Geopolitical Thinkers

Peter Zeihan is raw and humble, much wrong on feasibility of flexible fabrication and distributed enterprise. Centralist. But definitely idealistic? General critique of globalists is that they are formed by existing conditions, and therefore Divergent Thinking is not likely part of their game.

Other thinkers acc to Gemini:

Peter Zeihan is known for his distinctive approach to geopolitics, which heavily emphasizes demographics, geography, and resource availability. When looking for similar thinkers, it's helpful to consider those who share aspects of his analytical style. Here are some individuals and categories of thinkers who have similarities:

Individuals:

George Friedman: Zeihan worked for Friedman at Stratfor, a geopolitical intelligence firm. Friedman also focuses on long-term geopolitical trends and makes forecasts based on geographical and historical factors. Ian Bremmer: Bremmer, the president of Eurasia Group, analyzes political risk and global trends. He provides insights into how political factors influence economic and social developments. Parag Khanna: Khanna focuses on global connectivity, infrastructure, and the shifting power dynamics of nations. He pays close attention to how logistical and technological changes are reshaping the world. John J. Mearsheimer: Mearsheimer is a prominent realist scholar who emphasizes the role of power and competition in international relations. While his approach differs in some ways from Zeihan's, they both focus on the underlying structural forces that shape global events.

Realists

These seem to be in general realist asshats below. The fault of the realist camp seems to be first principle.grounding on scarcity, which is asshattish because scarcity does not stand, on first principles. There is only artificial scarcity, which changes with mindsets. Thus the primary work.of modern civ should focus on changing mindsets - that is the challenge. Nobodybsaid it would be easy.

Alexander Wendt (famous for contribution towards Constructivism)

Barry Buzan (famous for contribution towards Copenhagen School/Securitisation Theory)

James Fearon (famous for contribution towards Rationalism)

John J. Mearsheimer (famous for contribution towards Neorealism)

Joseph S. Nye Jr. (considered cofounder of Neoliberalism)

Kenneth Waltz (considered founder of Neorealism)

Martha Finnemore (famous for contribution towards Constructivism)

Robert O. Keohane (considered cofounder of Neoliberalism)

Samuel P. Huntington (famous for being the most controversial person in IR and for a certain book)

Stephen M. Walt (famous for contribution towards Neorealism)