{"id":9287,"date":"2026-01-08T21:56:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T05:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/?p=9287"},"modified":"2026-01-09T15:33:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T23:33:44","slug":"setting-course-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smartermarkets.media\/setting-course-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting Course 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9287\" class=\"elementor elementor-9287\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-531ea19d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"531ea19d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35d9d99a\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This week, we kick off our new series <strong>Setting Course 2026<\/strong> by welcoming Former Senior CIA Official Rob Dannenberg back into the SmarterMarkets\u2122 studio. David Greely sits down with Rob to discuss the inflection point being created by the Russian war in Ukraine, the capture by the United States of Venezuelan President Maduro, and the potential implications of this widening of the range of acceptable behavior by great powers as we move into 2026.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0923c5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0923c5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SM265_RobDannenberg_TranscriptFinal.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download full transcript \u2192<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12f01c54 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Greely\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-74e23fc9 episode-qa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74e23fc9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61f14a92\" data-id=\"61f14a92\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article 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tag-investment tag-lng tag-oil tag-oil-demand tag-renewable-energy tag-renewables tag-russia tag-technology pmpro-has-access default-fi\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ebdf75f episodes-loop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ebdf75f\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"episodes-loop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da4bd50\" data-id=\"da4bd50\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92bcdd6 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"92bcdd6\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bb-theme-elementor-wrap bb-elementor-custom-color bb-elementor-custom-size\">\t\t\t\tEpisode 2\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af3e142 elementor-widget__width-auto series-name elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af3e142\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bb-theme-elementor-wrap bb-elementor-custom-color bb-elementor-custom-size\">\t\t\t\tSetting Course 2026\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-878a3a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"878a3a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartermarkets.media\/setting-course-2026-episode-2-arjun-murti\/\">Arjun Murti, Partner at Veriten &amp; Publisher of &#8220;Super-Spiked&#8221; on Substack<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3afa744 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"3afa744\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-12c436a elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We continue our <strong>Setting Course<\/strong> series this week by welcoming Arjun Murti back into the SmarterMarkets\u2122 studio. Arjun is Partner at Veriten and Publisher of &#8220;Super-Spiked&#8221; on Substack. David Greely sits down with Arjun to discuss the big themes he sees in energy for 2026, including the electrical power super cycle.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58d75b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58d75b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SM266_ArjunMurti_TranscriptFinal.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download full transcript \u2192<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54c2c207 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"54c2c207\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6381266f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6381266f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bb-theme-elementor-wrap bb-elementor-custom-color\">\t\t\t\t<p>Hosted By<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22103d26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22103d26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Greely\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section 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tag-abaxx tag-ai tag-china tag-commodity-markets tag-commodity-supercycle tag-copper tag-critical-minerals tag-crude-oil tag-data-centers tag-de-dollarization tag-electric-vehicles tag-electrification tag-energy-markets tag-energy-policy tag-energy-transition tag-europe tag-france tag-geopolitics tag-germany tag-gold tag-hydrocarbon tag-india tag-industrial-military-complex tag-investment tag-iran tag-japan tag-militarization tag-minerals tag-mining tag-national-security tag-nuclear-energy tag-oil tag-power-grid tag-rare-earth-metals tag-russia tag-silver tag-supply-chain tag-technology tag-uk tag-ukraine tag-us-dollar tag-usa tag-venezuela tag-war tag-weaponry pmpro-has-access\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"499\" class=\"elementor elementor-499 post-9330 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-episode category-setting-course-2026 tag-abaxx tag-ai tag-china tag-commodity-markets tag-commodity-supercycle tag-copper tag-critical-minerals tag-crude-oil tag-data-centers tag-de-dollarization tag-electric-vehicles tag-electrification tag-energy-markets tag-energy-policy tag-energy-transition tag-europe tag-france tag-geopolitics tag-germany tag-gold tag-hydrocarbon tag-india tag-industrial-military-complex tag-investment tag-iran tag-japan tag-militarization tag-minerals tag-mining tag-national-security tag-nuclear-energy tag-oil tag-power-grid tag-rare-earth-metals tag-russia tag-silver tag-supply-chain tag-technology tag-uk tag-ukraine tag-us-dollar tag-usa tag-venezuela tag-war tag-weaponry pmpro-has-access default-fi\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ebdf75f episodes-loop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ebdf75f\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"episodes-loop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da4bd50\" data-id=\"da4bd50\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92bcdd6 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"92bcdd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartermarkets.media\/setting-course-2026-robert-friedland-and-jeff-currie\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SM267_Friedland-Currie_1920-X-1080-960x540.png\" 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https:\/\/www.smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SM267_Friedland-Currie_1920-X-1080.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e94817b elementor-widget__width-auto episode-number elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e94817b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bb-theme-elementor-wrap bb-elementor-custom-color bb-elementor-custom-size\">\t\t\t\tEpisode 3 + 4\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af3e142 elementor-widget__width-auto series-name elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af3e142\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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