The Fight for Ukraine with Peter Zeihan & Daniel Bilak | Global Alts -January 31, 2023

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  • Peter Zeihan, geopolitical analyst of @ZeihanonGeopolitics , and Daniel Bilak, Ukrainian Volunteer Serviceman and Partner at Kinstellar, discuss the status of Ukraine's fight against Russia. They discuss key battlefield dynamics, current global repercussions and long-term implications for the world.
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    Time Stamps:
    (0:00) - What is the situation like in Ukraine?
    (3:59) - How do you think this will end?
    (7:32) - What Peter sees for the future?
    (10:57) - How should investors think about this situation?
    (16:20) - What it will take for Ukraine to win and investing with Russia
    (19:46) - Demographics
    (23:20) - Sanctions
    (27:20) - What the west will do

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  • @iconnections2984
    @iconnections2984  Před rokem +32

    Thanks for watching! Be sure to LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for more videos with leading experts on world affairs, investing and more 👍

    • @QuizmasterLaw
      @QuizmasterLaw Před rokem +1

      Ukraine will win. This ends with Putin dead or in the docket for war crimes.

    • @chrise842
      @chrise842 Před rokem

      I thought that was Klaus Schwab sitting next to Peter
      Wouldn't have surprised me to see hardcore globalists united.😂

  • @nickbryantfyi
    @nickbryantfyi Před rokem +53

    Zeihan is the happiest doomsayer in the world. I love his vibe, sometimes i don't even realizing he's saying everything is collapsing.

    • @TheAnkurp09
      @TheAnkurp09 Před rokem +3

      Propaganda

    • @jeffreystanley7884
      @jeffreystanley7884 Před rokem +3

      Peter is a smart man who has been right for well over a decade and people are finally realizing it.

    • @carlfrye1566
      @carlfrye1566 Před rokem +1

      He does seem calm for a guy who says the world is going to sh#t.
      Does he have a secret "safe place" to go live in?

    • @TheAnkurp09
      @TheAnkurp09 Před rokem

      @@carlfrye1566 it's in amerikaaa obviously

    • @nickbryantfyi
      @nickbryantfyi Před rokem

      @@carlfrye1566 absolutely, his cabin in the highlands of colorado

  • @fpham8004
    @fpham8004 Před rokem +72

    I like Peter Zeihan's cheerful optimism.

  • @colacurciolaw7745
    @colacurciolaw7745 Před rokem +12

    The comments below show rare respect for each others' opinions. Thank you all for reminding me of CZcams's potential.

  • @dinosaurdude5668
    @dinosaurdude5668 Před rokem +13

    Great video, thanks for posting

  • @davidtexter913
    @davidtexter913 Před rokem +97

    Please post date of this conference. Helps especially as new dynamics unfold. Thanks!

    • @bob-rogers
      @bob-rogers Před rokem +30

      It ended Feb 2, 2023.

    • @noahway13
      @noahway13 Před rokem +19

      I wish that were a rule for all posted videos. Would be so easy to do. Like, I'll watch a podcast, and the guest says, "I'll have a book coming out next month!" You don't know when it was posted, what month, even what year.

    • @iconnections2984
      @iconnections2984  Před rokem +55

      Jan 31, 2023. Added to title.

    • @gregparrott
      @gregparrott Před rokem +6

      @@iconnections2984 Thanks for adding the date. This really helps.

  • @RawandCookedVegan
    @RawandCookedVegan Před rokem +15

    "There is a cost to doing business with tyrants and autocrats.". Exactly.

  • @VitaminStudios
    @VitaminStudios Před rokem +48

    This was NOT long enough, I could listen to both of these guys for hours!

    • @samuelroselli138
      @samuelroselli138 Před rokem +1

      Why?

    • @DrGitpaws
      @DrGitpaws Před rokem +4

      Yes. A VERY complicated world we live in, but this is the first step. Getting reliable sources who support democracy and yet won't hide the real world problems.

    • @deltavee2
      @deltavee2 Před rokem

      A solid hour with both of them would almost suffice.

    • @vidinius12
      @vidinius12 Před rokem

      bc lies sounds good

  • @MattBargain
    @MattBargain Před rokem +12

    As much as I like Peter, he really has figured out how to make a show out of geo politics and come up with lots of absolute arguments. They are nice and easy to understand but the world is more complex than that.

    • @sgtNACHO
      @sgtNACHO Před rokem +4

      Agree. I like him and his book. I think he has alot of well researched assumptions. I have listened to many many many of his talks and what not and he knows how to sell a presentation. Very smart, very knowledgable, and his ideas should be given quite a decent amount of credence. However he does see everything from a kind of A+B=C so C-B=A kind of thinking.
      I think he is right about globalism decreasing, at least without a huge leap in some form of tech. Definitely right about demographics. However I think he has bought his own kool-aid a bit. Pessimism is generally right about general things and very wrong about personal things.
      Overall tough times ahead, but America is too invested into the global system to just stop caring about it. We could, and we could do it easily compared to everyone else, but we aren't going to rip off that band-aid until we have no choice.

    • @buddermonger2000
      @buddermonger2000 Před 11 měsíci

      ​@@sgtNACHOWell we're running out of choice. There's less and less places to put the money and we're less and less willing to put our military overseas in other places. We're less and less willing to subsidize the whole world at our own expense, and believe me, it's at our own expense.
      America is a lot less invested in the global system than you realize as well. It is number lowest 4 for trade to GDP ratio above Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Sudan. And remember that half of THAT is Canada and Mexico.
      The US and Mexico can genuinely go home tomorrow and it'd basically not notice because they really only trade with each other.
      The only critical import left in the US is semiconductors which are being built in the US and Mexico as we speak. It's over we're going home.

  • @MurderousIndifference
    @MurderousIndifference Před rokem +6

    “We fight, we die…. I mean you know figuratively. I’m not into dying, that’s for someone else to do.”

  • @brandonboi9465
    @brandonboi9465 Před rokem +140

    Until peter zeihan pointed it out, I never thought of the EV revolution "not" being possible. We thought oil politics was bad enough. But in order to have a green revolution we need a whole host of other countries AND we still need Iran, China, Russia, etc. In order to have one PLUS we need to somehow double, triple, quadruple, and so on, all the major inputs. And I don't think a lot of people who want an EV/Green revolution have ever considered the amount of strip mining and industry that will be needed in order to pull it off.
    Yikes.

    • @LRRPFco52
      @LRRPFco52 Před rokem +1

      Imagine if Russian, Chinese, and other countries with these resources are bribing US politicians to support "green" energy in the US.

    • @brandonboi9465
      @brandonboi9465 Před rokem +13

      @@LRRPFco52 Makes sense from a political standpoint. If you can help convince a large percentage of the U.S population to believe in green revolution with a religious fervor, you guarantee a level of leverage against the U.S since they couldn't do it without you. Much less quell the voices of said people.

    • @andsoitgoes631
      @andsoitgoes631 Před rokem +6

      @@brandonboi9465 Our backs are now up against a wall, we have no choice but to disengage from dirty energy. The lifestyle that we have enjoyed for so long is about to change.

    • @stan3452344
      @stan3452344 Před rokem +16

      Batteries are not the answer for all the reasons mentioned. True EVs will need different energy source. Producing batteries is dirty and can be net negative for the environment. Wait until we have to deal with disposing of all the solar panels and vehicle batteries. It won't be easy or clean.

    • @brandonboi9465
      @brandonboi9465 Před rokem

      @@stan3452344 I get that point. (Which is true). But it's the procurement of the resources needed that will be untenable. If for any reason a conflict were to brake out that interfered with shipping the whole system could grind to a halt. Say in a hypothetical scenario, the United States winds up in a country wide wrecking war. (Idk? Say aliens? Lol). The entire world would be unable to produce electronics ranging from semiconductors,chips, motherboards, solar panels, etc. Because of one reason. 90%+ of the high grade silica quartz needed is mined in North Carolina

  • @Kimmbaap
    @Kimmbaap Před rokem +2

    Can clearly see how emotions clouds judgement.

  • @zacharyferreira2469
    @zacharyferreira2469 Před rokem +216

    I have heard Peter Zeihan speak on Ukraine and Russia almost weekly since before the war began. This is the first time I have heard him state he believes there will be a nuclear exchange with Russia before this is over, whether Ukraine wins or loses. That is a genuine shift in his perspective that he has not stated before.

    • @Sarah-sv6wg
      @Sarah-sv6wg Před rokem +14

      First I heard it from him too.

    • @ludwigvonsowell5347
      @ludwigvonsowell5347 Před rokem

      Same here, although he is of the opinion that the US just has to nuke putin, putin has too broad of a target and no specific target could topple the US.

    • @cwpo1973
      @cwpo1973 Před rokem +137

      That's not what he said. He elaborates more in other talks, but he said if Ukraine loses, Russia will then push farther beyond Ukraine, and that WILL become a fight with NATO which Russia will starkly lose, and that will lead to a last resort nuclear exchange initiated by Russia. All of this is to explain why it's so important to prevent a Ukrainian loss and to prevent that awful scenario.

    • @zacharyferreira2469
      @zacharyferreira2469 Před rokem +11

      @@cwpo1973 I have also heard him say many times that a victory over Ukraine would bring Russia into direct conflict with NATO. Perhaps it was just a different choice of words but I have never heard him say that a conflict with NATO ipso facto entails a nuclear exchange. I have heard him say previously that in a direct conflict with NATO he viewed the use of nuclear weapons by Russia to be unlikely because it would bring the full military force of NATO against the Russian regime that would all but guarantee the end of life for most or all of the power circle around Putin on a very personal level. (Basically Putin knows he is dead if he ever used a nuke) But here Peter said quite starkly: “there will be a nuclear exchange”. That to me is sounds like shift in his assessment of the risk, a change in his view of Putin’s propensity to use nukes to bring the war to NATO or even a change in his view of the likelihood of NATO to retaliate with nukes after a Russian first strike.

    • @zacharyferreira2469
      @zacharyferreira2469 Před rokem +6

      Note Zeihan’s view as of 5 months ago. A much less categorical, much more skeptical view. Yesterday he was quite categorical and convinced. czcams.com/video/CyhkbpCC_EU/video.html

  • @pcka12
    @pcka12 Před rokem +25

    Belgium was created as a buffer zone following the Napoleonic Wars!

    • @OoO-rf2gt
      @OoO-rf2gt Před rokem

      Belgium is like the space between a person's ears after getting shot in the head.

  • @TheStringBreaker
    @TheStringBreaker Před rokem +23

    *Great insights from Peter and Daniel!* Excellent line of questioning from the host as well!

    • @hagestad
      @hagestad Před rokem +2

      Daniel is talking absolute rubbish by saying EU is not trading with Russia anymore. Guess where our oil comes from. If not directly from Russia its from Saudi Arabia. And saudis buy that oil straight from Russia. Everyone in EU just pretends not to trade with Russia.

    • @lapserdak24
      @lapserdak24 Před 7 měsíci

      ​@@hagestadstill a good , means less money ends up in Mordor. Not good enough perhaps - push your elected officials.

  • @4LordaeronGLHF
    @4LordaeronGLHF Před rokem +15

    Germany (and other european countries) have re-opened their old coal plants in order to restore sufficient energy and heat. It's not as cataclysmic as one is lead to think when listening to Mr. Zeihan.

    • @melangehans
      @melangehans Před rokem +7

      There's also no sign of a "collapse of the german industrial base" as he keeps harping on about. I just saw him in a talk saying "if you want a BMW buy it now because it'll be the last ones produced" which is just unbelievably stupid. He seems to have some valuable insights but his blatant american chauvinist biases really makes me question his wisdom.

    • @ramonschliszka6332
      @ramonschliszka6332 Před rokem

      Germany opened their coal mines because they decided to shut down their nuclear power plants. It’s one of the reasons Putin started the war as he must have believed to get away with it. And seeing the German reluctance to deliver weapons, he was right. Thank god Germany is not the only country in Europe.

    • @careylymanjones
      @careylymanjones Před rokem +5

      @@melangehans Much of German industry is based on petrochemicals. No petrol, no chemicals. Germany didn't just use Russian oil and gas for fuel. It used it for feed stocks. Germany doesn't have enough oil and gas to heat their homes AND run their chemical industry. BASF is moving capacity to the US, where oil and gas are readily available.

    • @buddermonger2000
      @buddermonger2000 Před 11 měsíci +1

      Energy and heat does not industry make. Remember that the reason they had enough leftover stock for the winter was that they lowered industrial production to prioritize those for the citizens. Great for living conditions, terrible for industry, and continued economic growth. Now, because of that, energy costs in Germany are simply significantly higher for industry. Most industry can not run at the scale that it did before the sanctions.
      Like someone else said, those petrochemicals are vital, and so BASF is now in Louisiana to try to ship it back to Germany. That is not an optimal model and shows that stuff is probably going to shrink.
      Coal also means that there is no green transition.
      The only thing is that national collapses do not necessarily imply that a country simply goes off the map or something like that.
      Even if the German economy completely broke and they had a crunch of 50% reduction in GDP, people would still live lives and they'd probably have power etc.
      Even in wars when the government surrenders and the whole country is occupied so the country is removed from the map, the people are still there and they live their lives. They will still go to work, hang out with friends, go to bed, the whole nine yards. It doesn't mean what you think it means.

    • @jiminy82
      @jiminy82 Před 8 měsíci

      ​@@melangehansGermany is now in recession... and it only appears to be getting worse. Might want to reassess your own bias. BMW sells 1 in 3 cars to China, think that is remotely sustainable?

  • @thomasschaefer9312
    @thomasschaefer9312 Před rokem +1

    awesome discussion..

  • @learn-to-read
    @learn-to-read Před rokem +53

    What a powerful discussion. Every day I become more convinced that life is still worth living. Semper Fi - Thank You 😍

    • @tedgayer336
      @tedgayer336 Před rokem +4

      Thank you for your service.

    • @FMartini1960
      @FMartini1960 Před rokem +3

      Only if we don’t have a nuclear exchange

    • @bearwill4737
      @bearwill4737 Před rokem +1

      @@FMartini1960, The defective damaged brain that has caused this all, has to be excised, I was hoping his people would do it & save the planet. Disabled Vet, praying for world Peace & Freedom to all mankind.

    • @arthurpeters1996
      @arthurpeters1996 Před rokem +1

      Seriously, the world is exciting

    • @sjones5616
      @sjones5616 Před rokem

      Life is always worth living Marine. Semper Fortis.

  • @IncongruousJones
    @IncongruousJones Před rokem +5

    That's a fantastic looking shirt Mr. Bilak is wearing! Слава Україні! Героям слава!

  • @Tibetan-Phosar
    @Tibetan-Phosar Před rokem

    Where can I find the full length of this conversation?

  • @MrSergecj
    @MrSergecj Před rokem +2

    7:30 - no chance you are going to Crimea this summer for a holiday.

  • @demven04
    @demven04 Před rokem +13

    Great speeches, great guests, thank you!

  • @gutstompenrocker
    @gutstompenrocker Před rokem +12

    I was wondering why Peter hadn't posted new material over the last couple days. As a side note, that girl doing the interview is pretty hot.

  • @richsmith4363
    @richsmith4363 Před rokem +1

    I appreciate Daniel’s view of principle.

  • @serge4274
    @serge4274 Před rokem +9

    Wow, amazing! ❤

  • @johncahill3644
    @johncahill3644 Před rokem +101

    I’m an old guy and I’ve been watching the world change and shift for a good while now. I will just say that Peter Zeihan is very good at posing problems, but not as insightful at seeing likely solutions. Where he sees chaos, I see a re-shuffling. All in all, I lean towards Daniel Bilak’s point of view. But we’ll see soon enough!

    • @alg54
      @alg54 Před rokem +5

      Well said.

    • @alexlucassen8489
      @alexlucassen8489 Před rokem +2

      Wel said nr.2

    • @EskayDuro
      @EskayDuro Před rokem

      I respectfully disagree with you Sir. Mr. Bilak's thoughts on a dual power world aren't possible in the future. In my opinion, the world will see the US retract and lose interest in the larger world as a whole...including the EU and Ukraine...Russia is dying of old age and corruption..same as China...it's ALL...EU included.. going to collapse...

    • @bobbybrown1258
      @bobbybrown1258 Před rokem +12

      Peter zeihan also misunderstamds several fundamental sectors at a factual level which makes a lot of his analysis flawed, as well as his usual hyperbole

    • @sandymilne224
      @sandymilne224 Před rokem +17

      Both are right in some sense. Hard to argue against demographics. If one looks at CZcams videos of European Empires from 100 BC to present, one really gets the fact that empires come and go. Countries come and go. That’s reality and that’s a constant. So get used to probably another 30 countries being in existence as the current empires break apart. War is always a constant too so never forget how to defend yourself and find food because if you want to survive, those two things make the difference between life and death for you and your family.

  • @docr8197
    @docr8197 Před rokem +121

    This is the best,well presented explanation and humanistic presentation of this conflict that I've seen. I've never had a canadian make me feel good about being an american. Our country has done many things I'm not very proud of- but as a global power its what we as a people stand for, the " what's the right thing to do" motive that really is the basis for our country's greatness. Not our economy, not our military,not our pollitics but our desire and love of independance and individual rights - self respect. And he's a Canadain/Ukrainian - wow - thank you !!!

    • @JOMFRUHOLMEN
      @JOMFRUHOLMEN Před rokem +7

      bless ur country

    • @jwjw832
      @jwjw832 Před rokem +13

      Extremely aptly said, man. I was really moved by the canook's first 5 minutes and one can tell he is speaking from a good heart...

    • @sempressfi
      @sempressfi Před rokem +10

      Yeah I've had Ukrainians thank me/us while doing some OSINT work and it never fails to catch me off guard in the best way when it happens, whether in that context or hearing it in a general context like this video. Like you said, we have had some really effed up times and many of our fellow citizens have been on plenty of the wrong sides of history in moments that it really matters but this past year...it gave me a boost I didn't know I needed to see the way the majority of us have been standing together. And the world in general. Have worked with many Europeans, some people from Africa, a few from S America and Asia...really humbling and gratifying to work with them and work to do my small part in helping Ukraine and democracy
      Slava ukraini!

    • @DianaDeLuna
      @DianaDeLuna Před rokem +6

      ​@Sempress Героям слава!
      And yes, this year has inspired me in ways I never expected. And the feeling of camaraderie with people in so many countries. It's been a tragic but amazing uplifting year.

    • @MrR40388
      @MrR40388 Před rokem

      A nuclear exchange is too high a price to pay for the freedom of Ukraine. Diplomacy is the only solution.

  • @patclark2186
    @patclark2186 Před rokem

    Good stuss. But I wish the title would time/date stamp them

  • @SDCSW3333
    @SDCSW3333 Před rokem

    @cpscott15 I’m really curious what you think of their assessment on the war in Ukraine?

  • @josephhartmann6976
    @josephhartmann6976 Před rokem +3

    28:55 Belgium ^^

    • @dubrulphilippe3815
      @dubrulphilippe3815 Před rokem

      Im from belgium, and "Belgium" is pretending to want to give tanks for Ukraine but in reality we don't want to give Anything! We just need to pretend because we don't want geo engineered earthquakes or bio attack from us neo cons !

    • @inisus
      @inisus Před rokem

      I'm from Belgium lol

    • @josephhartmann6976
      @josephhartmann6976 Před rokem

      ​@@inisus
      Is it True what he is saying?
      I don't think so.
      By the way I am from Austria.

  • @johnross278
    @johnross278 Před rokem +5

    Two fantastic men... May God bless them both and all they stand for. But come on, Zeihan is the Sh..! He just rocks it powerfully.

  • @realdemocracy11
    @realdemocracy11 Před rokem

    Great talk. Interview Brian Berletic next. He's the best on this issue.

  • @jakubjodlowski8416
    @jakubjodlowski8416 Před rokem

    Wow

  • @sugarfreedom
    @sugarfreedom Před rokem +7

    The solution is an economy of experience instead of extraction. It’s time to realize that expanding industry is not the only way to expand opportunities. Art, sport, personal development and culture create minimum waste, maximum joy. Go local, or go extinct.

    • @TrevorEMayo
      @TrevorEMayo Před rokem +1

      tell me where can I buy a dashiki and learn how to rub two sticks together?

    • @andsoitgoes631
      @andsoitgoes631 Před rokem

      We have not choice about moving away from dirty fuels. Our backs are against the wall now. People will now change, because they now have no choice but to change. Fossil fuel companies will do everything in their considerable power to prevent this....

    • @TrevorEMayo
      @TrevorEMayo Před rokem +4

      @@andsoitgoes631 Hmm. People are going to have a choice between a significantly lower standard of living or burning fossil fuels. I wonder what will they choose?

    • @sixtyfive0
      @sixtyfive0 Před rokem

      Oh if horse could fly

    • @gandydancer9710
      @gandydancer9710 Před rokem

      "Art, sport, personal development and culture create minimum waste..."
      Yeah, let's all eat art, between making a living taking in each other's washing.

  • @lindamarsh3335
    @lindamarsh3335 Před rokem +30

    I just love the Canadian , Daniel. Praying for Ukraine, and peace and freedom for them, very soon.🙏❤️🙏🇨🇦🇺🇦🇺🇲

    • @JoseLopez-vp8vu
      @JoseLopez-vp8vu Před rokem +4

      Go join them they need your help

    • @arthurpeters1996
      @arthurpeters1996 Před rokem

      @@JoseLopez-vp8vu Ukrainians don’t need bodies. They need weapons.

    • @karinfroller7403
      @karinfroller7403 Před rokem

      Thank you, Linda. You are a good hearted person. And no, Ukraine is not asking it's allies to send their soldiers, let alone their civilians, they just ask for weapons and ammunition.

    • @Btn1136
      @Btn1136 Před rokem +1

      @@karinfroller7403 oh they take our money too

    • @crhu319
      @crhu319 Před rokem

      Deport him. He's not a Canadian.

  • @ucake
    @ucake Před 9 měsíci

    Located in Belgium, I can testify his observation on Belgium 28:56 is 190% correct

  • @gillandcleveford5925
    @gillandcleveford5925 Před rokem +2

    It's so weird to see the contrast between Peter's fantastic shirt, jacket and tie combo and the frumpy socks and shoes.

  • @sarahofswords
    @sarahofswords Před rokem +7

    Peter Zeihan popping off like the astronomers in "Don't Look Up."

  • @ranradd
    @ranradd Před rokem +5

    Great talk. Thanks for posting.

  • @dylanstraub9612
    @dylanstraub9612 Před rokem +1

    Don't back your enemy so far into the corner because history has shown that never ends well.

  • @jayl271322
    @jayl271322 Před 10 měsíci

    First interview of this type I've seen that had "y'all" in the intro.

  • @timwilkinson3139
    @timwilkinson3139 Před rokem

    They go from there will be a nuclear exchange to ok how will this effect markets?

  • @greenhammer3263
    @greenhammer3263 Před rokem

    What does he mean by fight to the end?

  • @faithmacgregor340
    @faithmacgregor340 Před rokem +5

    Go get em! Victory for Ukraine!

  • @whazzat8015
    @whazzat8015 Před rokem +21

    Jan 30 - ⁠Feb 02, 2023 ?
    I hope Zeihan's tailor has got his eyesight back, since then.
    " Ukraine is just a step." old Cossack saying

  • @David-ek4fh
    @David-ek4fh Před 11 měsíci

    There it is! Investors.

  • @TheDev139
    @TheDev139 Před rokem +1

    As a Belgian .. cute remark Peter

    • @hagestad
      @hagestad Před rokem

      Entire Europe feels that way

  • @pjohnson81
    @pjohnson81 Před rokem +22

    The joke about Halliburton is a very scary double-think example. Halliburton is incentivized to leave Russia anyway given their terminal demographic, and as we know with the war and Iraq in 2003, they would be incentivized to prefer to rebuild Ukraine.
    I’ve liked Zeihan’s work but he may have admitted something pretty nefarious between the lines

    • @samuelroselli138
      @samuelroselli138 Před rokem

      Isn’t it always really about the discrepancy between who bears the risk (indoctrinated lower enlisted) and who profits (MIC CEOs and shareholders)?
      Oh, sorry. I forgot the west and Ukraine is Mother Theresa, Putin is Hitler, and this isn’t about insiders profiting at all.
      WMDs in Iraq anyone? How about those German f104’s?

    • @BCSTS
      @BCSTS Před rokem +1

      Please explain.....I missed it...but am somewhat suspicious of him...& is he has hidden agenda

    • @pjohnson81
      @pjohnson81 Před rokem +4

      @@BCSTS He made a joke about how EVEN Halliburton who is borderline unethical is cutting its monetary gain from Russia’s energy industry.
      it’s understandable to be concerned about hidden agendas. However for the most part, beginning with Peter’s 2014 book, there are ALOT of good reasons that what he is saying is valid as to why Russia invaded Ukraine, and why the US should support Ukraine.
      On one hand the public shouldn’t try to be the ones to draw conclusions based on incomplete information, even if it (hidden agenda) simplifies their world viewpoint. That being said, we should be watchful of our leaders and industry to repeat the mistakes of the 2000’s.

    • @moosehead4497
      @moosehead4497 Před rokem +2

      Notice the audience they speaking to, ultra rich financial types. All of them looking for their next buck.Double speak is normal practice

    • @moosehead4497
      @moosehead4497 Před rokem +4

      And yeah. Its always about the oil and gas. Everyone seems to forget that US Miltary and NATO still currently occupying 1/3rd of all of Syria. And it's also the same part od the country where the oil and gas is and where Russia wanted to build a pipeline. Crazy coincidence right?

  • @qcc9062
    @qcc9062 Před rokem

    Not bad

  • @carlcascone3073
    @carlcascone3073 Před rokem

    Who is the host?

  • @FreemonSandlewould
    @FreemonSandlewould Před rokem +12

    This is the NeoCon version of Charlie Sheen's "Winning!"

  • @MorphousInfinity
    @MorphousInfinity Před rokem +5

    Daniel Bilak had to have the last word, ironically a power move more suited to Putin than to him...

    • @allenfromalameda5691
      @allenfromalameda5691 Před rokem

      He’s literally fighting a war for survival so it’s important to remind everyone, everywhere, all at this once that although it feels remote and contained, the outcome of this war will shape the next century.

    • @hagestad
      @hagestad Před rokem +1

      @@allenfromalameda5691 not his survival. he would just go back to Canada if s..t hits the fan

  • @jankowalyk7301
    @jankowalyk7301 Před rokem +1

    Great discussion.

  • @mclarenscca
    @mclarenscca Před rokem +1

    My theory is that, within the next decade, or decade and a half, it wont matter! We will be worrying about how we ALL are going to survive the upcoming cyclic events!

  • @BashoStrikes
    @BashoStrikes Před rokem +31

    Russia "may" break apart? Russia is breaking apart as we speak. I have a number of Russian friends, living in Russia, all of which don't agree with this war at all. They all have said they would rid their country of Putin and his wealthy ruling class of cronies in an instant if they could. So when one generally refers to "Russians" and "Russia" one must consider which group one is referring to - the average person, like most average people around the world, who generally doesn't agree with their rulers, or the ruling class perpetrating this horrible act.

    • @xfactorb25222
      @xfactorb25222 Před rokem +4

      Break apart as in "Russia", becomes 10 to 20 different areas/countries... like the collapse of the Soviet Union.

    • @BashoStrikes
      @BashoStrikes Před rokem +4

      @@xfactorb25222 Not as these guys are referring to - breaking into different countries. That may happen eventually. It appears to my friends in Russia more average Russians don't agree with their government than do, and that number is growing - internal social breakdown.

    • @Leto2ndAtreides
      @Leto2ndAtreides Před rokem +6

      It's a somewhat universal problem that modern governments and militaries are a little too powerful for citizens to overthrow even if they are corrupt. And the trend will likely continue, making governments increasingly less accountable to the people.

    • @msmaryna961
      @msmaryna961 Před rokem

      I see Russians living in the West proudly supporting this genocidal war. Putin is not the only driver of this war. Russian chauvinism has been around for centuries and is not exactly a hidden characteristic of their psyche. Time to accept Russians for who they are. Let them be medieval and focus on improving the rules-based world.

    • @BashoStrikes
      @BashoStrikes Před rokem +2

      @@Leto2ndAtreides That seems to be increasingly true with the U.S. as well.

  • @jameslecka8085
    @jameslecka8085 Před rokem +13

    Note: even the ever neutral Swiss are re-thinking military aid to Ukraine...the bloody Swiss yet!

  • @barcode6495
    @barcode6495 Před rokem

    Peter the convoy was 20 miles long and now it was 40 miles long. That is peter

  • @dyu007
    @dyu007 Před 10 měsíci

    Rebuilding Ukraine will not not be easy.

  • @jessehorstman
    @jessehorstman Před rokem +14

    Even though he plans to vacation in Crimea this summer after Russia falls apart, this guy recommends becoming a compliance officer because in the "freedom believing" Ukranian Europe enforcing sanctions against Russia will be a reliable job for a lifetime.

    • @josefigueiredo8022
      @josefigueiredo8022 Před rokem +11

      I feel sorry for the Ukrainian people if this guy is supposed to be defending them 🤷‍♂️🙈

    • @simihillbilly
      @simihillbilly Před rokem +6

      Follow the MONEY...
      Who is Daniel Bilak?
      Daniel Bilak, Ukrainian Volunteer Serviceman and Partner at Kinstellar.
      Wikipedia on who is Kinstellar?
      "Kinstellar is an international law firm operating in Central and Eastern Europe, Turkey and Central Asia. It was formed in 2008 from the Bratislava, Bucharest, Budapest and Prague offices of Linklaters, and has since expanded into Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. The firm employs more than 250 lawyers, with a focus on business law in emerging markets."
      Who is iConnections?
      "iConnections is a team of professionals who are passionate about the investment industry."

  • @gee3883
    @gee3883 Před rokem +3

    Belgians make great waffles and chocolates!

  • @BlessedAreTheCheesemakers

    Belgium catching strays out here

  • @TimSullins
    @TimSullins Před rokem

    Jan 30 - ⁠Feb 02, 2023

  • @thomasjacks936
    @thomasjacks936 Před rokem +5

    Major conflicts, tensions, and now war in recent history are most often if not exclusive to Democracy versus Autocracy/Dictatorship. Putin sees the chronology of Democracy's spread (Arab Spring, Ukraine, etc.) and cannot allow this to happen in his country (a small version was attempted during the last Russian "election"). His concept of power cannot exist within a Democracy. Hence, this is not so much a USA or NATO versus Russia - although these are the rally cries from the Kremlin - as much as the expansion of Democracy versus Russian Autocracy. Zeihan speaks to the logistics of Russia's strategy for security, but their concept is steeped in how countries have changed and are changing in the past 20 years. For those who try to understand Russia (not sympathize) by "blaming" the bordering threat of NATO, one must first conclude how many countries has NATO attacked (offensively), annexed, or empirically colonized? None, ever. Even if Russia wins, imagine how crippled they'll be at wars end. Peter explains how bad they are at conventional warfare and how human numbers are their only non-nuclear strategy. Imagine a vulnerable Russia at wars end, even if they win against Ukraine - where Poland could easily defeat Russia's residual military in short order......this is where Russia's nuclear weapon use becomes most dangerous, in my opinion.

  • @karltooley7034
    @karltooley7034 Před rokem +18

    I think there may be an eastern European union in the future. Peace for Ukraine 🇺🇦

    • @Original50
      @Original50 Před rokem

      Yeah, but which Western-friendly crook will run it?

    • @karltooley7034
      @karltooley7034 Před rokem +1

      @Original50 who knows they are everywhere always

  • @fotogwaii
    @fotogwaii Před rokem

    "it's amusing" did i hear that right ??

  • @GetMoneyFuggBidges
    @GetMoneyFuggBidges Před rokem

    27:31 Nerdspeak

  • @heidi22209
    @heidi22209 Před rokem +28

    Ukraine: "we love a challenge!"
    Russia: "if he dies, he dies "

  • @bohdanburban5069
    @bohdanburban5069 Před rokem +3

    Belgium isn't waffling now. Epic.

  • @kostian8354
    @kostian8354 Před rokem +2

    Peter is funny, it was indeed 40 miles convoy. Or 60 km

    • @davidbarry6900
      @davidbarry6900 Před rokem +1

      And it didn't stop only because of being out of fuel, but because of a few vehicles (at front and back) being hit by Ukrainian anti-tank weapons, causing a LONG traffic jam.

    • @kostian8354
      @kostian8354 Před rokem

      @@davidbarry6900 and then they got out of fuel

    • @kostian8354
      @kostian8354 Před rokem

      @@davidbarry6900 also large columns were attacked by air force of Ukraine. Su-25 and Bayraktars

  • @andreash7920
    @andreash7920 Před 11 měsíci

    Capital is like energy, it will not disappear with a old, dying generation but it will be entailed to the younger generation

  • @petersadow3810
    @petersadow3810 Před rokem +9

    Bilak brought me to tears comparing the founding of the US to volunteers in Ukraine.

    • @charlesmyre7016
      @charlesmyre7016 Před rokem +1

      I thought of that months ago, though I am not sure how far to take this analogy. The USA won its independence, from the mother country that didn’t think it was a separate nation, with the help of England’s arch enemy, France and 30 years later fought the War of 1812, to keep it’s independence. Now, England is our closest ally. Ukraine declared its independence in the early 1990’s, with the help of Russia’s ‘archenemy’ and 30 years later is fighting again against Russia. Who will be it’s closest ally in the future? The sad part is that America’s foreign policy is run by the same people who gave us 20 years in Afghanistan with what result. Our debt will eventually have its reckoning.

  • @badgerdad777
    @badgerdad777 Před rokem +10

    I think Peter has good points/statistics and may be correct but he leans towards the doom and gloom and drama side so my click-bait red flag always comes up with him. Still, many of my beliefs of how this plays out, at least globally, come from what I've gleaned from him.

    • @nomadtv6009
      @nomadtv6009 Před rokem +2

      When studying statistics and data, one plans for the worst while hoping for the best, no?

    • @J-Woke
      @J-Woke Před rokem

      The doom and gloom is him facing reality and being honest about his perspective

    • @sgtNACHO
      @sgtNACHO Před rokem

      Yes. I believe Peter knows what he is talking about, but we would have to really fuck everything up to just give up on the global system completely. We are way more interconnected then ever before. Short of WW3 or something Idk if globalism will ever truly die off, just really slow down a bit.

  • @voidstarq
    @voidstarq Před rokem

    22:50 Say, did the Germans ever decide to restart that nuclear power plant? "Meh, wouldn't help, it'd take like 8 months 'til we could get it online" is what ISTR hearing them saying, like, 10 months ago.

  • @willmcfarland1455
    @willmcfarland1455 Před rokem

    Riiight…

  • @Niko-iv4ch
    @Niko-iv4ch Před rokem +17

    I worked for Halliburton. We always felt like it was the least ethical companies.
    But if it discovered an error where by it underpaid its employees. It would correct the error.
    I can’t say that for other companies I worked at.

    • @TrevorEMayo
      @TrevorEMayo Před rokem +4

      The unethical always have lots of profits to share if they choose to do so.

    • @palmbeachcitizen
      @palmbeachcitizen Před rokem +2

      Under paying their employees wasn't the problem.

  • @ISAAKKUSH
    @ISAAKKUSH Před rokem

    I was drinking Belgian beer while watching this. It's not useless...

  • @pinkyandbrain123
    @pinkyandbrain123 Před rokem

    Tough audience. Not a single clap after the first guy spoke

  • @bspilcker
    @bspilcker Před rokem +6

    Australia can supply the world with minerals, and we produce enough food for 200mil people without really trying.

    • @zibbitybibbitybop
      @zibbitybibbitybop Před rokem +1

      It won't be remotely enough, the amount of minerals required for the stated green energy transition is an order of magnitude larger than our current and projected mining capacity globally. There's a really good video by Mark Mills talking about this, go look it up.

    • @briancase6180
      @briancase6180 Před rokem +1

      I think there are lots of places that can be scaled up to supply more raw materials and even food than are currently produced. For example, there's a real effort now to produce lithium from an old inland sea in California; is estimated that it will be the largest supplier of lithium in the world if it's built. Same with geothermal in the Western US. Of course, we know the story of fracturing to extract oil and natural gas in the US and Canada. Etc etc. I'm sure there's a similar story for Australia. Thanks Western world!

    • @54Rocketeer
      @54Rocketeer Před rokem

      And your point is what exactly, the population of the world is eight billion and counting

    • @bspilcker
      @bspilcker Před rokem

      @@54Rocketeer it goes to 10bil then starts to reduce rapidly. Depoluation is the biggest human problem, that no one says anything about.

    • @bspilcker
      @bspilcker Před rokem

      Inverted triangle population demographic.

  • @inkeldinky
    @inkeldinky Před rokem +39

    If a comment advocating against supporting UA seems fake, it probably is. People in forced labour camps are forced to post these kind of things. Keywords to look out for are references to Russian or Chinese talking points, like the disaster in Ohio.

    • @kevinburke2446
      @kevinburke2446 Před rokem

      You sound brainwashed as fuck and idiotic. Fuck ukraine

    • @SynchronicitySOS
      @SynchronicitySOS Před rokem

      Most of these folks were whining about sending money to Ukraine long before the train derailment in East Palestine. It was never about Ohio. Just more culture war bullshit.

    • @r.a.5086
      @r.a.5086 Před rokem +4

      @@SynchronicitySOS That culture war has just found its way into Texas' water and neither Biden nor Kamala bothered to take a couple hundred mile trip to see those people--but Trump did.
      Check yourself and get your priorities straight.

    • @mr.goldfish7473
      @mr.goldfish7473 Před rokem +3

      im glad youve joined the party but stuff like that has been going on since 2001

    • @dennyo3992
      @dennyo3992 Před rokem +7

      It's getting more difficult to pick the russian trolls apart from the Fox News viewers!

  • @Kavala76
    @Kavala76 Před rokem

    Where does this "3 day" claim come from?
    I'm not aware of any Russian ever saying that.

    • @user-wm5rt9pw5l
      @user-wm5rt9pw5l Před rokem

      In the first week of the war, Russian propaganda published many articles and news in which they predicted the fall of Kyiv within days. From there it started.

  • @lovman
    @lovman Před rokem +1

    Daniel Bilek - future political leader for Canada, after surviving this war, if he chooses.

    • @123axel123
      @123axel123 Před rokem

      Survivking? He is just wearing self styled hippie Ukrainian uniform. Too many people like him and Ukraine will lose the western support. He is simply too aggressive. Wouldn't stand a chance in Canada

  • @yeapsoon3115
    @yeapsoon3115 Před rokem +4

    How much does BALDIE earns promoting for the military industrial complex?

    • @Rjsjrjsjrjsj
      @Rjsjrjsjrjsj Před rokem

      How much do you earn being a shill for Russia?

    • @yeapsoon3115
      @yeapsoon3115 Před rokem

      @@Rjsjrjsjrjsj .. one zero zero % pro Bono for the free world. You? .. very likely pro-war stooge!

    • @123axel123
      @123axel123 Před rokem

      Will make money for reconstruction. Clearly he styles himself as a warrior and fighter.

  • @gfdickson
    @gfdickson Před rokem +4

    Kind of surprising that no one on this comment thread seems overly concerned that a thermo nuclear war is being predicted as likely.

    • @andrewdawson5281
      @andrewdawson5281 Před rokem +2

      I'm looking forward to it putting an end to my sorry life.

  • @teresayoung8898
    @teresayoung8898 Před 11 měsíci

    😅Peter you with Forum ?

  • @vtecro1826
    @vtecro1826 Před rokem

    Jim Sim... these 2 guys know exactly what is happening what is coming the whole planet must take notice . There are big changes coming people need to think about economizing using less natural resources what there is needs to be distributed evenly .or countries will fight over what is available .potential for more loss of life .this applies to all parts of the planet .

  • @trevoryoung3134
    @trevoryoung3134 Před rokem +12

    Russia has never had a problem with sending as many of their soldiers as they can even if they are slaughtered. They just send more and more. It's gotta suck being a Russian soldier.

    • @scottn1405
      @scottn1405 Před rokem +2

      What sucks worse is being a Ukrainian soldier. Ukraine has around 200-250k dead soldiers. The Russian alliance of Wagner, Chechens, local militias and Russian troops have less than 10% of that number according to most open sources.

    • @tomislav5689
      @tomislav5689 Před rokem +10

      ​@@scottn1405 you are delusional

    • @dino1846
      @dino1846 Před rokem

      @@tomislav5689 You are delusional and buying the MSM narrative of heavy Russian loses and no mention of the beating the Ukrainians are taking.

    • @tomislav5689
      @tomislav5689 Před rokem +1

      @@dino1846 what's MSM? Read the said comment, there is no way Ukrainians have 1/4 of a million lost soldiers and Russians only 10% of that. That's delusional thinking.
      Attackers lose 3x more soldiers, and that is the norm, they teach that in military schools all over the world.

    • @dino1846
      @dino1846 Před rokem

      @@tomislav5689 MSM means main stream media. I don’t believe or trust what they are claiming the loses are. The Russian loses are inflated to justify all of the US tax payer money pouring into this war. The truth is that both sides are taking loses not just the Russians.

  • @HoopsKevinski
    @HoopsKevinski Před rokem +4

    "We weren't supposed to be here".
    He shoulda looked square at Peter *"When (Not If) Russia Wins"* Zeihan when he said that.

  • @hidonte
    @hidonte Před rokem

    Thanks for delivering the right information to the mass

  • @ahkee369
    @ahkee369 Před rokem

    Peter Zeihan is here to promote his books & talks. To do that his predictions must capture your senses of fear, anger & compassion.
    Don’t take what he said seriously. Mostly fictions.

  • @60degreelobwedge82
    @60degreelobwedge82 Před rokem +32

    So if Ukraine loses there will be a nuclear exchange, now explain how there won't be one if Russia loses. Please tell me one possible scenario that doesn't end in a nuclear war.

    • @professorrytonium3843
      @professorrytonium3843 Před rokem

      I think main reason Putin hasn’t used nukes is because he’s yet to figure out a plausible “victim” narrative. No doubt that he’s certainly working on one.

    • @xfactorb25222
      @xfactorb25222 Před rokem

      Ukraine exhausts the Russian military, they make up an excuse (that everyone will pretend is real, I'm fine with it too) that the "special military operation" has succeeded and reached all it's "goals"... and as another "goodwill gesture" to their fellow slavic brothers, THEY prefer to end this senseless killing "caused" by the west.
      They will pretend the defeat is a compassionate withdrawal on their terms, Ukraine will probably have to give up Crimea, then Putin can sell a "victory" to the sheep and remain in power. Maybe give up some territory in the Donbas as well.
      Ukraine can then move on to being part of the west. Some similar scenario is what I expect.
      It will be a defeat, but a way he can sell it to his people is the balancing act we have to figure out. Most Russians are apolitical, They'll just take Putin at his word.
      Ukraine, sadly, may have to accept some land loss...until down the line, and get it back from new leadership and a lift of sanctions, after Russia is collapsing.

    • @threecolorsblue
      @threecolorsblue Před rokem +1

      Putin dies before war ends and as a part of war end there will be russia going apart and collapses.

    • @dethtrain
      @dethtrain Před rokem

      I would say, NATO has no desire in colonizing Russian federation. 1991 borders would be respected. If Crimea triggers a nuclear weapon then the Russian federation is a rogue and deluded nation and deserves to actually be invaded/annihilated at that point.

    • @bigbubba4314
      @bigbubba4314 Před rokem

      If/when Putin dies from whatever cause, there will not be a nuclear exchange.

  • @briancase6180
    @briancase6180 Před rokem +4

    Yes. For the US and the West, arming and supporting Ukraine with economic aid is the best deal we could hope for. Russia will make trouble beyond anything we can conceive if we don't diminish their military now. Russia has managed to wake up, unite, and expand NATO better than we could. Russia has poked Ukraine into reminding the US and the West in general that our democracy does matter, that our way of life--the rule of law--is worth fighting and sacrificing for. Thanks Ukraine! Go Ukraine! 🇺🇦

  • @aloodena5196
    @aloodena5196 Před rokem

    We doubled the industrial production of Oil in a decade a few times throughout history.

    • @huna1950
      @huna1950 Před rokem

      You mean we as a world released reserves….most of this stuff has barely been scoped let alone mined let alone processed costed and contractually cut up yet.

    • @aloodena5196
      @aloodena5196 Před rokem

      @@huna1950 Is it difficult and rare and some materials would be harder than others? Yes to all. But the fact is that we have doubled production of a base material in a decade before.

  • @ManuelGarcia-ww7gj
    @ManuelGarcia-ww7gj Před 11 měsíci

    In war, it is necessary to coerce your allies as much as it is to defeat your enemy. In this case, President Rubber Tree decided to coerce Germany into staying on our side and not making a compromise with Russia. I think that was a very bad decision, but then I think that the man's abilities are very similar to those of a Rubber Plant.

    • @amuroray2505
      @amuroray2505 Před 9 měsíci

      Bad decision to not side with a goverment that kidnaps children and murders people in the street all in the name of national security? Lol

  • @williamjmccartan8879
    @williamjmccartan8879 Před rokem +9

    I said this yesterday, China is going to help Russia use all of their conventional weaponry and then China moves north into Eastern Russia

    • @thestraightroad305
      @thestraightroad305 Před rokem

      Hmmmmm. Prescient.

    • @RandomPerson-vf3ld
      @RandomPerson-vf3ld Před rokem

      Is Russia lacks the technical abilities to harvest the oil and gas in their east that China needs, why wouldn't China take that land?

    • @mvonwalter6927
      @mvonwalter6927 Před rokem

      China seems to win best with a weak but propped up Russia. A former foe that will sell off its resources, energy and food, on the cheap.

    • @joefreeman9733
      @joefreeman9733 Před rokem

      Ivebeen saying basically the same f o r a year.
      No matter what hsppens on Uktaine Ch
      China wins.
      Russia s ally Chons will in the end be just like their Getmsn ally in 1939

  • @thebluemax6801
    @thebluemax6801 Před rokem +6

    🇺🇦👍👍glory to ukraine

  • @homercuts
    @homercuts Před rokem

    What kind of shirt was the speaker that's bald wearing?

  • @frankbonfield4123
    @frankbonfield4123 Před rokem

    I suggest you take a vacation in Alaska David that’s about as warm as you’re ever going to get

  • @thunderrun777
    @thunderrun777 Před rokem +7

    I have no clue why Peter Zeihan isn't running for president, a calm sensible, rational man....not a fossil not an ego maniac...just a smart man!

    • @vulcan2519
      @vulcan2519 Před rokem

      no need for that, the CIA already controls the presidency

    • @mikedeuel953
      @mikedeuel953 Před rokem +9

      The first four words of that comment are irrefutable.

    • @nomadtv6009
      @nomadtv6009 Před rokem

      Think you just answered your own question.

  • @triquepersonalwork6369
    @triquepersonalwork6369 Před rokem +3

    Wars rarely ever end with one side winning, there is almost always a negotiation

    • @Khalkara
      @Khalkara Před rokem +1

      A negotiation of surrender is still a surrender. Meaning you lost at that point.

  • @romannumeral5547
    @romannumeral5547 Před rokem +12

    It's wondeeful to see a really intellectual and focused discussion on Ukraine/Russia war. Beyond the internal ramifications of each country but the effect on global economics. The world has become a lot more complex in the last 50 yrs requiring different approaches and strategies in solving world problems. However, I highly doubt that the average Ukranian is thinking of anything other than getting Russia out of Ukraine and ending the war. That should be the focus of the West. All of this talk about resources is fine and there's no doubt that corporations like Haliburton or even countries are trying to figure out how to game the situation. We can't deal with everything at once so let's deal with the current threat first. There's no getting around the fact that this is a war between political ideologies no matter how you sugar coat it.

    • @MrRoundwound
      @MrRoundwound Před rokem

      You couldn’t be more wrong. The West should never have broken their agreements to not push any more to the East. The west needs to stop provoking.