The Old World Order Is About To Collapse - Peter Zeihan - #514

**Chris Williamson** (0:00)
Hello friends, welcome back to the show. My guest today is Peter Zeihan. He's a geopolitical analyst, author and a speaker. The world is changing faster than ever, and a lot of the countries, dynamics, peace treaties and structures we're familiar with may be about to come to an end. Peter's job consists of him analyzing data from geography, demographics and global politics to understand economic trends and make predictions. And if his predictions are correct, the next 50 years are going to look incredibly different. Expect to learn why China will lose half of its population by 2050, why globalisation is coming to an end even though we're more connected than ever, why population demographics are one of the most important factors in determining the future, whether automation will help or hinder us, whether food shortages are actually something to panic about, and much more.
This conversation, along with Nate Hagens and Alex Epstein, between those three is a very interesting picture, I think, of the future. I like the fact that Peter and Nate and Alex are relatively positive. Like they're actually optimistic about the fact that we can get through this stuff. It's not alarmism. It's not complete apocalyptic naysayer Cassandra complex stuff. It's people that have concerns about the direction that we're going in and need us to be prepared. And that seems like a much better approach than people that are crying the skies about to fall. Anyway, this is a very interesting conversation and I hope that you enjoy it. In other news, this episode is brought to you by Surfshark VPN. Using the internet without using a VPN is kind of like going out for a walk in a muddy field in the rain without any shoes or socks on. You can do it, but it's a bad idea. Also, using a VPN means that you have access to the entire world's Netflix library at the push of a button. Surfshark allows you to use an unlimited number of devices. So your laptop, your phone, your iPad, even your smart TV, there is an app for all of those. And at the push of one button, you will have access to the entire world's Netflix library, all of the Marvel series and movies and tons more stuff that you can't watch in whatever country you are in at the moment. And it will protect your browsing online. It will stop your internet service provider from tracking what you are looking at. It will stop phishing websites from trying to steal your data. It will stop websites from split testing you on prices for products that you are already buying. And it does all of this for £1.59 or like $1.70 per month. Also, you get an 83% discount, 3 months free and a 30-day money back guarantee if you go to surfshark.deals slash modern wisdom. That's surfshark.deals slash modern wisdom. In other other news, this episode is brought to you by Optimal Carnivore. Organ meats are some of the most nutrient-dense foods on the planet. Our ancestors prized them so much for their vital properties that they prioritized eating them first. The founders of Optimal Carnivore understood the amazing benefits but found it difficult to source a variety of high-quality organ meat. They disliked the process of preparing them and trying to make them tasty, so they started sourcing 100% grass-fed organ meats from New Zealand, freeze-drying the organs and encapsulating them into convenient bovine gelatin capsules. The products are 100% grass-fed and grass-finished, free of hormones, pesticides, antibiotics and GMOs. And if you are thinking you want to get some organ meats into your diet, you've heard about the benefits and you want to start doing it, but you do not want to learn how to cook liver or brain or thymus or heart, they have a grass-fed organ complex which contains nine different organs all blended together to ensure that you will get the perfect bases covered. And you can get 10% off all of Optimal Carnivore's products on Amazon by going to amazon.com/optimalcarnivoreusing the code wisdomsave10 at checkout. That's amazon.com/optimalcarnivore and wisdomsave10 at checkout. And in final news, this episode is brought to you by Craftd London. They are the number one men's jewelry brand on the planet with over half a million happy customers worldwide. If you've been thinking that you need to get yourself or the man in your life a gift, this is a fantastic place to look for men's jewelry. They're sweat proof, waterproof, heat proof, gym proof and come in custom designs, gold and silver. There is pretty much anything that you would want necklaces and chains, pendants, bracelets, rings and earrings. They're all subtle. Their designs are really cool. You can wear them with formal wear or casual wear or on a night out. And they come with a lifetime guarantee. If anything happens to the product for the entire time that you have it, they will replace it for free. Also, you can get a 15% discount off everything. This is the only discount that they do. You go to bit.ly slash CD wisdom. That's bit.ly slash letter C, letter D, wisdom. MW15, a checkout will get you 15% off and they ship internationally. But now, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Peter Zeihan.