Ep. 225: Dr Pippa Malmgren on Trump’s Plans, Peace Dividend, and Space Tech

Dr. Pippa Malmgren is an economist who makes sense of the world economy by writing books, founding tech businesses, advising policymakers around the world and through public speaking and teaching. She lectures at Sandhurst and is a Founder member of the Lunar University, a NASA-originated project to ensure the first human institution on the moon represents the arts and humanities.  

She served President George W. Bush in the White House as Special Assistant to the President and on the National Economic Council. After 9/11 she was also responsible for assessing terrorism risks to the economy and technology as a source of geopolitical competitiveness. She advised the British cabinet on trade issues as a Board Member for the Department for International Trade from 2017-2019. Her most recent bestseller, The Infinite Leader, won the International Press Award for the Best Book on Leadership for 2021. In this podcast, we discuss: 

• What will Trump’s administration be like? 
• Importance of JD Vance and Robert Kennedy 
• Project 2025; threats to democracy 
• Equity outlook, inflation, and innovation 
• US-China relations 
• Biden’s chances 
• New political alignments in US 
• Europe and social contract 
• Rebuilding Russia and China 
• Massive tech revolution underway from space to AI 
• Books mentioned: The End of Economic Man (Drucker) 

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