This is refreshing and instructive at a time when the norm is extreme partisanship. He shares facts and insights about what we need to know, and he calls it like it is. He pulls no punches in the quest to speak even unpopular truths. On this point, Zeihan remains objective – he doesn’t bring his own political preferences to his analyses. He describes the unintended consequences of otherwise well-intentioned leaders on both ends of the political spectrum.

Zeihan includes a special section about currency and unsustainable fiscal spending and policies among major countries. Major issues include: Aging populations, manufacturing and supply chain interruptions and limited access to essential materials, especially in the world’s endeavor to transition to green energy. He delves into the balance between independence and self-sufficiency, a trend that seems to be on the rise amid supply-chain concerns, and interdependence, which he argues will be necessary to an extent.īut there are more than enough challenges to go around for global integration. presidents have reduced American engagement in world affairs, withholding funds and questioning institutions, all while population growth, technological development and conflict have had wide-ranging consequences for everyone everywhere. In so many ways, the The End of the World… artfully shows how the met needs we see as given in modern life intersect with the forces of geology, geography, demographics, public policy, trade and economic development.īut as the title suggests, it’s also a cautionary tale that “free-trade era of the post-World War II period” - or more simply put, this most recent U.S.-led era of globalization - is being buffeted on many sides.ĭuring the last 10 years, Zeihan argues that very different U.S. Or currency: Zeihan exposes problems with both shells and crypto, each a product of their particular time and cultural moment. Take transportation: The author shows how we went from pre-Stone Age boats to the sailing ships threatened by pirates to the container vessels powered by massive engines and backed by global insurers. Zeihan is at his best when swinging between historical extremes, describing how the systems that link us all together developed from their primitive forms into modes we all take for granted.

Peter Zeihan’s book is a The End of the World Is Just the Beginning covers a lot of territory, both figuratively and literally, spanning the historical sweep of global interconnectivity in a work I believe is a must-read for Global Atlanta readers. Reviewed by: Al Hodge, founder of Hodge Consulting Services and a 40-year economic development veteran Book: The End of the World is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization

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