Earlylands in Conversation

Rebecca Campbell is a London-based partner at law firm White & Case, where she leads the firm’s Global Mining and Metals Industry Group. Rebecca has advised on a wide array of project development and financing deals, notable mining focused M&A transactions, and regulatory reforms in a number of global jurisdictions. She is a true substantive expert on an industry that is playing an ever more important role in geopolitics and which will underpin everything from the rise of AI to the green energy transition.Books and publications referenced in the podcast -"The War Below: Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives" by Ernest Scheyder"Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization" by Ed ConwayWhite & Case Insights

Linda Kinstler is the author of the book Come to this Court and Cry, which was named a Wall Street Journal 2022 Book of the Year and won the 2023 Whiting Award for Nonfiction. In the words of The Guardian, the book is a “tremendous feat of storytelling, propelled by numerous twists and revelations, yet anchored by a deep moral seriousness.” The book traces the post-World War Two journey of Herbert Cukurs - celebrated Latvian aviator turned mass murderer known as the “Butcher of Riga" - who was abducted and assassinated by the Mossad in 1965. Simultaneously, Linda  weaves in her own fraught family history - including her grandfather’s ties to Cukurs' Nazi-affiliated unit and Soviet intelligence - while exploring how Holocaust memory, justice, and truth can be contested, distorted, and erased. Books referenced in the episode include:Axiomatic by Maria TumarkinOresteia by Aeschylus

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis, at 38-years old, has been marked out as a name to watch in South African politics. His leadership of the “Mother City” has garnered widespread praise from both domestic and international observers. Join us for a discussion focused on the opportunities and challenges facing one of the world’s great cities, the state of opposition politics in South Africa, and a thoughtful takedown of the notion of a “white genocide” (plus much else). Books referenced in the podcast -Cry the Beloved Country by Alan Paton - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cry,_the_Beloved_CountryMy Traitor’s Heart by Rian Malan - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Traitor%27s_HeartOn the Contrary by Tony Leon - https://tonyleon.com/books-publications/A Cricket in the Thorn Tree by Helen Suzman - https://books.google.es/books/about/A_Cricket_in_the_Thorn_Tree.html?id=SUkKAQAAIAAJ&redir_esc=y

Join us for a discussion with Ambassador Michelle Gavin as we discuss the impacts thus far of the Trump administration on Africa and also look at long-term trends to watch on the continent. Michelle is the Council on Foreign Relations' Ralph Bunche Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies. Books referenced in the podcast -"Shallow Graves" by Richard Reid - https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/shallow-graves/

Join us for a discussion with The Kyiv Independent's Francis Farrell as we look at the brutal realities of life on Ukraine's frontlines. Links to material discussed in this episode:--The Kyiv Independent--Francis Farrell on the Pokrovsk frontline --Francis Farrell with Air Assault medics --Yaroslav Trofimov's Our Enemies Will Vanish--Oleksandr Mykhed's The Language of War--Artem Chekh--Myroslav Laiuk's Bakhmut--The Kyiv Independent's The Power Within

Join us for a discussion with Sunday Times bestselling spy novelist and former CIA analyst David McCloskey as we discuss the craft of writing fiction in this time of global disorder.

Join us for the inaugural episode of Earlylands in Conversation. In this episode, we are joined by the Financial Times's Tom Wilson. Tom is a seasoned commentator on the global energy and mining sector and joins us to discuss "minerals for security" agreements and the interplay of mining, minerals, and geopolitics in the era of Trump 2.0. Please use this link to access the FT article referenced in the episode.