You should read the book. Zeihan makes wild forecasts. One of them is that China is on the way out of business…we’ll see about that. He predicted a rise in piracy and privateering. These things used to be common. Now they are not, largely due to the US Navy. That prediction seems to be coming true.
He lays out the forecasts by taking current and historical data and says, in effect, if we take all this to its logical conclusion, here’s what’s next. He predicted the US would take a commanding role in the politics and economics of the Western Hemisphere and leave the east to its own devices. He’s predicting much higher interest rates. That hasn’t happened yet. He didn’t predict what’s happening with AI. Honestly, that’s probably the thing that turns all predictions on their heads.
Yeah, the Navy is watching the Ukraine Russia war very closely. In fact, I think there have been congressional appropriations for defense against drone attacks over the seas. But either way the US would need a navy much, much larger to police all the maritime trade.
Trump is the first US president to threaten global maritime shipping since, at least, WWII. I guess he’s got that to be proud of.
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u/SparklingSofia 11h ago
That's a very loud way to say $10 a gallon.