In the last decade Eric has lived and worked in over 45 countries as an aid volunteer, journalist, and tech storyteller. He is focused on using emerging technology to solve persistent challenges in emerging economies, conflict zones, and thriving ecosystems alike. EPISODE LINKS https://amzn.to/3ppXZ6b https://twitter.com/eczuleger SPONSORS VERSO - Go to https://ver.so/koncrete to save 15% on your order. FOLLOW DANNY JONES https://www.instagram.com/jonesdanny https://twitter.com/jonesdanny JOIN OUR KULT: https://bit.ly/koncretepatreon OUTLINE 0:00 - Traveling in the North Pole 4:26 - Hallucinogenic east African KHAT leaves 11:48 - Becoming an intelligence analyst 22:45 - Alien abductions 35:31 - Lebanon 42:55 - Intelligence training & geopolitical forecasting, state craft, & geographical advantage of United States 1:07:07 - Geopolitics crash course 1:12:48 - Analyzing Islamic State execution videos & quitting intelligence 1:24:58 - Getting banned from Turkey 1:36:07 - National identity / the Balkans 1:56:06 - How easily could the United States empire crumble? 2:06:01 - The definition of a ‘country’ is changing to citizenship by subscription model 2:07:57 - The black hole of Europe: Transnistria 2:16:04 - The billionaire run libertarian country: Liberland 2:28:58 - Becoming Ambassador to African Ghost Nation 'Somaliland' 2:35:01 - Delivering aid to Somaliland cyclone victims & being used as a political tool 2:51:26 - Isreal's constraints & imperatives 2:56:22 - What defines America? 2:59:00 - Peter Thiel’s floating billionaire libertarian utopia & how soon will globalism emerge? 3:12:44 - Eric’s next project: The global memory project

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