Steve and Alf discuss geopolitical events of 2025 and what they expect in 2026.

Links:

Manifold episode with Han Feizi, Letter From Beijing

https://www.manifold1.com/episodes/letter-from-beijing-with-han-feizi-72

Previous crossover episodes:

Weeks Where Decades Happen

https://www.manifold1.com/episodes/seeking-truth-from-facts-weeks-where-decades-happen

AI, China, Tariffs, Geopolitics

https://www.manifold1.com/episodes/seeking-truth-from-facts-ai-china-tariffs-geopolitics-84

(00:00) - Geopolitics 2026, crossover with Seeking Truth From Facts podcast – #103
(02:10) - US-China Economic Tensions
(05:45) - Technology and Strategic Shifts
(08:48) - Trump's Geopolitical Strategy
(17:43) - Middle East Developments
(28:41) - US-China Competition and Taiwan
(33:44) - Venezuela and International Law

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Steve Hsu is Professor of Theoretical Physics and of Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering at Michigan State University. Previously, he was Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation at MSU and Director of the Institute of Theoretical Science at the University of Oregon. Hsu is a startup founder (SuperFocus.ai, SafeWeb, Genomic Prediction, Othram) and advisor to venture capital and other investment firms. He was educated at Caltech and Berkeley, was a Harvard Junior Fellow, and has held faculty positions at Yale, the University of Oregon, and MSU. Please send any questions or suggestions to manifold1podcast@gmail.com or Steve on X @hsu_steve.