At their core, all economic models are systems of distribution: deciding who gets what, when, and how.
- from The End of the World is Just the Beginning book by Peter Zeihan
At their core, all economic models are systems of distribution: deciding who gets what, when, and how.
- from The End of the World is Just the Beginning book by Peter Zeihan
The only countries in a post-2022 world that might be able to maintain an overseas empire are those that can have three things going for them: a serious cultural superiority complex, a military capable of reliably projecting power onto locations that cannot effectively resist, and lots and lots and lots and LOTS of disposable young people. The last country that boasted that combination of factors was the United States in the World War II aftermath.
- from The End of the World is Just the Beginning book by Peter Zeihan
During the past seven decades, as a percent of the population, fewer people have died in fewer wars and fewer occupations and fewer famines and fewer disease outbreaks than since the dawn of recorded history. Historically speaking, we live in an embarrassment of riches and peace.
- from The End of the World is Just the Beginning book by Peter Zeihan
The globalization game is not simply ending. It is already over. Most countries will never return to the degree of stability or growth they experienced in 2019. And now most have lost the chance to even try to shift onto a newer, more appropriate footing.
- from The End of the World is Just the Beginning book by Peter Zeihan