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#1028 - Peter Zeihan - The New World Order Is Here

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#1028 - Peter Zeihan - The New World Order Is Here

Modern Wisdom

2025/12/04
Modern Wisdom

Modern Wisdom

2025/12/04
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Peter Zeihan is a geopolitical analyst, speaker and author. What does the next decade really hold? Beneath every forecast about the future, one thing quietly determines everything else: energy. From globalization to warfare to artificial intelligence, how...

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The future of global power is being reshaped by forces beyond politics—geography, energy, and demography are quietly redefining which nations will rise and which may falter in the coming decades.
08:22
China may have over-counted its population due to falsified local data
11:21
80% of AI applications target white-collar jobs, making roles like paralegals redundant
17:04
China is in the worst shape currently regarding fertility decline
23:08
The US consumer base acts as a key geopolitical tool due to strong domestic demand.
36:22
Small modular reactors could fit in a 20-foot container and produce power at low cost
39:04
Nuclear plants can't easily vary output and are best for baseload power in the US
45:32
Cobalt mining is disgusting and ethically unsustainable
54:24
Norway's wind power illustrates the dispatchability limits of green energy.
57:08
The US needs 12 times more copper in 30 years for green tech and grid expansion.
1:08:49
The pace of military technology innovation in Ukraine is unprecedented since 1960.

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Why America’s Geography Gives It an Edge Over China
00:00
Is China’s Population Crisis Worse Than We Thought?
05:29
Can AI Save Economies From Collapsing Workforces?
11:21
Why Falling Birth Rates Are Reshaping the World
17:04
How Aging Societies Are Fueling Political Chaos
23:08
Is Saudi Arabia a Partner—or a Problem?
33:16
Why Nuclear Power Can’t Scale Fast Enough
39:04
The Hidden Environmental Cost of Electric Cars
45:32
Will Energy Shortages Derail the Green Dream?
51:19
Could Copper Decide the Future of Clean Energy?
57:08
Who Wins the Next Era of Global Manufacturing?
1:02:32

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Speaker 2: America doesn't win the next era because it's brilliant. It wins because everyone else is screwed. What's that mean? Speaker 1: Doesn't exactly fit on a bumper sticker, but yeah, that broadly works. You got two big things that are going on. Num...