{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthe-realignment.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2F229-rupert-russell-nEE8HHUB","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"229 | Rupert Russell: Commodity Markets and the Making of Our Chaotic World","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/a2ae51bc-91b5-4fa4-a9b6-c81b4599f0a8/f642eaef-ee60-4696-bf97-8ee446469d1a/logowhite-fai2.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/5c522ac4-57a9-4f53-8aae-bbc677974b6e\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"229 | Rupert Russell: Commodity Markets and the Making of Our Chaotic World\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"NOTE: This is the last week of The Realignment's daily Ukraine programming.\n\nFor Day 23 of The Realignment's Daily Ukraine coverage, Marshall spoke with Rupert Russell, author of Price Wars: How the Commodities Markets Made Our Chaotic World.\n\nThey discussed how observing global conflicts and events through the lens of commodity markets, how Chinese coal markets may have empowered Putin pre-invasion, and alternate explanations for notable events over the past two decades, including the 2008 global food crisis, the Arab Spring, the war in Ukraine, and more.\n\nSEND US A TIP: https://app.swapstack.co/tips/the-realignment\n\nREALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/\n\nBOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment"}