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Lessons From Japan's Demographic Collapse || Peter Zeihan Jan 23, 2026

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Japan has been dealing with long-term population decline for decades, and the latest report on births per woman dropping to 1.15 confirms that. However, there are some lessons we could all learn from Japan.

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Latin American Militaries Can't Stop the U.S. || Peter Zeihan Jan 22, 2026

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Sure, the US could probably overthrow just about any Latin American government with ease, but what happens after that?

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The End of U.S. Military Deployments? || Peter Zeihan Jan 21, 2026

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Just because the US intervened in Venezuela doesn't mean that America will be abandoning its global military posture.

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Venezuela's End: Peter Goes Squirrel Killin' || Peter Zeihan Jan 20, 2026

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Following the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, I've had a ton of theories and ideas flood in. So, it looks like it's time for a good old-fashioned squirrel killin'.

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Why on Earth Would We Take Greenland? || Peter Zeihan Jan 19, 2026

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Taking Greenland is worse than pointless both economically and strategically. As importantly, Denmark is arguably America's most earnest ally, and for decades has given the United States anything it has asked for.

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Colombia Avoids War with the US || Peter Zeihan Jan 16, 2026

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Colombia looked like it was in the hot seat following Maduro's capture, but tensions seemed to have eased following a call between Trump and President Gustavo Petro.

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Venezuela’s End: Was a Deal Struck? || Peter Zeihan Jan 15, 2026

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There's been speculation that a deal could have been struck between the US and a power like Russia or China that allowed the US to move on Venezuela. Let's put that one to rest.

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Venezuela Offers Trump an Oil Bribe || Peter Zeihan Jan 14, 2026

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Venezuela's pseudo-newish-kinda leader, Delcy Rodríguez, just offered President Trump 30-50 million barrels of Venezuelan oil. Let's just call a spade a spade, because this is an overt political bribe.

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Venezuela's End: Next on the Chopping Block || Peter Zeihan Jan 13, 2026

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With renewed American activism in the Western Hemisphere, Venezuela has become just the first to get some "extra attention." So what countries could be next on the list as the US reasserts regional dominance?

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The New Ukraine Proxy War || Peter Zeihan Jan 12, 2026

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Russia is rapidly depleting its stock of prewar vehicles and losing soldiers faster than population growth can replace them, thrusting it closer and closer to military exhaustion.

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