by Peter Zeihan
First published 2022
The golden age of global commerce peaked in 2019. Peter Zeihan argues that decades of accelerating trade, falling costs, and instant delivery depended entirely on American power. The U.S. Navy protected shipping lanes while the dollar anchored international markets. American consumers drove innovation and American security forced hostile nations into cooperation. This system fed billions and connected the world, but it was never permanent. Now America is walking away. Zeihan maps the coming fragmentation where nations must produce their own goods, grow their own food, and secure their own energy. Populations are shrinking and aging everywhere. Few countries can manage alone. The author guides readers through this transformation with sharp analysis and irreverent wit, showing how manufacturing, agriculture, energy, and finance will all change as one world ends and another begins.
Genres: history, business, political-science, politics, economics, non-fiction, 21st-century, academic
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: gritty, informed-consent
Period: 2019
512 pages · Hardcover · Harper Business