China's Hold on Congolese Cobalt || Peter Zeihan
Cobalt is critical for modern batteries, but with over half of global production coming from the Democratic Republic of Congo, it represents one of the great geopolitical vulnerabilities. China contr...
22 Sep 5min
Prize Courts Revived for Iran Seizures || Peter Zeihan
The U.S. military has been seizing Iranian shadow fleet vessels at the instruction of the Trump administration. But until now, they couldn't do anything with that seized cargo. Fear not, the prize cou...
21 Sep 3min
How to Work Together Like Early Rome || Peter Zeihan
As the global order breaks apart, countries and communities that can incorporate the learnings from early Rome can weather the storm much better than others. We're talking about integrating economies,...
19 Sep 5min
Can AI-Driven Robots Save Japan? || Peter Zeihan
Japan has long been a pioneer in methodologies and technologies to save society from a demographic crisis. Japan's next endeavour is developing AI-powered robots for industrial, agricultural, healthca...
18 Sep 4min
What Is Zelensky's Political Future? || Peter Zeihan
Volodymyr Zelensky’s historical legacy is still being written. Sure, he's remained highly popular as a wartime leader and would likely be reelected if elections were held tomorrow. But a lot of his le...
17 Sep 3min
The Democrats Are Screwed, Too || Peter Zeihan
We discussed the problems with the Republicans; now let's move on to the Democrats. They've got a different set of problems, but make no mistake, they are just as screwed.Join the Patreon here: https:...
16 Sep 4min
What Does Life After Donald Trump Look Like? || Peter Zeihan
Trump has adopted a leadership style similar to that of Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin. That means power is solely concentrated around him, and the party ideology and institutional foundation have been...
15 Sep 11min
Does the Trump Administration Know What's Going On? || Peter Zeihan
On the whole, most presidential administrations have limited awareness of things like demographics, trade, geopolitics, and industrial policy. Naturally, government officials view things through a nar...
14 Sep 7min
