"THE WORLD IS COLLAPSING!"
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Episode Description
“The world is collapsing.”
That was Professor Jiang Xueqin’s response when I asked him what was front of mind for him right now.
Professor Jiang predicted the last global shifts before many people saw them coming.
Now he’s back making new predictions about what happens next.
After our first conversation reached 16 million views, I wanted to speak with Jiang again to really understand why he believes the world is entering such an uncertain period and what he thinks we should be paying attention to next.
Professor Jiang is a Yale-educated geopolitics expert who studies history, power and human behaviour to understand how the events of today could shape the future
In this conversation, we discussed things like:
- Why he believes the current global order is changing. - How the US dollar became the foundation of the modern economy. - Why wars, technology and economics are more connected than most people realise. - His predictions for America, China, AI and the future of global power. - How history can help us understand where the world may be heading.
Jiang doesn’t just look at individual events - he looks at the bigger systems behind them and asks what happens when those systems start to change.
The longer I spoke to Jiang, the more I realised that the world doesn’t change by accident. It changes because of decisions, incentives and human behaviour.
Understanding those forces might be the key to understanding what happens next..
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Brief Summary
The guest predicts a financial crisis and societal collapse, including Messi as Argentina's president and a potential Trump third term.
Key points
- Predictions of Collapse. A polarizing figure shares predictions about the future, including a potential financial attack.
- Messi for President?. An unexpected prediction that Lionel Messi will become president of Argentina.
- A Pessimistic Outlook. The speaker expresses a bleak view on civilization's future, stating we are running out of time.
Episode highlights
- Predictions of CollapseA polarizing figure shares predictions about the future, including a potential financial attack.“I now recognize and I have a framework to predict the future.”0:17Sep 14, 2026
- Messi for President?An unexpected prediction that Lionel Messi will become president of Argentina.“Oh, wow, I wasn't expecting that.”0:51Sep 14, 2026
Transcript
I think there are a lot of people who do not like what I'm saying. I am one of the most polarizing figures in the world right now, but I'm trying to prepare everyone. And what I want to explain to you today, Stephen, is why the world is collapsing. Because having studied patterns of history and global supply chains, I now recognize and I have a framework to predict the future. And I brought to you three, four, five predictions structured around 9/11. >> So, what are your predictions? I've been dying to know. >> My first prediction, if there is another 9/11 attack, it will be an attack on the US financial infrastructure. Imagine one
day you open your iPhone, and you're looking to buy a coffee, and all the money in your bank account has been wiped out. And they don't know when or how long it will take them to retrieve it. I believe that's what [music] makes Americans most vulnerable, and therefore the most easily traumatized. What's prediction number two? Is that Lionel Messi will become president of Argentina. >> Oh, wow, I wasn't expecting that. And also, do you think Trump is going to have a third term? [music] >> Let's make a friendly bet and say $100 Trump gets a third term. There'll be a siege on New York City. Prediction three.
>> My third prediction is that >> Are you sure? You don't think that the US would actually do that, though, right? >> Well, I understand a lot of this is going to be extremely pessimistic, but we are living in a time of not just war, but also the regression of civilization. We basically [music] hit the height of technological advancement. >> The word collapse you used there is a strong word. >> Yes, I am positive that we are seeing the collapse of civilization. All the stuff that we have might have seen on television, it is coming to us in our lives. And the world is essentially
running out of time. And I will paint a clear and simple picture [music] of what is about to come. >> What would have to be the case for none of these sort of catastrophic things to take place? >> Well, the only thing that gives me hope is
