#209 Erik Prince & Erik Bethel - The China / Taiwan Conflict

2025-06-16 · 133 min · 32 entities

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→ references Erik Prince person

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Link in episode "#209 Erik Prince & Erik Bethel - The China / Taiwan Conflict": https://linkedin.com/in/erik-prince
→ references Off Leash With Erik Prince podcast

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Link in episode "#209 Erik Prince & Erik Bethel - The China / Taiwan Conflict": https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/off-leash-with-erik-prince
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founder of Blackwater
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founder of Blackwater
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founded Unplugged
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founded Unplugged
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founder of Blackwater
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founder of Blackwater
→ discusses Society & Culture concept

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Feed category: Society & Culture
→ discusses Philosophy company

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Feed category: Philosophy
→ references roka.com website

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Link in episode "#209 Erik Prince & Erik Bethel - The China / Taiwan Conflict": https://roka.com/
→ references shawnlikesgold.com website

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Link in episode "#209 Erik Prince & Erik Bethel - The China / Taiwan Conflict": https://shawnlikesgold.com/
→ references SRS website

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Link in episode "#209 Erik Prince & Erik Bethel - The China / Taiwan Conflict": https://uscca.com/srs%E2%81%A0
→ references Srs⁠⁠Find website

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Link in episode "#209 Erik Prince & Erik Bethel - The China / Taiwan Conflict": https://hexclad.com/srs%E2%81%A0Find
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Link in episode "#209 Erik Prince & Erik Bethel - The China / Taiwan Conflict": https://frgroup.com/
→ references unplugged.com website

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Link in episode "#209 Erik Prince & Erik Bethel - The China / Taiwan Conflict": https://unplugged.com/
→ references mareliberumcapital.com website

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Link in episode "#209 Erik Prince & Erik Bethel - The China / Taiwan Conflict": https://mareliberumcapital.com/

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mentioned roka.com website

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Link in episode "#209 Erik Prince & Erik Bethel - The China / Taiwan Conflict": https://roka.com/
mentioned shawnlikesgold.com website

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Link in episode "#209 Erik Prince & Erik Bethel - The China / Taiwan Conflict": https://shawnlikesgold.com/
mentioned SRS website

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Link in episode "#209 Erik Prince & Erik Bethel - The China / Taiwan Conflict": https://betterhelp.com/srs%E2%81%A0
mentioned Srs⁠⁠Find website

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Link in episode "#209 Erik Prince & Erik Bethel - The China / Taiwan Conflict": https://hexclad.com/srs%E2%81%A0Find
mentioned frgroup.com website

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Link in episode "#209 Erik Prince & Erik Bethel - The China / Taiwan Conflict": https://frgroup.com/
mentioned unplugged.com website

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Link in episode "#209 Erik Prince & Erik Bethel - The China / Taiwan Conflict": https://unplugged.com/
mentioned mareliberumcapital.com website

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Link in episode "#209 Erik Prince & Erik Bethel - The China / Taiwan Conflict": https://mareliberumcapital.com/
references roka.com website

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Link in episode "#209 Erik Prince & Erik Bethel - The China / Taiwan Conflict": https://roka.com/
references shawnlikesgold.com website

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Link in episode "#209 Erik Prince & Erik Bethel - The China / Taiwan Conflict": https://shawnlikesgold.com/
references SRS website

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Link in episode "#209 Erik Prince & Erik Bethel - The China / Taiwan Conflict": https://uscca.com/srs%E2%81%A0
references Srs⁠⁠Find website

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Link in episode "#209 Erik Prince & Erik Bethel - The China / Taiwan Conflict": https://hexclad.com/srs%E2%81%A0Find
references frgroup.com website

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Link in episode "#209 Erik Prince & Erik Bethel - The China / Taiwan Conflict": https://frgroup.com/
references unplugged.com website

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Link in episode "#209 Erik Prince & Erik Bethel - The China / Taiwan Conflict": https://unplugged.com/
references mareliberumcapital.com website

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Link in episode "#209 Erik Prince & Erik Bethel - The China / Taiwan Conflict": https://mareliberumcapital.com/

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mentioned Blackwater company

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founder of Blackwater
mentioned Unplugged company

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founded Unplugged
founded Blackwater company

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founder of Blackwater
founded Blackwater company

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founder of Blackwater
founded Unplugged company

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founded Unplugged
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founded Unplugged
mentioned Philosophy company

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Feed category: Philosophy
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founder of Blackwater
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founder of Blackwater
discusses Philosophy company

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Feed category: Philosophy

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mentioned Erik Prince person

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Link in episode "#209 Erik Prince & Erik Bethel - The China / Taiwan Conflict": https://linkedin.com/in/erik-prince
references Erik Prince person

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Link in episode "#209 Erik Prince & Erik Bethel - The China / Taiwan Conflict": https://linkedin.com/in/erik-prince
mentioned Shawn Ryan person

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Feed author/publisher: Shawn Ryan
hosted by Shawn Ryan person

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Feed author/publisher: Shawn Ryan

podcasts 2

mentioned Off Leash With Erik Prince podcast

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Link in episode "#209 Erik Prince & Erik Bethel - The China / Taiwan Conflict": https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/off-leash-with-erik-prince
references Off Leash With Erik Prince podcast

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Link in episode "#209 Erik Prince & Erik Bethel - The China / Taiwan Conflict": https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/off-leash-with-erik-prince

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mentioned Society & Culture concept

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Feed category: Society & Culture
discusses Society & Culture concept

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Episode description as stored

Erik Prince is an American businessman, former U.S. Navy SEAL, and the founder of Blackwater, a private military company established in 1997. A graduate of Hillsdale College, Prince heads Frontier Resource Group, a private equity firm, and promotes economic development in emerging markets. He hosts the podcast Off Leash with Erik Prince, launched in 2023, and founded Unplugged, a privacy-focused smartphone company. Prince, a vocal advocate for privatizing military operations and deregulation, has been linked to controversial arms deals and Trump-era political operations. Erik Bethel is a General Partner at Mare Liberum, a fund focused on sustainability and national security in the maritime domain. He is a global finance professional with experience in the private and public sectors. In 2020, he was nominated to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Panama. Previously, he was nominated by the President and confirmed unanimously by the Senate to represent the United States at the World Bank. At the World Bank, Erik participated in the analysis and deployment of over $100 billion of capital in the developing world through grants, loans, equity investments, and other financial products. Previously, Erik spent over twenty years working as an investment banker and private equity professional at Franklin Templeton Investments, J.P. Morgan, and Morgan Stanley. Erik earned a BS in economics and political science from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis and an MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He serves on several Boards, including the United States Naval War College Foundation, is a Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), and is an Advisor to Oxford Analytica - a geopolitical think tank. He speaks Spanish, Portuguese, and Mandarin. Shawn Ryan Show Sponsors: https://www.roka.com - USE CODE SRS ⁠https://www.betterhelp.com/srs⁠ This episode is sponsored. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/srs and get on your way to being your best self. ⁠https://www.bubsnaturals.com/shawn⁠ ⁠https://www.meetfabric.com/shawn⁠ ⁠https://www.shawnlikesgold.com⁠ ⁠https://www.helixsleep.com/srs⁠ ⁠https://hexclad.com/srs⁠Find your forever cookware @hexclad and get 10% off at hexclad.com/srs! #hexcladpartner ⁠https://www.moinkbox.com/srs⁠ ⁠https://www.paladinpower.com/srs⁠ ⁠https://uscca.com/srs⁠ Guest Links: Erik Prince X - https://x.com/therealErikP LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/erik-prince Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/off-leash-with-erik-prince Frontier Resource Group - https://www.frgroup.com Unplugged Phone - https://unplugged.com Erik Bethel LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/erik-bethel-692604Mare Liberum - https://www.mareliberumcapital.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices