GeoHistory

The Future of Petrostates After Oil

It’s 2050, and petrostates around the world are in a mess of civil wars and failed states. What happened? Why? What can we do about it?

Mar 5 • Tomas Pueyo

Iran: The Day After

What's going to happen in the coming days and weeks?

Mar 3 • Tomas Pueyo

Saudi Arabia’s Ordeal

Between the Sandworm and the Quicksand

Feb 25 • Tomas Pueyo

The Resource Cliff

What Happens When Countries Run Out of Resources

Feb 10 • Tomas Pueyo

The Anti-Petrostate

Feb 6 • Tomas Pueyo

Peak Oil Is Coming

In early markets, hybrids always prevail because there’s not enough electric infrastructure. As it develops and people can charge their cars more…

Feb 3 • Tomas Pueyo

Is the World a Better Place After the Capture of Maduro?

If the US’s capture of Venezuela’s leader, Maduro, was not for its oil, what was it for?

Jan 19 • Tomas Pueyo

Is Venezuela’s Oil Worth the Hassle?

Trump claims that the abduction of Maduro is all about the oil: capturing it for US use, while keeping competitors from its benefits.

Jan 13 • Tomas Pueyo

Venezuela’s Excrement

Why the country is rich in oil but destitute and authoritarian today

Jan 10 • Tomas Pueyo

A Trip Around the World of Heat, Mountains, and Poverty

A new theory of why warm countries are poorer, based on a deep dive into dozens of countries across 4 continents and over 70 maps

Dec 26, 2025 • Tomas Pueyo

GeoHistory Part 2 | 2025 Q4

Were the Dark Ages Dark? When Spain wanted to invade China; the US's history before the Egyptian pyramids, and more

Dec 20, 2025 • Tomas Pueyo

GeoHistory Magazine Part 1 | 2025 Q4

The future of nation-states, new cities and their science, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Dec 18, 2025 • Tomas Pueyo

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