Peter Zeihan is a name that’s been praised time and time again across the American geopolitical scene. Brilliant and driven, he’s a man who has certainly earned his place as a revered analyst and author. Author of the New York Times Bestseller “The End of the World is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization”, former Geopolitical Analyst at Stratfor, and key contributor to the US State Department in Australia and the DC Think Tank Community, Peter has defined himself as an accomplished expert indeed.
Since kickstarting his career, Peter has always found geopolitics fascinating. Delving into how the world works is his bread and butter, and this first manifested immediately after he’d completed his education. Following his studies, he became a part of the America Embassy in Australia, namely at the Centre for Political Strategic Studies. Soon after, he began his 12-year tenure at Stratfor – during which he co-authored his first book “A Crucible of Nations” – before finally founding Zeihan on Geopolitics in 2012.
Since founding his own consulting firm, Peter has channelled his knowledge into various veins. From publishing “The Accidental Superpower” – a book that received critical acclaim from The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and Kirkus Reviews and got a 10th anniversary re-release in 2024 – “Disunited Nations”, and “The Absent Superpower”, to taking on keynote speaking, he shares his geopolitical expertise in digestible and engaging ways. In short, Peter uses clear communication and witty charisma to explain geopolitics in a way that’s universally enjoyed by audiences.
If you’re hoping to enlighten your event’s attendees with geopolitical insights that are both easy to understand and delivered with genuine passion, hire Peter Zeihan via Champions Speakers today! Having spent his life interpreting how the world works, Peter’s earned his position as a leading expert both on and off the stage, making him a stellar choice for your event. Whether he’s addressing financial experts, energy majors, businesses, university students, Peter Zeihan brings a level of professionalism to his presentations to ensure everyone walks away ready to face our world’s uncertain future.
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Books
The End of the World Is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization
The Accidental Superpower: Ten Years On
The Absent Superpower: The Shale Revolution and a World Without America
Crucible of Nations
Peter Zeihan's official speaking topics are listed below:
A Peek Past the End of the World:
It has been a long time coming, but we have arrived at the end of the world. Decades of demographic degradation are now manifesting as chronic shortages of labor and capital. Globalization isn’t simply past its peak, it is disintegrating with accelerating speed. A fleet of ends beckon: global energy, global agriculture, global manufacturing, integrated Europe. China. But an end to this world does not mean an end to the world, simply that the rules of the game and the lists of winners and losers are changing. As the environment rearranges it’ll be a (very) bumpy ride, but we stand at the launch of the greatest period of growth in North American history.
Getting Through the End of the World:
For the past decade, Peter has been discussing the nature, strength and weaknesses of the international system. How post-World War II institutions, geography and demographics have made our world our world…and how it was never going to last. Well, we are now at that world’s end. Any number of factors – the Ukraine War, the fall of China and Germany, energy breakdowns, supply chain collapses, workforce shrivelings, financial contractions, and so on – would independently be sufficient to break the international economy. And they are all happening at once. We were always going to get here, and here we are. So let’s discuss what happens next.
After the Peak - Finance in an Age of Less:
For the past three decades our world has known ever-rising volumes of money. Whether from Wall Street, the Federal Reserve, Europe or East Asia, this rising tide of capital at ever-cheaper rates has defined the post-Cold War era. It’s ending. Now. For reasons geopolitical and demographic, the globalization of finance is in its final months just as the overall inflows are dissolving for reasons demographic. This isn’t momentary. We will not return the capital structure of the 2000s and 2010s within our lifetimes. The questions now become how deep the crash will be, which sectors will suffer the most, and what islands will be able to weather the coming financial storm?
At the Edge of Disorder:
The concept of countries being able to buy and sell their wares openly on the international marketplace is inviolable. The freedom to sail one’s products around the world is a given. Everything from the transfer of money to the accessibility of energy is sacrosanct. Yet all this and more is artificial: an unintended — if happy — side effect of the American-led global Order. With that Order in its final days, all countries and all industries must learn to operate in a world as unstructured as it is dangerous. Join us as Peter Zeihan lays out how we got to where we are, and what the future holds for sectors as diverse as energy, agriculture, finance, manufacturing and transport.
Official Feedback from In-Person & Online Events
Official Feedback from In-Person Events:
"Peter was a thoroughly engaging speaker for my YPO Chapter (Young President's Organization). He gave a global overview of geopolitics, geography, natural resources, debt, and demography to illustrate the future rise/fall of countries and where regional conflict is likely to spark. Peter then brought us a fresh perspective on American leadership at home/abroad and the effect international debt and our trade agreements will have on American business sectors. He was funny, engaging, and insightful. Peter's presentation was one of the best we've ever had." - Young Presidents Organization
"Peter spoke at AltaCorp Capital's institutional investor conference, where he used his prior insights into some of the key forces driving change in today's geo-political environment such as us energy self sufficiency, demographics and geography to explain the current state of multi-lateral and bi-lateral trade. There was a purposeful provocation at work that drove a thoughtful discussion. We received significant positive feedback and requests for his books. Peter's insights have significantly influenced my worldview, investments, and business perspective." - Jon, CEO, AltaCorps
"As always, Peter did a great job engaging our audiences with information on how geopolitics will affect their businesses, and how they can use geopolitical trends to inform their decisions. Peter makes it entertaining and fast paced, always receiving top marks!" - North West Farm Credit Services
"We hold an annual conference for the member companies of Lubar & Co. We solicit feedback each year from our executives as to what they would like hear at the next gathering. The unanimous consensus was to hear from someone who had interesting perspectives on the future. I read many books and found the history and outlook contained in The Accidental Superpower to be exactly what our management teams were looking for. Peter was an engaging speaker and captivated the audience for ninety minutes. He received top ratings from our audience!" - Lubar & Co
"As our opening keynote speaker, Peter hit a home run with our executive conference attendees. [Peter was] insightful and thought provoking, plus did a great job in addressing the key geopolitical issues faced by the energy sector" - American Gas Association
"Peter Zeihan is the BEST speaker we have had in years (and we've had a lot of great speakers). He blended strong content with engaging and entertaining delivery. Peter received a standing ovation, our attendees are simply buzzing about his session. I have been congratulated several times for the "great pick" (this never happens). The icing on the cake was his warm, friendly demeanor in the down time. He was a delight." - Industrial Asset Management Council
- 2024 – Released the 10th Anniversary Edition of “The Accidental Super Power”
- 2023 – Invited to speak at the North Capital Forum by the U.S-Mexico Foundation
- 2022 – Author of “The End of the World is Just Beginning”
- 2020 – Author of “Disunited Nations”
- 2016 – Author of "The Absent Superpower”
- 2014 – Author of “The Accidental Superpower”
- 2012 – Founder & President of Zeihan on Geopolitics
- 2000 – Vice President of Analysis, Stratfor
How to hire Peter Zeihan
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