The End of the World Is Just the Beginning

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In this eye-opening book, economics expert and geopolitical strategist Peter Zeihan predicts the impending breakdown of globalization, highlighting who will gain and who will suffer. For decades, the U.S. has upheld a global framework—supply chains secured by the U.S. Navy, international energy and financial markets reliant on the American dollar, and a vast network of trade and operational norms too complex for regional powers to sustain. This era of free trade has been underpinned by American subsidies, creating a global food supply system reliant on technology, investment, and safe transport. However, this structure has always been artificial and temporary. Zeihan not only explains the origins of our current situation but also outlines a deglobalized future, examining it region by region, country by country, and industry by industry. He explores the future of transportation in an insecure world, finance without sufficient capital, energy in a disconnected landscape, and manufacturing amid disrupted supply chains. He also addresses agriculture's challenges in feeding eight billion people. With foresight, wit, and irreverence, Zeihan takes readers on a revealing (and somewhat daunting) journey through the end of one world and the beginning of another.