The Peter Zeihan Podcast Series

Today we're talking about the Indians and pirates - sorry sports fans, not those ones. India launched a successful counter-piracy operation off the coast of Somalia, which has helped reaffirm its global strategic importance, but raised some eyebrows in the process.

Full Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/zeihan/indias-counter-piracy-operation-a-geopolitical-wormhole

Today, we're looking at the US natural gas market based on energy data from 2023. The US natural gas market was remarkably stable in 2023, so being the world's largest producer and exporter of natural gas has its perks.

Full Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/zeihan/us-natural-gas-and-global-energy-supplies

The largest Greentech power generation system in the hemisphere is under construction in New Mexico. SunZia has raised $11 billion for this project and aims to generate 3.5 gigawatts of wind power for the NM, AZ, and CA energy markets.

Full Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/zeihan/how-to-do-greentech-well-the-sunzia-wind-farm

We're talking about an area in northern Europe fractured by history - the Scandinavian region. What was once a series of powerful and interconnected Viking port cities has been a fairly sleepy backwater for the past 300 years...but it might be time for a family reunion.

Full Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/zeihan/scandinavia-after-america

With cold fronts rushing through much of the country, the Texas power grid had lots of eyes on it this past week. Thankfully, some "updates" over the past couple years have helped the Texans avoid catastrophe.

Full Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/zeihan/texas-did-not-fall-down-energy-grid-updates

When one of your best options for securing an energy supply route is with the Pakistani Taliban, you know you've got some problems. So go ahead and add that one to China's ever-growing list of 'shit to figure out.'

Full Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/zeihan/chinas-energy-problem

We're back with part two of Russia's missile-sourcing escapade. Today we're looking at the specifics of these North Korean missiles and their significance.

Full Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/zeihan/north-korean-missiles-heading-to-russia-part-two

The Russian military industrial complex can't keep up with the demands of the Ukraine War, so the Russians are sourcing large quantities of short-range ballistic missiles from North Korea and Iran.

Full Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/zeihan/why-are-the-russians-shopping-for-missiles

Next on the list in our 'Post-American' series is Sub-Saharan Africa. This region is filled with geographical challenges, slow growth and development, and several other obstacles, but a handful of countries will be alright.

Full Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/zeihan/sub-saharan-africa-after-america

Things in the Red Sea have ramped up yet again. The Houthis, who are an Iranian-backed Shiite group in Yemen, launched a series of missile and drone attacks on international shipping. Early today, the United States conducted a retaliatory air assault on Houthi targets.

Full Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/zeihan/us-navy-strikes-houthi-forces-in-yemen