The WTO Crumbling, Mining's Green Moment, China Goes Gaucho

Andrew Collingwood and Philip Pilkington soldier gamely on in the second episode of Multipolarity - charting the rise of the new multipolar world order.

This week:

A new report suggests the Chinese might be about to bankroll a naval base in Argentina. 

As the green revolution takes hold, can the West even build the supply lines for the huge quantities of metals and minerals we’ll need for all those EV batteries? 

And: is the World Trade Organisation crumbling? The Wall Street Journal seems to think so...