Peter Zeihan
Geopolitical Strategist Peter Zeihan is a global energy, demographic and security expert.
Zeihan's worldview marries the realities of geography and populations to a deep understanding of how global politics impact markets and economic trends, helping industry leaders navigate today's complex mix of geopolitical risks and opportunities. With a keen eye toward what will drive tomorrow's headlines, his irreverent approach transforms topics that are normally dense and heavy into accessible, relevant takeaways for audiences of all types.
In his career, Zeihan has ranged from working for the US State Department in Australia, to the DC think tank community, to helping develop the analytical models for Stratfor, one of the world's premier private intelligence companies. Mr. Zeihan founded his own firm — Zeihan on Geopolitics — in 2012 in order to provide a select group of clients with direct, custom analytical products. Today those clients represent a vast array of sectors including energy majors, financial institutions, business associations, agricultural interests, universities and the U.S. military.
His freshman book, The Accidental Superpower, forecasts the coming collapse of the global order. It debuted in 2014.
His newest project, The Absent Superpower, published in December 2016. It highlights what comes next.
Geopolitical Strategist Peter Zeihan is a global energy, demographic and security expert.
Zeihan's worldview marries the realities of geography and populations to a deep understanding of how global politics impact markets and economic trends, helping industry leaders navigate today's complex mix of geopolitical risks and opportunities. With a keen eye toward what will drive tomorrow's headlines, his irreverent approach transforms topics that are normally dense and heavy into accessible, relevant takeaways for audiences of all types.
In his career, Zeihan has ranged from working for the US State Department in Australia, to the DC think tank community, to helping develop the analytical models for Stratfor, one of the world's premier private intelligence companies. Mr. Zeihan founded his own firm — Zeihan on Geopolitics — in 2012 in order to provide a select group of clients with direct, custom analytical products. Today those clients represent a vast array of sectors including energy majors, financial institutions, business associations, agricultural interests, universities and the U.S. military.
His freshman book, The Accidental Superpower, forecasts the coming collapse of the global order. It debuted in 2014.
His newest project, The Absent Superpower, published in December 2016. It highlights what comes next.
The North American Drug War
By nearly any definition Mexico should be a failed state, yet because of its location adjacent to the global superpower it instead will be one of the world's most successful countries. Within the story of Mexico lies the greatest opportunities - and gravest threats - of our time.
What Every Financial Professional Should Know About Geopolitics
Geopolitics is the study of how place impacts people - whether that impact be cultural, military, economic, political...or financial. Everything from how banks lend to how stocks are traded is heavily colored by where one lives, and understanding the unspoken - and often unacknowledged - rules of the game can prove critical to financial success. Zeihan explains how geography impacts the various regions differently, how this elevates some sectors while enervating others, and what sort of...
Life After Free Trade
Bretton Woods is the cornerstone of the modern system. The concept of countries being able to buy and sell their wares openly on the international marketplace is inviolable. The freedom to sail one's products around the world is a given. Everything from the transfer of money to the accessibility of energy is sacrosanct. All this and more is artificial. All this and more is about to end. What replaces it will either be wondrous or damning. Your outcome depends upon where you live.
The Shale Revolution
The advent of the shale era is remaking the American energy complex. The combination of at-home investment and a lower need for Middle Eastern involvement frees up considerable American resources. The result will be a different sort of American economy, a different sort of American diplomacy, and a different role for the United States on the global stage.
The American Age
Americans think of themselves as set apart from the rest of the world, and to a certain degree they are correct. But it is not that Americans are 'better' or 'more free' that makes them different, instead that they enjoy supreme geographic positioning and favorable demography - something that is not currently enjoyed by any other major power. Played as little as twenty years forward, this will result in an American-dominated international system with all of the economic and strategic...
Powers of Yesterday, Powers of Tomorrow
Americans believe that their greatest days are behind them and that a series of new powers is rising up to displace them. On the contrary, America's best days - militarily, economically, financially and culturally - are still ahead of them. In fact, many of the states that the Americans feel are up-and-comers - most notably China, Russia and India - are merely experiencing a historical moment in the sun courtesy of factors utterly beyond their control. Most of the powers of tomorrow are...
