Earlylands Advisory

A discussion series with leading thinkers focused on issues at the intersection of business, politics, & culture.

Episode 1 - The FT’s Tom Wilson on the Evolving Geopolitics of Minerals & Mining - 22 April 2025

Episode 2 - Novelist David McCloskey on the Craft of Spy Fiction - 7 May 2025

Episode 3 - War Correspondent Francis Farrell on the Experience of Ukraine’s Battlefields - 20 May 2025

Episode 4 - CFR’s Michelle Gavin on Africa in the Age of Trump and Beyond - 3 June 2025

Episode 5 - Mayor of Cape Town Geordin Hill-Lewis on Urban Governance, Opposition Politics, and a Vision for South Africa - 17 June 2025

Episode 6 - Award-Winning Author Linda Kinstler on Atrocity & Historical Memory - 1 July 2025

Episode 7 - Lawyer and Mining Industry Expert Rebecca Campbell on the Criticality of Mining to…Everything - 15 July 2025

Episode 8 - Historian Rory Cormac on the Role of Covert Action and Secret Statecraft in International Affairs - 29 July 2025

Episode 9 - US Africa Policy Expert Judd Devermont on Africa Trends and Lessons from the CIA Archives - 12 August 2025

Episode 10 - Harvard Historian Danielle Leavitt on the Human Impact of Russia’s War on Ordinary Ukrainians - 26 August 2025

Episode 11 - Anzana Electric Group COO Josiah Brand on Challenges and Opportunities in Africa’s Power Sector - 9 September 2025

Episode 12 - The Times’ Correspondent Oliver Moody on the Geopolitical Importance of the Baltic States - 23 September 2025

Episode 13 - Former Latvian President Valdis Zatlers on Putin’s Motivations in Ukraine and Crisis Leadership - 7 October 2025

Episode 14 - DR Congo expert Christian-Geraud Neema on What to Watch in Africa’s Critical Minerals Powerhouse - 21 October 2025

Episode 15 - Ukraine Defense Tech Investor Perry Boyle on How Ukraine Is Reinventing Defense Tech Innovation - 4 November 2025

Episode 16 - South Africa Expert Dr. Terence McNamee on the Existential Challenges Facing the Rainbow Nation - 18 November 2025