle might look like. He examines how America is in dire need of reviving its space effort and how China’s economic rise could mean obtaining technological and ultimately military superiority. Finally, he looks at the socio-cultural divide and how that has severely hampered American superpower status and gives his prognosis of great power conflict and war in this decade.
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Book
Winning Space: How America Remains a Superpower https://www.amazon.com/Winning-Space-America-Remains-Superpower/dp/164572011X
About Brandon Weichert
Brandon J. Weichert is a geopolitical analyst and author. His book, “Winning Space: How America Remains a Superpower” is due out in Fall 2020 from Republic Book Publishers and addresses the need for a U.S. Space Force, the threats the United States faces from rising technological powers, such as China, in space, and where the United States should be moving in terms of space defense, exploration, and development. On top of that, Brandon is the founder and manager of The Weichert Report: World News Done Right, where he delivers unconventional reportage on some of the world’s most important news stories.
He is also a contributing editor at American Greatness and The American Spectator, and he contributes to Real Clear Public Affairs, Real Clear World, and Real Clear Defense regularly. Brandon’s work on national security has also been republished in Yahoo! News, the New York Post, The Spectator US, and The National Interest. Brandon is a frequent guest on The John Batchelor Show where he comments on Chinese technology and trade policies. He travels the country briefing audiences from the military and tech investment community on matters related to technology and national security.
Brandon is a recovering Congressional staffer who holds an M.A. in Statecraft and National Security Affairs from the Institute of World Politics in Washington, D.C. and he can be followed on Twitter @WeTheBrandon. Please be sure to follow The Weichert Report’s Facebook page @theweichertreport, too. For any press or media inquiries email him at theweichertreport@gmail.com.
*Podcast intro music is from the song “The Queens Jig” by “Musicke & Mirth” from their album “Music for Two Lyra Viols”: http://musicke-mirth.de/en/recordings.html (available on iTunes or Amazon)
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | The Geopolitics and Empire podcast is joined by former congressional staff member, geopolitical analyst, and author Brandon Weikert. |
| 0:08.4 | His new book is Winning Space, How America Remains a Superpower. |
| 0:12.9 | And his website is the Wykirt Report.com. |
| 0:15.7 | That's W-E-I-C-H-E-R-T report.com. |
| 0:19.7 | We'll be talking about the new Space Force and Space Race, China and more. |
| 0:24.7 | How are you feeling on this inauguration day, Brandon? |
| 0:28.4 | Well, it's always great to see, you know, our democracy and action, even though, you know, we have had a heck of a time in the last six weeks at least in terms of the |
| 0:40.3 | transition of power. But we got through it. And, you know, I didn't support the President |
| 0:45.8 | Biden, but I'm very proud that he has handled this with great alacrity and dignity. And I, I hopeful that he can bring the country together as he has said he will. |
| 1:00.2 | And, you know, it could be an interesting few weeks going forward as well. |
| 1:05.6 | So, yeah, I was worried, but so far things are looking okay. |
| 1:10.2 | So perhaps we can start by asking, why is this the moment to look to the heavens once again? |
| 1:17.6 | You know, why ex-President Trump now took the initiative? |
| 1:21.2 | And basically why now? |
| 1:23.1 | Because we hear about all this tech that's rolling out as we speak or on the verge, everything from AI, 5G, 6G, quantum internet, quantum computing, blockchain, et cetera. |
| 1:34.4 | And then curiously, this simultaneous announcement of the fourth industrial revolution and subsequent great reset, which has happened just around the last few years as the Space Force has just now been |
| 1:45.8 | created. Is it because the technology is ready for prime time now? |
| 1:49.9 | That's exactly right. It's ready to go. And we've got primarily a great geopolitical threat |
| 1:57.1 | from China. We didn't have that really before. It was there, but they weren't technologically |
| 2:03.3 | or economically where they are now. Even in light of COVID, the Chinese have continued |
| 2:10.7 | to pace with their technological development as well as their economic growth, especially |
| 2:17.2 | compared to us in the United States. |
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