What in the World is Happening? A Fireside Chat with a Geopolitics Expert, Peter Zeihan

On June 29, both live and virtual at Burr & Forman's Birmingham Office, author Peter Zeihan discussed world developments including Ukraine, supply chain issues, the impact on mid-term elections, and more.

Peter Zeihan has been featured in and cited by numerous newspapers and broadcasts including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, AP, Bloomberg, CNN, ABC, The New York Times, Fox News and MarketWatch.

[romlyn]

I lived in Japan for 22 years and have a family in Japan. One thing I would say is that the cost of food and the quality of the diet is much better than western countries. And this might seem like a small thing to some. The cost of food, the availability of good food has a run on effect in the economy. And this is where the US, UK and Australia have a huge problem. Because of the addiction to sugar and the use of HFCS (High Fructose Corn Syrup) in all processed foods, we see obesity, cancer, heart disease and diabetes rates skyrocketing. In the UK they amputate more limbs each year due to diabetes than all of the amputation due to war. So this is why Japan is aging gracefully and in general are more healthy and productive in old age.

[chrishooge]

I found Peter Zeihan in 2021 at the outbreak of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. I went back on YT to 2014 when he was hawking his first book. Between 2014 and 2021 the feel of those talks was he was having to convince people that what he was saying was based on real data, demographics, geography, economics, etc. Everybody was freaking out about China and deciding whether they liked Putin or not based on their political affiliation. Nobody is really challenging him anymore. His talks and books have largely become prophetic and they just want to know what's coming next.

[TimothyKirkby]

I've heard Peter Zeihan talks so often, but they never get old. It's just all so straightforward.

[johntc]

Peter is great. And this was always going to be the decade he got popular.

[jarrettbobbett]

Been following Peter for Many years now & this is one of the best formats I have seen.
Great job by the hosting organization.

[KahurangiSteez]

I still don't know what to make of Peter, but I like to check in now and then with an open mind and full belief he's a bit of a crackpot. Whatever people think of his opinions, they're unique and interesting, and a diversity of conversation is never a bad thing.

[kimpreston]

You had me at “kids — +1 because that’s how you find out it’s to many kids”
Great start 😂

[peteygonemadarts]

Another big difference between pre world War 2 and post world War 2 is the overall home structure . The city has always been kind of different but most American families lived together in same house or on same property for generations. Basically most Americans didn't leave home and therefore there was not a major issue with childcare or senior care because the family took care of this as a natural part of the household. This doesn't mean even in this structure no one left home but most either didn't or returned. Interestingly this trend also coincides with the collapse of family generational wealth .
So while some unjustly say youth staying home longer is un-American is egregiously untrue but the fact that youth staying home tend to contribute less to the household is new in this general traditional household .

[ericmcmanus]

America blew up the pipeline because then, any country that sided with Ukraine wouldn't be able to turn back once their economic problems started hurting them. America figured that if everyone sided with the Ukraine, and THEN they blow up the pipeline, they have public agreements from everyone and now will never be able to take it back. Its not hard to see this as a reality. The idea that America wouldn't force another countries hand on foreign affairs is laughable

[nicksanta]

Hello Thankyou Burt and Forman! Appreciation to Mr. Peter Zeihan. Regards

[gailforce]

There's so much superfluous work being done in modern societies. Yes we don't have the workers to maintain the socio- economic system we've developed since the 70s, OK its time to rethink that system.

[JP-dhmm]

Unfortunately I'm rapidly losing confidence that Peter is giving us unbiased analysis of things, particularly the situation in Ukraine. No genuine military commentator or even competent observer would share Peters positive outlook for the success of the AFU. I'd prefer to just get the truth straight, no matter how difficult that is to digest.

[gloriaharbin]

Thank you so much for sharing this on YouTube.

[basic]

What you are providing Peter is the most important information regarding Geopolitics that anybody could give...outstanding. Thank you for presenting this highly professional and information dense video.

[wadedavies]

The resources that provide Peter's data are probably three letter agencies but it doesn't discount the validity of his conclusions. We just need to be aware of whom is pushing this dialog.

[PatriciaGoodsonpianist]

Does anyone know where Petr gets the idea that the Russian system of education collapsed in 1986? I have heard him say this elsewhere, but it’s such a broad, sweeping statement that I can’t imagine what form this collapse might have taken, and why. They seem capable of producing armies of hackers, if nothing else. Is he speaking about engineering?

[johndodson]

46:08 pretty darned prescient. This was recorded June 29. Bridge was blown on July 17.

[inzhener]

Peter, the Nord Steam is no a single pipeline. I twas NS1, consisting in fact of 2, and newly build NS2, also of 2 line with cross connector.

[rolandvantol]

Fascinating that your vieuws are so positive regarding the position of Ukraine. I’m not sure what to make of it. Where do you get your intel?

[romlyn]

Intel, Samsung, Micron and TSMC have all announced and are currently building high-end chip Fabs in the USA. So they are already planning for when they lose chip fab from Taiwan and China.