Politics & Government
2019 was the last great year for the world economy.For generations,
everything has been getting faster, better, and cheaper. Finally, we
reached the point that almost anything you could ever want could be sent to
your home within days – even hours – of when you decided you wanted
it.America made that happen, but now America has lost interest in keeping
it going.Globe-spanning supply chains are only possible with the protection
of the U.S. Navy. The American dollar underpins internationalized
energy and financial markets. Complex, innovative industries were created
to satisfy American consumers. American security policy forced warring
nations to lay down their arms. Billions of people have been fed and
educated as the American-led trade system spread across the globe.All of
this was artificial. All this was temporary. All this is ending.In The End
of the World is Just the Beginning, author and geopolitical strategist
Peter Zeihan maps out the next world: a world where 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 it all with
populations that are both shrinking and aging.The list of countries that
make it all work is smaller than you think. Which means everything about
our interconnected world – from how we manufacture products, to how we grow
food, to how we keep the lights on, to how we shuttle stuff about, to how
we pay for it all – is about to change.In customary Zeihan fashion, rather
than yelling fire in the geoeconomic theatre, he narrates the accumulation
of matchsticks, gasoline, and dynamite in the hands of the oblivious
audience, suggesting we might want to call the fire department.A world
ending. A world beginning. Zeihan brings readers along for an illuminating
(and a bit terrifying) ride packed with foresight, wit, and his
trademark irreverence. Read more

 

Genre Politics & Social Sciences