Have you read any of Peter Zeihan’s work, such as Disunited Nations and his latest The End of the World is Just the Beginning? I find his geopolitical take on world history and the “long peace” of the post world war 2 era through US efforts make a lot of sense in a way I never understood before. I would love to hear your take on his perspective though. He is very much against Bitcoin, doesn’t seem to see any value proposition to it that would be relevant in a post global trade era. I find it difficult to square my own interest in bitcoin as sound money with Zeihan’s perspective that appears to be that politics and government power will always be greater than the potential power of bitcoin, and so the dollar/fiat will continue to rule despite everything wrong that may be said about it.
I've seen his podcasts and discussions, not read his books.
My observation is that he is strong on geography (indeed a very important variable favoring the US) but is not strong on monetary realpolitik and monetary technology.
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