The end of the world is just the beginning

The end of the world is just the beginning
the Peter Zeihan

For generations, everything has gotten faster, better, and cheaper. We’ve reached the point where, once you decide you want it, almost anything you want can be delivered to your door within days, even hours. A small handful of countries made this possible; but they’ve now lost interest in keeping it going. This was all artificial. This was all temporary. This is all over. In his book The End of the World Is Just the Beginning, author and geopolitical strategist Peter Zeihan maps out the next world: a world in which countries or regions will have no choice but to make their own goods, grow their own food, secure their own energy, fight their own battles, and do so with shrinking and aging populations.

The list of countries that make it all work is smaller than we think. This means that everything about our interconnected world – from how we make products to how we grow food, to how we keep the lights on, to how we transport things, to how we pay for it all – is about to change. In his usual style, rather than shouting “fire!” in the global geoeconomic theatre, Zeihan points to the accumulation of matches, gasoline, and dynamite in the hands of an ignorant audience, suggesting that we might want to call the fire department before it’s too late. An end of the world and, at the same time, a world beginning.

Zeihan takes readers on an enlightening (and slightly terrifying) journey, filled with foresight, wit, and his trademark irreverence.

PETER ZEIHAN is an expert in geopolitics – the study of how place influences financial, economic, cultural, political and military evolution. He hosts tailored briefings for a wide range of audiences, including financial professionals, Fortune 500 companies, energy investors, and a variety of industrial, energy, agricultural and consulting companies and associations. Zeihan has been quoted in numerous newspapers and on radio and television programs, including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, AP, Bloomberg, CNN, ABC, The New York Times, Fox News and MarketWatch. He is a New York Times bestselling author whose first three books – The Accidental Superpower, The Absent Superpower and Disunited Nations – have been recommended by Mitt Romney, Fareed Zakaria and Ian Bremmer. Peter is also a sought-after public speaker. With a keen eye for what will drive tomorrow’s headlines, his irreverent approach transforms normally dense and heavy topics into relevant and accessible takeaways for audiences of all kinds.