Rosie Bloor, International China correspondent, offers insights on China's military strategies, particularly regarding Taiwan. Sophie Petter, Paris bureau chief, discusses France's shift in NATO and EU dynamics, altering European security. Paul Markilley, Innovation editor, sheds light on the evolving scrapyard industry, highlighting its transformation into efficient disassembly lines. The conversation dives into subtle market signals that may indicate impending conflicts and how geopolitical shifts influence defense policies.
Military types need not wait until mass movements of troops to know a conflict is coming. We examine a raft of subtle and not-so-subtle market moves that would precede a Chinese invasion of Taiwan. France’s quiet volte face on the extent of NATO and the European Union will reshape European security (12:04). And how scrapyards are becoming efficient, lucrative disassembly lines (19:41).
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