Patreon Preview – 454. The Shocks Keep Coming

We dig into two shocks in international political economy that are each on their way to being complex, interrelated crises. First, the unsustainable system of export-led “bottomless competition" in China that is dominating — and disrupting — global markets for advanced manufacturing and high-tech goods thanks to hyper-competitive pressure, diminishing returns, vertical integration, hefty subsidies, and other industrial / policy dynamics. Second, a surprising-to-many effect of the war on Iran: Gulf states are major producers and distributors of synthetic fertilizers which are used for agriculture in large parts of Africa and Southeast Asia. Those supply chains are now disrupted which is causing hunger and coming famines in large parts of the world. ••• China shock 2.0: the flood of high-tech goods that will change the world ••• The coming global food crisis Standing Plugs: ••• Order Jathan’s book: •••

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Patreon Preview – 454. The Shocks Keep Coming is an episode from This Machine Kills by This Machine Kills.

This episode is 00:08:47 long.

This episode was published on Apr 23, 2026.

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