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The End of the World Is Just the Beginning
- Mapping the Collapse of Globalization
- Narrated by: Peter Zeihan
- Length: 16 hrs and 44 mins
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Summary
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.
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.
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- Mark p
- 05-08-22
Terrifying
An incredibly eye opening/mortifying/stressful/well researched/well presented look into what appears to be a bleak future. Fascinating and well performed, but if you are a worrier by nature avoid at all costs!
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- Nick O.
- 07-01-24
Detail
Brilliant as always from Peter, succinct and extraordinary detail with some mind numbing facts should be statutory reading for everyone
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- FluffyKat
- 10-08-22
Fascinating read
Hugely interesting volume of work providing a historical and forward looking view on global matters including finance, energy and agriculture. Only slight grumble is the author’s almost giddy perspective in each chapter that the USA is where it’s at, and the rest of the world is almost backward by comparison.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-07-23
Outstanding
Most comprehensive geo-political book I’ve listened to in a long time, up there with the greats.
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- Andrei Olteanu
- 01-09-22
Grim and tasty
Yes, the predictions made in this book are not the most optimistic, but that doesn't mean it's not one of the most appealing dives in our geopolitical future. It's a very thoroughly researched piece of knowledge in geography, geopolitics and economics and I highly recommended. The occasional punchlines make it even better. It's strange how such a sad forecast can make you want to listen to it again.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-10-23
Insightful
Great analysis of the current situation of the wolrd and a sound well-informed prediction on the future. Great listen
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- tony
- 19-01-23
Brilliantly terrifying!
What a great listen! Scary, eye opening, informative, hard to put down kind of book. Everyone should read this book!
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- Grumpy Scot
- 28-06-22
Entertaining.. sounds like a criticism. ITS NOT. Oh and I like his voice.
Read this book - should cover it.
If you don’t want to bother with my review, stop here and read the book, believe me , it will do you good.
I don’t know how long the book is, but I do know I was interested in everything PZ had to tell me.
I feel, having listened to the book, better informed.
By his own admission PZ feels his analysis and predictions tend towards the dark side in his summary.
I agree. But then this is a report not a sales brochure. I unreservedly recommend it to you.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-08-22
Everyone needs to listen to this book
amazing and harrowing this might be the most important book you will ever listen to
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- Anonymous User
- 15-12-23
research!
Enormous sample of research data in a quick "read'' coupled with superb presentation. loved it.
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