Peter Zeihan

Peter Zeihan (/zaɪ.ən/,[1] born January 18, 1973) is an American geopolitical analyst and author.[2][3]

Peter Zeihan
Peter Zeihan in October 2022
Born (1973-01-18) January 18, 1973
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Geopolitical analyst
  • Author
Websitezeihan.com

Early life, education, and career

Zeihan was born in 1973[4][5] and grew up adopted in Iowa.[6] In 1995, he obtained a BSc in Political Science from what then was Northeast Missouri State University, a postgraduate degree in Asian studies from University of Otago (Dunedin, New Zealand) in 1997, and from the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce of the University of Kentucky in 1999.[7]

He was an analyst and later vice president for Austin-based geopolitical intelligence firm Stratfor[8][9] (founded 1996), where he spent 12 years until 2008.[9]

In 2011 Zeihan published his first book A Crucible of Nations. In 2012 his consulting firm Zeihan on Geopolitics was founded. The clients included energy companies, financial institutions, business associations, agricultural interests, universities, and other government organizations.[10]

In 2014 he released Accidental Superpower. The book was reviewed by The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and Kirkus Reviews.[8][11][12] The book focused on topographical and geographical landmarks (rivers, oceans, mountains, etc.) as distinct advantages in a nation's ability to dominate others economically, industrially, and militarily. With the use of maps, Zeihan pointed out that navigable rivers, or access to the oceans, along with a reliable road or rail network make a critical difference, of which the U.S. is featured to have 12 navigable rivers, two oceans on its flanks, which are key in relying less on large land infrastructure projects. These land features, in turn, "encourage small government".[8] Another three books were published afterwards including The Absent Superpower (2017), Disunited Nations (2020), and The End of the World Is Just the Beginning (2022).

Publications
  • Stratfor; Goodrich, Lauren; Zeihan, Peter (April 27, 2011). A Crucible of Nations. ISBN 9781461109426.
  • The Accidental Superpower: The Next Generation of American Preeminence and the Coming Global Disaster. Twelve. Feb 23, 2016 [2014]. ISBN 9781455583683.
  • The Absent Superpower: The Shale Revolution and a World without America. Jan 1, 2017. ISBN 9780998505206.
  • Disunited Nations: The Scramble for Power in an Ungoverned World. Harper Business. Mar 3, 2020. ISBN 9780062913685.
  • The End of the World Is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization. Harper Business. June 14, 2022. ISBN 9780063230477.

See also

References
  1. "COVID Update: 10/15/2020" – via www.youtube.com.
  2. "Pen and Sword: Disunited Nations, with Peter Zeihan (podcast)". Stratfor. April 2, 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  3. Whittemore, Nathaniel (April 1, 2020). "How Coronavirus Is Accelerating the End of Globalism, Feat. Peter Zeihan". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  4. "Peter Zeihan on "The New President & the World: Challenges & Opportunities"". McConnell Center. 27 April 2017 – via Vimeo.
  5. "Executive Profile - Zeihan on Geopolitics - Peter Zeihan - Customer Intelligence". www.boardroominsiders.com.
  6. "#1921 - Peter Zeihan". January 7, 2023 – via open.spotify.com.
  7. IFTV (24 November 2014). "Peter Zeihan" – via YouTube.
  8. Denning, Liam (Dec. 3, 2014). "The Coming Hobbesian World." Review of The Accidental Superpower, by Peter Zeihan. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved Dec. 3, 2014.
  9. Immerwahr, Daniel (10 November 2022). "Are we really prisoners of geography?". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  10. "Peter Zeihan - Geopolitics Speaker & Strategist". National Speakers Bureau. 2022-07-20. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  11. Zakaria, Fareed. "America's prospects are promising indeed". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  12. The Accidental Superpower by Peter Zeihan. Kirkus Reviews.
Library resources
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