As the world transitions away from fossil fuels and the electric vehicle market grows, competition to control a piece of a new source of energy is brewing. From rival carmakers to raw materials miners, different groups are racing to carve out their spots in the supply chain of one important technology: lithium-ion batteries. How will it shake out? The FT’s commodities correspondent Harry Dempsey explains who’s likely to succeed, and what that could mean for the future of corporate and national power.      - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  For further reading: Rival battery technologies race to dominate electric car market The search for winners in the new battery era Can anyone challenge China’s EV battery dominance? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  On X, follow Harry Dempsey (@harrydemps) and Michela Tindera (@mtindera07) Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Critics argue Russia has a playbook for people who become its targets. On the final episode of the Russian Banker, we explore how Sergei Leontiev saw his fights with Russian President Vladimir Putin as a full-blown war in which seeking US asylum would become just another battle. But how does the US decide who deserves asylum? Note: This episode was updated to clarify that Russia is responsible for forty percent of all publicly disclosed red notices to Interpol. A previous version stated it is responsible for forty percent of all red notices total. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.