From Peter Zeihan: On the chopping block today is Germany’s automotive and industrial sectors (with Volkswagen being our guinea pig).
VW is struggling for several reasons…and no, it’s not because hot-boxing it in the Scooby-doo vans has gone out of fashion. VW could blame increasing energy costs, competition from China, or electric vehicle challenges…they could even blame it on my favorite scape goat – demographics. Germany has a shrinking workforce which makes things more expensive, but global car demand is also shrinking, so it’s a double whammy. A combination of all these factors has made doing just about anything in Germany hopeless.
This isn’t just a Volkswagen issue though; these are problems that plague the entire German system and infect everything within it. Without some serious change, the flocks of skilled German workers emigrating will only grow.
Peter Zeihan: Longshoreman on Strike, US Ports Get Shut Down
To host Peter Zeihan for a speaking opportunity, contact Worldwide Speakers Group. Back to the picket lines we go…this time with the longshoreman. Ports across…
Thought Leader: Peter Zeihan
Ian Bremmer and Amina Mohammed on the promise and peril of AI
In a GZERO Global Stage discussion at the 79th UN General Assembly, Ian Bremmer and Amina Mohammed emphasized the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to…
Thought Leader: Ian Bremmer
Peter Goodman: Fears of a Global Oil Shock if the Mideast Crisis Intensifies
This piece is by WWSG exclusive thought leader, Peter Goodman. As the world absorbs the prospect of an escalating conflict in the Middle East, the…
Thought Leader: Peter Goodman
Peter Zeihan: TSMC’s Semiconductor Production in the USA
Thought Leader: Peter Zeihan
Peter Zeihan: This City in Mexico is Poised for Success
Thought Leader: Peter Zeihan
Peter Zeihan on the Geopolitics of Gaming
Thought Leader: Peter Zeihan
