Sim Tak's War Update + African Deterioration

Sim Tack rejoins the podcast to discuss current developments in Ukraine’s counteroffensive. He and Jacob discuss theories on wtf is happening in Russia before spending the second half of the podcast, as promised, on Africa – specifically, on political instability in the Sahel, how Russia is building networks of political relationships in Africa…and the impact on the rest of the continent. --Timestamps:(00:00) - Intro(02:30) - Ukraine's semi-successful counteroffensive (05:50) - Defining success for Ukraine(07:20) - Russian readiness and analysis(08:50) - Can Ukraine get the weapons that they need?(12:50) - Let's talk about cluster munitions(16:50) - What weapons class will Ukraine get next?(19:38) - What happened with Yevgeny Prigozhin's failed coup?(25:11) - Was the coup planned??(26:11) - Russian military morale(30:00) - Why should we care about what's going on in the African Sahel?(33:32) - When did the Sahel begin to deteriorate?(38:40) - The threads that connect West Africa(49:30) - Wagner/Putin's African interests(55:30) - Is the rest of Africa in danger of the Sahel's deterioration?--CI Website: https://cognitive.investmentsJacob Twitter: https://twitter.com/JacobShapSubscribe to the Newsletter: https://investments.us17.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=156086d89c91a42d264546df7&id=4e31ca1340--Cognitive Investments is an investment advisory firm, founded in 2019 that provides clients with a nuanced array of financial planning, investment advisory and wealth management services. We aim to grow both our clients’ material wealth (i.e. their existing financial assets) and their human wealth (i.e. their ability to make good strategic decisions for their business, family, and career).--Disclaimer: Nothing discussed on Cognitive Dissidents should be considered as investment advice. Please always do your own research & speak to a financial advisor before putting your money into the markets.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp