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Can technology turn a small country into a geopolitical superpower? Anne Neuberger, former U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology, currently General Partner and Head of Global Affairs at venture capital powerhouse Andre...

Can technology turn a small country into a geopolitical superpower?

Anne Neuberger, former U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology, currently General Partner and Head of Global Affairs at venture capital powerhouse Andreessen Horowitz, joins Yael Wissner Levy and Yonatan Adiri to discuss how AI, cyber warfare, drones, and defense tech are reshaping geopolitics. As technology, commercial investment, and national security become increasingly intertwined, what will determine which countries, and which companies, thrive in this new era and how core values determine their use.

In this episode:

- The new ingredients of national power

- Why supply chains became a national security issue

- The AI debate between Washington and Silicon Valley

- What Israel and Ukraine teach the world about defense tech

- Is the U.S.-Israel alliance changing?

- Can Israel withstand growing divestment pressure?

- The next breakthroughs in AI and cyber

- Personal lessons learned from history from the Holocaust to Entebbe 

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Hosts - YONATAN ADIRI & YAEL WISSNER-LEVY

Interim Executive Producer - BETH PEARLMAN

Production Manager - BRITTANY COHEN

Community Manager - AVA WEINER

Sound and Video editing - MARTIN HUERGO

Music - MIDNIGHT GENERATION

A note from Yael and Yonatan: Based on listener feedback, we're moving from a weekly news roundup to monthly, in-depth conversations with the business leaders, investors, policymakers, and entrepreneurs shaping Israel's economic future. For our first e...

A note from Yael and Yonatan: Based on listener feedback, we're moving from a weekly news roundup to monthly, in-depth conversations with the business leaders, investors, policymakers, and entrepreneurs shaping Israel's economic future.

For our first episode in the new format, Yonatan Adiri and Yael Wissner Levy are joined by Dan Senor, host of Call Me Back and co-author of Start-Up Nation which revolutionized the world’s respect for Israel. Nearly two decades after the book's publication, Israel's tech sector is stronger than ever, yet the country's global brand faces unprecedented challenges. What does this mean for Israel’s reputation, innovation and the world’s reliance on it? 

Purchase Dan’s books, Start-up Nation and The Genius of Israel.

In this episode:

- How Start-Up Nation changed Israel's image

- Israel's brand crisis after October 7

- Why global investors keep doubling down on Israel

- Does Israel need a new audience?

- The rise of defense tech

- AI, brain drain, and Israel's next challenge

- Does the “start-up nation” reputation still apply?

- How would Dan characterize Israel’s brand now? 

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This podcast offers general business and economic information and is not a comprehensive summary for investment decisions. It does not recommend or solicit any investment strategy or security. 

CREDITS

Hosts - YONATAN ADIRI & YAEL WISSNER-LEVY

Interim Executive Producer - BETH PEARLMAN

Production Manager - BRITTANY COHEN

Community Manager - AVA WEINER

Sound and Video editing - MARTIN HUERGO

Music - MIDNIGHT GENERATION

📈 Our WYNDEX (What’s Your Number Index) update for today:

The WYNDEX had another strong week, rising 5.11% and widening its year-to-date lead over both the S&P 500 and NASDAQ. Lemonade led the pack with an 11.1% gain, followed by JFrog, SentinelOne, Monday.com, and Check Point, all up more than 5%. But beneath the green, Yonatan and Yael warn that the same forces lifting some stocks, AI efficiency, layoffs, and stronger margins, may be creating real pressure in Israel’s tech labor market.

🔎 Our Long Play today:

Yonatan and Yael unpack why Pakistan has suddenly taken center stage in the negotiations to end the war in Iran. They review how Pakistan became the only Muslim-majority state to develop a nuclear bomb, using classified information smuggled by a Pakistani U.N. scientist. With ties to Iran, and Saudi Arabia and China, Pakistan is playing a pivotal peacemaker role, but questions remain if this is a one-off moment, or a sign Pakistan is a new diplomatic player, and also if a new order means Israel can extend its economic and political relevance east beyond the Gulf region.

In this episode:

- Numbers of the Week

- The WYNDEX

- Big Short #1: Wix layoffs and the AI pressure on Israeli tech

- Big Short #2: Israel’s billion-dollar AI infrastructure bet

- Long Play: Why Pakistan suddenly matters to Israel

- Words of the Week

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CREDITS:

Hosts - YONATAN ADIRI & YAEL WISSNER-LEVY

Interim Executive Producer - BETH PEARLMAN

Production Manager - BRITTANY COHEN

Community Manager - AVA WEINER

Sound and Video editing - MARTIN HUERGO

Music - MIDNIGHT GENERATION