In this episode of the Opposing Views series, I spoke with Nick Ottens and Michael Yon about the Dutch Farming Crisis. We discussed the vastly differing views about what’s really going on behind the crisis.
Nick Ottens is a Dutch journalist who wr…
In this episode of the Opposing Views series, I spoke with Nick Ottens and Michael Yon about the Dutch Farming Crisis. We discussed the vastly differing views about what’s really going on behind the crisis.
Nick Ottens is a Dutch journalist who writes about American and European politics for the Atlantic Sentinel and Wynia's Week. Ottens worked on agriculture and food for an American non-profit, and He’s a member of the Netherlands’ Liberal Party, VVD, and the Liberal Green network.
Michael Yon is America’s most experienced combat correspondent. Yon has traveled and worked for more than half of his life overseas, in 83 countries, documenting events that include various wars and conflicts. He’s written three books in English about the War in Iraq, and three books in Japanese about the Chinese Information War.
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Follow Nick Ottens On:
The Atlantic Sentinel: https://atlanticsentinel.com/
Wynia's Week: https://www.wyniasweek.nl/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NickOttens
Substack: https://atlanticsentinel.substack.com/
Follow Michael Yon On:
Locals: https://michaelyon.locals.com/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MichaelYon
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Michael_Yon
Telegram: https://t.me/michaelyon
Gab: https://gab.com/Michael_Yon
Substack: https://michaelyon.substack.com/
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Chapters
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[0:00] Intro
[3:58] Introducing Michael Yon
[5:10] The Meltdown of Panama
[6:26] Warning About Potential Famine
[7:03] The Global Context of the Farming Crisis
[11:13] The Efficiency of Dutch Technology
[11:40] The World Economic Forum’s Role
[14:41] Farmers: A Needle In the Side for Authoritarians
[17:43] Not Just Anyone Can Run a Farm
[20:30] Ukraine, Belarus, and Eastern Europe
[22:28] War is Exacerbating the Conditions for Global Famine
[26:08] The Collapse of Sri Lanka
[27:20] The Relationship Between Pandemic, Famine, and War
[29:56] Famine Creates Famine
[30:42] Defining a Price Control
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