It's good to see him finally getting to the top of this mountain he's been climbing the past 4 months.

Pretty sweet that this travel channel comes with such cool bonus content

Gotta get Peter a microphone windscreen.

THIS is the sort of in depth analysis of a country's decision making that I always craved when I was in the military. Every country has its own unique logic, and it usually takes years of study to figure out even some simple pieces that are different from your own country.

The captions are a nice touch. I love your quick and remote content; it's only a little bit annoying when the audio is choppy. CC makes up for it.

cheers from Turkey... The other reason that Peter did not mention for the "policy change" is that Erdogan goverment is desperate to find financial sources, as the country is in a big deficit with inflation rate soaring and Erdogan is taking his chances. it is all about money, nothing else nowadays.

Geopolitcs in this part of the World are extremely complicated, thanks for the sidewalk chalk explanation that is detailed and concise.

Other KZfaqrs with perfect sound "Really sorry about the bad sound, I've switched to the different mic this week" Peter Zeihan on a mountain "There is a growing demographic trend of KZfaq audiences seeking meaningful analysis of geopolitical issues. Due to the constrained supply of good information on KZfaq, there is a power inbalance which allows me to rape your ears with this terrible sound quality and there is nowhere else you can go."

I wish I was Peter's travel agent. I could retire 20 years early 😀

Other youtubers: “lets record in a well insulated room with adequate sound deadening.” Peter: “yeah, this mountaintop will do nicely!” Love you peter, your stuff is still better than anyone else

Two of my favorite things on this channel. Outdoor adventuring and world regional current events.

"Hey everyone, Peter Zeihan here, coming to you from the crags of the Mt. Doom before I head to Iowa next week. Right now, I'd like to talk about Erdogan."

I really like your video content but I think the wind is affecting your audio quite a bit

I look for update every morning. Appreciate your concise and straightforward assessment. It is refreshing and empowering. Reporting from outside is a nice touch!

Just found you and am enjoying your content! Fabulous way to break down complicated issues.

Unbelievable! You said more in an 8 minute clear and concise video clip about the complex issue that is always Turkey, than the hours of reports from various news outlets, both online and offline, have since February 2022. Well done!

Clear and concise, stuff you’ll never see on biased newscasts. Thank you!

And it's not just Turkey that's reevaluated its geopolitical goals. To get to this point, the US, Canada, and EU will have broadly reassessed their geopolitical goals if they're willing to make amends with Turkey to the degree that F-16's are back on the table. To that end, Armenia's gotta be kicking themselves both for soliciting protection from the Russians and for not trying to sue for peace vis a vis the US and EU back when the US and EU may have been inclined to yank Armenia away from Russia and at the same time counter Turkish regional aims. It's too late for that now, that ship has sailed; the US, Canada, and EU have broadly decided that anyone siding with Russia at this point, two years and change into their war of genocide in Ukraine, for whatever reason, is persona non grata.

Just want to say thank you for these clips. I enjoy watching these in the morning as I make my coffee. Great primer for getting the mind awake.

Loved the subtitles!! Thank you, Peter!

Thank goodness for subtitles

There's a bigger balancing act here, the decline of the Soviet was a massive opening for Turkey, particularly Balkans, Caucasus and Central Asia, they don't want a resurgent Russia locking those down again, meanwhile in multiple conflicts they've been on the opposite side to Russia, Nagorno-Karabakh, Syria and Libya, throw in Russia being an extistential threat for most of the last 300 years, the Turks don't particularly want Russia to win in Ukraine. At the same time, the Turks don't want their regional rival Iran to get nukes but the Turkish State own Halk Bank was caught red handed sanctions busting in Iran. There's a sense of a willingness to play both sides, make some money and build bilateral relations, without undermining too much the effect of the sanctions that the rest of the world take care of the final result. Perhaps now there's.a sense of aligning their policy with their desired outcome aligns with the improving relations with Western allies, with economic benefits and maybe even some lucrative contracts for their large military-industrial complex supplying Ukraine on the US/European cheque book. Oh and I'm guessing it's no fun living down wind from the Zaporizha power plant,

I am amazed at the info, and amused by the situation (one day young man you will talk to the world all alone from a mountain top..... ) I think you have an amazing life. Thanks for the info, hello from Texas

I really like the contextual news and information! Thanks

The other factor is Turkey's economy is struggling. So all of sudden they could be before world financial banks to structure and extend their foreign loans plus domestically people aren't very happy with the present Turkish Administration.

This guy puts the Geo in geopolitics

I'll take these quality vistas even for the hurricane audio they come with.

Interesting explanation about Turkey. Thank you.

Please do something about your audio quality. You are one of a handful of analysts that creates content that I clearly want to hear every word.

I'm amazed how he can talk so fluently and cogently without any notes or prompts. I looked at his glasses for reflections of notes and only he is reflected. Impressive!

Turkey also shipped state of the art self propelled artillery to Ukraine just before the NATO meeting, these are the South Korean designed howitzers built in Turkey under license, so South Korea had to sign off on Turkey shipping them to Ukraine, that signals a change both from Turkey and South Korea.

Thanks for the subtitles, really helps given the choppy audio due to the wind

By next year, “Coming to you aboard the International Space Station.”

I do like the subtitles!

I love the quality and focused conciseness, in the way you package your messages. Thank you for sharing.

Peter trying to catch his breath while talking geopolitics on a damn mountain top is such a chad move lol

As others have said, "It's the economy, ". Turkey must turn now to the EU to save it from itself. Again.

Leave it to Peter to talk about major subjects on top of a windy mountain.

Thank you for subtitles

That was certainly informative. Thanks for the report.

Phenomenal analysis as usual

Engaging, informative, concise and free (w ads). This is an example of the threat the internet poses to expensive liberal arts higher education as it is currently practiced today.

Congratulations on getting over 500k subs! What an accomplishment 👏

This was excellent. Thanks for this succinct but very informative video.

I was in Armenia a month ago and saw very clearly the way things are unfolding there -- it is as Peter mentioned. Some travellers told me in the countryside they are even getting big guns ready dug into mounds. Armenia is also trying to befriend Iran but Iran has no reason to assist them, so with so many things stacked against the Armenians they might even just sign off the disputed region rather than lose a totally unwinnable battle and Armenian lives.

Pretty sure Peter just wanders the earth and suddenly decides to film.

Thank you for the subtitles 🙏

Learn something new every time, thanks Peter

Nations don't have 'friends', nations have interest. Thank you for another insightful video. I look forward to them every day.

Audio is completely messed up

I usually just listen through the day and not watch. So I was a bit confused when I didn’t catch every word and went to my screen thinking it might be an internal BT issue. To my surprise I saw an awe inspiring vista along with script. Thanks Peter for not only educating us but taking us along on your journeys. And now I have to watch.

I’ve climbed a number of 14ers in Colorado. I never had the strength to do much other take a few pictures let alone give a geopolitical lecture at the summit. You are the man Peter. You

Peter- HUGE fan, but shocked that you didn’t mention Turkey economic crisis and meltdown of Lira to 26.5. Clearly they’re cozying up to rich countries and abandoning the poor for mamon as well.

One of the more accurate statements in my opinion. Canadians might have a hard time selling to the Turks again as they now make drone cameras locally and the Canadian firm that use to make it is out of business, never mind trust issues 😅

Consider covering the microphone portion of your phone with a cloth or sock in breezy locations ✌️

Another outstanding video and thank you. Seeing what beautiful locations you choose for the next video is one among many reasons I never miss an episode. I agree that a substantial shift has taken place in Turkey’s foreign relations posture, but I wonder why it was so abrupt. No doubt Turkey periodically re-evaluates their place in Europe and the world, both politically and economically. But what was the intervening catalytic event? Could it have been whatever President Biden said during their private conversation in Vilnius? Because even when countries change their posture, they do so incrementally if at all possible.

A review on Hungary policies and stances please :)

Very rational. Fair enough. Might not always like it. But understandable from the Turkish position.

Nice hike. Looks like you filmed it on the outcropping right before you make the right turn up to the final pitch.

Alright bud, this proves it - I'm hooked. I apparently will listen carefully, with little agitation, to a broken audio of your geopolitical cogitations. The backgrounds help. Thanks for your insights.

May I sponsor you a wind muffler attachment thingie? 😂

Peter is the man... that is all

Great location, fantastic audio!

Thank you for this invaluable content in these difficult days, Peter.

Also to keep in mind , Turkey has financed a massive domestic defence effort

This might seem off topic, but I read "Mongol Storm" recently which is a history of the near east including what became Turkey around 1200 CE. It was a really good book and talked constantly about the ever shifting political situations between all the factions in the region. Sounds exactly like what Zeihan is talking about in this video.

The subtitles are a huge plus. Thank you for taking the time to write those down, the auto generated subtitles aren't great for geopolitical discussion.

Hey Peter - Today I climbed Reversed Peak over June Lake Loop East of Yosemite. Class 3 summit block.

Looks like Grain’s back on the menu boys!!!

Excellent clarification on what I knew to be a regional power, but not very much about it's place in the world. What about the long standing inflation they've been having to deal with?

What a hike that was

Peter, love the videos. Could you find some sort of buffered microphone for the windy spots? I bet they have a phone attachment or something...

It's always nice to see Putin fans getting an egg on their face.

Thank you for this video

@ZeihanonGeopolitics noise/wind cancelling does a pretty good job, but when wind is intense, it starts cutting out like there's a bad connection. Physical mic sock may help if not already in use.

Either these videos are shot out of order or Peter has a secret twin. Peter's next book: "The geopolitical significance of the world's hiking trails."

The big question is, now that Russia withdrawn from the grain deal, how would Turkey (which made a lot of money thanks to this deal) are going to react. Are we going to finally see the starts of Istanbul closed to Russian ships?

Interesting points, thanks for sharing.

I love you Peter. Thank you for the information you are providing us. Clarity! You are the best of the best❤

Fix your mic dude. Unwatchable.

Can someone buy this man a proper mic

Waiting for the video where Peter nonchalantly announces that the US Space Force has operationalised teleportation and that’s why he’s on a different continent every few hours.

I'm glad that we're getting somewhere

The audio was MISERABLE!

Excellent topic! Turkey is a major power in the Eurasian landmass with strong ethnic connections with the “Turkish speaking Stan countries” and the Muslims in the Arab and non Arab countries both Sunni and Shia countries! With modern technology military industrial manufacturing production. USA and Turkey can be very useful partners in Western Asia just like Australia and Japan in the Pacific region.

that feel when listening to Peter while hiking the Pirin mountains of Bulgarian town Bansko

I much enjoy your insight on international relations! Also your ever-changing beautiful background. But please get a dead cat to cover your mic when its windy. Looking forward to the next video. Take care!

What's your take on the Truks or NaTO providing convoy escorts for the grain ships? Grain stocks are high right now but as shortages grow I could see it. Black Sea fleet can be wiped in one exchage.

Nice of Peter to add subtitles since his microphone keep dying

Thanks for the subtitles- audio was terrible. Always interesting to hear your voice

Nice catch on the subtitles, team Zeihan.

Please don't end up as a Missing 411 story. Stay safe on those hikes and please carry an emergency locator beacon (and bear spray and/or a pew pew). We can't lose you Peter. I don't always agree with you, but you are entertaining.

Another great analysis Peter!

Are the audio problems because you're using a starlink? Or you need a better wind thingy for the mic?

Smart man - getting up to the snowfields in THIS heat, wonder what the ambient temperature is up there with all the sunlight reflection? Sorry never been to those locales myself so I've no frame of reference personally.

Interesting. Thanks for sharing your assessment. I always knew that Turkey is quite blessed geographically, but I don't know much else concerning its geostrategics.

Turkey is gonna gain a lot once Russia loses most of its power, Turkey will be in league with azabaijan to take the whole of Nagorno-Karabakh ,then they will have access to azabaijan energy. Which will fuel the Turkish economy, get rid of dependence on oil from the Middle East and then Turkey will be on other big superpower.

Besides all the good info, I love the background ❤. That must be the best youtube background ever 😂👍🏾, for posts about politics

What an amazing view! Thank you.

Peter "Prepper" scouting in search of a proper cave to hide in case of s#it hitting the fan 😉