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Disunited Nations

The Scramble for Power in an Ungoverned World

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Disunited Nations

By: Peter Zeihan
Narrated by: Peter Zeihan, Roy Worley
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 Disunited Nations has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher. 21st Century Americas Modern Political Science Politics & Government United States Middle East Latin America China War Iran Imperial Japan Africa Imperialism Russia Socialism Emotionally Gripping Self-Determination Taxation Capitalism United Nations
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Another in-depth look at the world from a unique perspective. This has been as good as previous books written by Peter Zeihan.

Insightful

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Really good book and goes into deep on certain subjects and explain why certain nations are the way they are and where they will be headed in the next 15 years.

Must listen for Geopolitical Nerds

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Peter encapsulates a view few currently see, but backs it up with sound and reasoned evidence. Time to buy some gold!

Brilliant

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This is very enjoyable to listen to if you're country is predicted to do well, probably not so much if not. The reading performance is very good, you can really get the tone of the author, who is himself very popular on YouTube.

It's impossible to be an expert on everything, but the author does have a wide range of understanding. I really enjoy the discussion of geography and demographics in these books, it's really fascinating. This is also a good book for learning a little about all the world's significant powers.

I did find the bits that related to my own region, Oceania, a bit superficial. Australia's attitude to the US was put in the same basket as "allies" like the French and Germans who have been outright hostile. The basis for this was the G20, which if there was some implied insult at the time, it was so long ago now and it's unbelievable that the US could still resent PM John Howard trying to punch above his weight once when he was always a champion for US interests. Australia has continued to be the loyal wingman of the US, at the risk of our own interests. It's not that I think the US should be grateful to us or something I just think this distorted view of us reflects the author's more limited understanding of this part of the world, which is quite understandable. I appreciate that we even got mentioned at all, since we are often completely ignored.

I have enjoyed listening to this twice now, but I probably wouldn't have listened again if it predicted doom for my own country. That said, this is a very good quality book.

Winners and losers

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A little too rah rah America for this Australian, but he tells a compelling story nevertheless.

Terrifying glimpse of the future.

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