The U.S., China, Taiwan, and the Coming Collapse of Global Stability (with Peter Zeihan)

Change Agents with Andy Stumpf

IRONCLAD

Society & Culture

4.8 • 607 Ratings

🗓️ 11 June 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

On today’s episode, Andy sits down with geopolitical strategist and author Peter Zeihan, founder of Zeihan on Geopolitics. They discuss Taiwan’s role in the global semiconductor supply chain and its relationship with China. The conversation covers the challenges the U.S. faces in reshoring manufacturing, China’s demographic trends, and the potential consequences of a military conflict over Taiwan. They also address issues related to AI development, global food security, and the need for investment in U.S. industrial and energy infrastructure. Sponsors: Firecracker Farm Use code IRONCLAD to get 15% off your first order at https://firecracker.farm/ AmmoSquared Visit AmmoSquared.com today for a special offer and keep yourself fully stocked. With over 100,000 members and thousands of 5-star ratings, Your readiness is their mission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Hey Harry.
0:00.7	Hello mate.
0:01.5	Got any tips for the football?
0:02.8	Your best bet is to head over to Bet Victor.
0:04.9	They'll give a new customer as a terrific welcome offer. If you bet a minimum of £10, they'll give you £30 in three bets. Four, that's a steel of a deal. It's a good darn deal that'll make your squirrel for real. Neil? My name's not Neil. I know, bet it rhymes. Listen to Harry and make your best bet on the football at Betvictor.
0:03.8	18 plus opt in best bet on the football at BetVictor.
0:23.3	18 plus opt in and bet on any football marketing at odds of evens or greater no, cash out seven-day expiry terms and conditions apply.
0:28.9	Gamblerware.org.
0:31.3	Race the rudder.
0:32.6	Raise the sails.
0:33.8	Raise the sales.
0:35.1	Captain, an unidentified ship approaching.
0:37.2	Over.
0:37.7	Roger that. Wait. Roger that.
0:38.8	Wait, is that an enterprise sales solution?
0:43.2	Reach sales professionals, not professional sailors.
0:47.1	With LinkedIn ads, you can target the right people by industry, job title and more.
0:51.4	To get £100 of your first campaign, go to LinkedIn.com slash lead
0:55.6	to claim your credit. That's LinkedIn.com slash lead. Terms and conditions apply.
1:01.4	But the second factor that is actually more important and happened at the same time is China
1:06.7	industrialized and urbanized. When you live on the farm, kids are free labor. You have a lot of them.
1:12.3	They're an economic asset. When you move into town, they're just an expense. You have fewer of them.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from IRONCLAD, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of IRONCLAD and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.