The Collapse of the World's Strategic Straits - Part 2 || Peter Zeihan
Should Iran manage to turn the Strait of Hormuz into a toll-based waterway, what does the domino effect look like? Join the Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/PeterZeihan Full Newsletter: https:/...
26 Aug 9min
Ukraine's Flamingos Crush Russia's Space Program || Peter Zeihan
Ukraine sent a flamboyance of Flamingos (cruise missiles, not those pink things) and struck a Russian space complex in Samara. This complex was responsible for assembling Soyuz-2 rockets, as well as e...
25 Aug 4min
The Collapse of the World's Strategic Straits || Peter Zeihan
The Strait of Hormuz needs a new model for running things, but copy/pasting the voluntary system used in the Strait of Malacca isn't going to work. Join the Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/Pete...
24 Aug 4min
Moving Beyond the Patriot Missile || Peter Zeihan
The U.S. is hesitant to allow Ukraine to manufacture Patriot missiles locally, partially to protect U.S. military IP, but more so because it doesn't want Ukraine to do it better.Join the Patreon here:...
21 Aug 6min
A Post-American Alliance for the Middle East || Peter Zeihan
Pakistan, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia are entertaining a NATO-style mutual defense pact. While this alliance might not be practical at this moment, it's a much different conversation in the long run. Jo...
20 Aug 5min
The Shadow Fleet Is Sinking || Peter Zeihan
The first of Russia and Iran's aging shadow fleet is sinking. The tanker is carrying ~1 million barrels of crude bound for India, but that oil is already leaking into the water off the Omani coast. J...
19 Aug 3min
Russia Loses Its Foothold in Syria || Peter Zeihan
Russia's strongest military foothold and gateway in the Middle East is now gone. Russia has agreed to end its presence at the Latakia airport and Tartous port, as it hands over the reins to Syria's tr...
18 Aug 3min
Is This the End of U.S. Biofuels? || Peter Zeihan
The U.S. ethanol mandate in the early aughts reshaped American agriculture by tying corn production to fuel production; this saw corn demand double, with roughly half the corn crop now tied to biofuel...
17 Aug 5min
