Philippines
archipelagic country in Southeast Asia
Named more than in passing in 3 episodes, from 7 August 2026 to 9 November 2026: Peter Zeihan 3 · Paul J. Warburg 0. Wikidata
2026 · 3 episodes
November 2026 · 1
6:05
A New Explosive Threat in the Persian Gulf
Peter Zeihan
Conventional commercial shipping in the Persian Gulf is probably going to collapse because there is no good defense against speedboat attacks. The cost for the civilian shipping sector to try to cope with this is immense and will absolutely change the cost structure of how shipping happens.
September 2026 · 1
4:44
Can AI-Driven Robots Save Japan?
Peter Zeihan
Japan must use AI-driven robots because it cannot import workers due to racism and faces an imminent shortage of over 11 million employees. This project merges what the Japanese have been doing for the last 40 years with frontier tech that is being developed only just today.
August 2026 · 1
5:51
The Limits of China's Military Reach
Peter Zeihan
China faces three layers of problems: hostile demand sources, the first island chain barrier, and strategic vulnerability. The math really hasn't changed for China in terms of any sort of major conflict.
