Alexander Mikaberidze - Napoleon, War, Progress, and Global Order

Alexander Mikaberidze is Professor of History at Louisiana State University and the author of The Napoleonic Wars: A Global History . He explains the global ramifications of the Napoleonic Wars - from India to Egypt to America. He also talks about how Napoleon was the last of the enlightened despots, whether he would have made a good startup founder, how the Napoleonic Wars accelerated the industrial revolution, the roots of the war in Ukraine, and much more! Watch on YouTube , or listen on Spotify , Apple Podcasts , or any other podcast platform. Episode website + Transcript here . Follow Professor Mikaberidze on Twitter . Follow me on Twitter for updates on future episodes. Subscribe to find out about future episodes! Timestamps: (0:00:00) Alexander Mikaberidze - Professor of history and author of “The Napoleonic Wars” (0:01:19) - The allure of Napoleon (0:13:48) - The advantages of multiple colonies (0:27:33) - The Continental System and the industrial revolution (0:34:49) - Napoleon’s legacy. (0:50:38) - The impact of Napoleonic Wars (1:01:23) - Napoleon as a startup founder (1:14:02) The advantages of war and how it shaped international government and to some extent, political structures. Please share if you enjoyed this episode! Helps out a ton! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dwarkesh.com