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Endgame with Gita Wirjawan
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Join entrepreneur, educator, and proud Indonesian, Gita Wirjawan in exploring the ways forward for our society through stories and experiences by thought leaders, trailblazers, and opinion-makers from Indonesia and the region.
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Seyed Mohammad Marandi: How Orientalism Creates Information Asymmetry About Iran -
Apr 701:22:58Tap to summarizeWhat is going to stop this war? What does true peace in the Middle East look like?Endgame sits down with Seyed Mohammad Marandi for answers from an Iranian perspective.#Endgame #GitaWirjawan #SeyedMarandi------------------About the Guest:Seyed Mohammad Marandi is a Professor of English Literature and Orientalism at the University of Tehran. His work spans literature, postcolonial studies, and political analysis.About the host:Gita Wirjawan is an Indonesian entrepreneur and educator. He is the founding partner of Ikhlas Capital and the chairman of Ancora Group. Currently, he is teaching at Stanford as a visiting scholar with Stanford's Precourt Institute for Energy.------------------Get your copy of Gita Wirjawan’s book, “What It Takes: Southeast Asia”, NOW:https://books.endgame.id/Also available on Amazon:https://sgpp.me/amazon/Leave your review here: www.goodreads.com/book/show/241922036-what-it-takes
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Vali Nasr: Why This War Could Be a “Turning Point” for the Global Order
Apr 701:29:22Tap to summarizeWhy has Iran refused to break under decades of American and Israeli pressure? What really sustains the Islamic Republic? And what does this war reveal about the fractures in the global order?Nasr argues that reducing Iran to a theocracy misses the point entirely.------------------About the Guest:Vali Nasr served as Dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and as Senior Advisor to the U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. He is the author of several landmark books, including The Dispensable Nation, The Shia Revival, and his most recent, Iran’s Grand Strategy — which frames much of the conversation in this episode.About the host:Gita Wirjawan is an Indonesian entrepreneur and educator. He is the founding partner of Ikhlas Capital and the chairman of Ancora Group. Currently, he is teaching at Stanford as a visiting scholar with Stanford's Precourt Institute for Energy.------------------Get your copy of Gita Wirjawan’s book, “What It Takes: Southeast Asia”, NOW:https://books.endgame.id/Also available on Amazon: https://sgpp.me/amazon/Leave your review here: www.goodreads.com/book/show/241922036-what-it-takes------------------
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Bivitri Susanti: Mengapa Hukum yang Buruk Boleh Ditentang?
Mar 3001:34:50Tap to summarizeMasyarakat yang cerdas tak akan patuhi hukum yang buruk. "Good people disobey bad law," kata pendiri Pusat Studi Hukum dan Kebijakan (PSHK)—Bivitri Susanti.Ketika itu terjadi, legitimasi hukum pun terguncang. Lantas bagaimana kita harus menyikapinya?#Endgame #GitaWirjawan #BivitriSusanti------------------Buku yang saya tulis, ‘What It Takes: Southeast Asia’, sekarang sudah tersedia dalam Bahasa Indonesia dan Inggris. Dapatkan di sini: https://books.endgame.idSudah baca? Tinggalkan review-mu di sini: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/241922036-what-it-takes------------------------------------
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Jiang Xueqin: Our True Wealth Is Our Consciousness
Mar 1602:00:57Tap to summarizeEndgame presents Jiang Xueqin from ‘Predictive History’, a Beijing-based free thinker and high school teacher, in a conversation about how exactly the world works.Topics covered:0:00:00 - Intro0:02:04 - Harsh upbringing0:04:48 - Education journey0:14:41 - Skull and Bones0:19:35 - Naivitae & Depression0:22:28 - How journalism has evolved0:33:09 - Shifting world order0:38:36 - Civil war0:43:32 - Battle between elites0:45:59 - AI & consciousness0:54:28 - Trans-humanism0:56:13 - Board of Peace1:03:11 - Middle East1:25:46 - Will this war be never-ending?1:32:48 - Nuclear probability: “close to zero”1:37:59 - Economic repercussion1:42:13 - Gog and Magog1:48:00 - Midterm election1:50:45 - Conspiracy is no longer a conspiracy’1:52:25 - Approach to education1:56:01 - “You matter”1:58:35 - On love1:59:18 - Trump-Xi upcoming meeting#Endgame #GitaWirjawan #JiangXueqinRecorded on March 8, 2026.------------------About the host:Gita Wirjawan is an Indonesian entrepreneur and educator. He is the founding partner of Ikhlas Capital and the chairman of Ancora Group. Currently, he is teaching at Stanford as a visiting scholar with Stanford's Precourt Institute for Energy.------------------Get your copy of Gita Wirjawan’s book, “What It Takes: Southeast Asia”, NOW:https://books.endgame.id/Also available on Amazon:https://sgpp.me/amazon/Leave your review here:www.goodreads.com/book/show/241922036-what-it-takes------------------You might also like:Keyu Jin: Centralized Power, Decentralized EconomyChina Predicted Its Rise 75 Years Ago - Eric X. LiVictor Gao on How the US Misunderstands China
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John Mearsheimer: We’re Not in World War III Yet, Realist John Mearsheimer Explains
Mar 1301:59:16Tap to summarizeIn his third appearance at Endgame, John Mearsheimer talks about the latest development on the global politics on the brink of another world war. The conversation spans from the Iran Conflict, the Ukraine War, East Asia, and the possibility of a nuclear war—soon.Recorded on March 5, 2026.------------------About the guest:John Joseph Mearsheimer is an international relations theorist (a realist) who served as the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor in the Political Science Department at the University of Chicago, where he has taught since 1982.About the host:Gita Wirjawan is an Indonesian entrepreneur and educator. He is the founding partner of Ikhlas Capital and the chairman of Ancora Group. Currently, he is teaching at Stanford as a visiting scholar with Stanford's Precourt Institute for Energy.------------------Get your copy of Gita Wirjawan’s book, “What It Takes: Southeast Asia”, NOW:https://sgpp.me/what-it-takes-ytAnd leave your review here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/241922036-what-it-takes
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How AI-Enabled Organized Crimes & Systemic Scams Work - Niki Luhur
Mar 701:35:44Tap to summarizeAI’s greatest disruption may not be automation — but trust. From deepfakes and adversarial attacks to cyber fraud funding organized crime, the risks are no longer theoretical. In an age where controlling your own data feels increasingly impossible, Niki Luhur (Founder & Group CEO, VIDA), argues that only a zero-trust redesign of digital systems can prevent the next systemic crisis.Learn how to protect yourself and your business in the age of scamdemics: https://vida.id/en/wheresthefraud#Endgame #GitaWirjawan #NikiLuhur------------------Get your copy of Gita Wirjawan’s book, “What It Takes: Southeast Asia”, NOW: https://sgpp.me/what-it-takes-ytAnd leave your review here:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/241922036-what-it-takes------------------Watch Niki’s first episode on Endgame:https://youtu.be/yIGS5ZXVnJU?si=6zgyvMmnu7QyA91CYou might also like:https://youtu.be/HXM089acVZ0?si=q_BgjGBqKpiSQMuthttps://youtu.be/xUdCSq4W1Kk?si=_Kf4OrGHH2M6wwayhttps://youtu.be/yln9TcNRw8w?si=vn3EBVY4110IsIr3------------------
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Eric Maskin: Our Voting System Is Broken, Here’s the Fix
Mar 700:55:25Tap to summarizeGet your copy of Gita Wirjawan’s book, “What It Takes: Southeast Asia”, NOW: https://sgpp.me/what-it-takes-ytAnd leave your review here:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/241922036-what-it-takes------------------------Many of us have, at one time or another, questioned the real impact of a public policy. But Eric Maskin encourages us to shift the focus: instead of asking only what policies do, we should ask how the rules behind them are designed in the first place.A Nobel Prize–winning economist, Maskin is best known for developing the foundations of mechanism design theory. This branch of microeconomics—closely linked to game theory and information economics—examines how to structure rules and incentives so that socially desirable outcomes emerge, even when individuals act rationally and hold private information.In addition to his theoretical work, Maskin has proposed true-majority voting rules as a way to strengthen democratic systems. His approach addresses weaknesses in conventional electoral frameworks, which can be susceptible to elite capture, and aims to ensure that election outcomes more accurately reflect the will of the majority.#Endgame #GitaWirjawan #EricMaskin-----------------------------------------You might also like these episodes:https://youtu.be/eRRMurnQnJU?si=55n3y8sVDTYhhJE-https://youtu.be/CXUgsJYpfvs?si=KBauWO64HWoCi0Athttps://youtu.be/iF9z1G-6i-Q?si=JP2PstD1HjZ9HV3q------------------
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M. Quraish Shihab : Akui Perbedaan, tapi Cari Persamaan
Mar 601:05:38Tap to summarizeMenyambut bulan suci Ramadhan 2026, Endgame kembali menghadirkan Bapak M. Quraish Shihab untuk menebar pesan-pesan kebersamaan dan perdamaian.Episode ini membahas pentingnya mencari titik temu perbedaan dari berbagai keragaman agama dunia.#Endgame #GitaWirjawan #QuraishShihab------------------Buku yang saya tulis, ‘What It Takes: Southeast Asia’, sekarang sudah tersedia dalam Bahasa Indonesia dan Inggris. Dapatkan di sini:https://books.endgame.idSudah baca? Tinggalkan review-mu di sini: / what-it-takes
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Pak Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono: Membaca Catur Politik Dunia
Mar 601:44:22Tap to summarizeVolatilitas semakin tinggi. Instabilitas semakin menjadi. Ketidakpastian semakin pasti.Pertanyaannya, kita harus apa?Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono hadir di Endgame untuk ketiga kalinya. Beliau memberikan pandangan, refleksi, dan pencerahan tentang bagaimana menyikapi dan menghadapi kesengitan percaturan geopolitik hari ini dan esok.Direkam 26 Januari 2026 di SBY Music Studio, Cikeas.Terima kasih kepada Nyla Permata Sari dan seluruh tim SBY Studio atas dedikasi dan kerja kerasnya dalam mewujudkan acara ini.Topik selengkapnya:0:00:00 - Intro0:05:41 - Kenapa harus ikuti isu geopolitik0:08:51 - Agenda dunia berjalan mundur?0:12:44 - Perubahan struktural dunia hari ini0:18:22 - Sejarah kebangkitan Tiongkok0:26:35 - Mesti ikuti ideologi Barat atau Timur?0:36:37 - Ultranasionalisme0:44:09 - Board of Peace0:48:21 - Moralitas vs Realisme0:53:12 - Perang Dunia Ketiga1:06:11 - Dilema Nuklir1:10:37 - Ini harusnya strategi geopolitik kita1:40:38 - Kembalikan diplomasi#Endgame #GitaWirjawan #SusiloBambangYudhoyono------------------Buku yang saya tulis, ‘What It Takes: Southeast Asia’, sekarang sudah tersedia dalam Bahasa Indonesia dan Inggris. Dapatkan di sini:https://books.endgame.idSudah baca? Tinggalkan review-mu di sini: / what-it-takes ------------------Episode lain yang mungkin Anda sukai: • Trump's Strategic Ambiguity and Future of ... • ‘Bapak Satelit Indonesia’: Kita Harus Bang... • How Math and Sanskrit Shape Amartya Sen's ... ------------------
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China Predicted Its Rise 75 Years Ago - Eric X. Li
Feb 1101:31:51Tap to summarizeTalks about the “Party Life: Chinese Governance and the World Beyond Liberalism” (2023) book with the author, Eric X. Li.This episode discusses China’s rapid rise in the last three decades, which he divides into three stages (Revolution, Infusion, and Reconciliation), and what the world could learn from that monumental history.#Endgame #GitaWirjawan #China------------------------About the Guest:Eric Xun Li is a Chinese venture capitalist and political scientist. He is the founder of Chengwei Capital, invested in 100+ diverse companies with cumulative investment of 2 billion USD++. Eric is also the founder of a Chinese media platform, Guancha.cn, with more than 100 million daily viewers.About the Host:Gita Wirjawan is an Indonesian entrepreneur and educator. He is the founding partner & chairman of Ikhlas Capital and the chairman of Ancora Group. Currently, he is teaching at Stanford as a visiting scholar with Stanford's Precourt Institute for Energy.
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