WW3 Expert: This Could Trigger Global Starvation
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In this gripping episode of 'The Diary Of A CEO,' host Steven Bartlett interviews Professor Dien, a controversial geopolitical analyst whose 2024 predictions—including Trump's re-election, a U.S.-Iran war, and the collapse of the American empire—have proven eerily accurate. Dien presents a chilling vision of an escalating global conflict, arguing that the war in Iran is not about regime change but a strategic pretext for the U.S. to expand its control over global choke points, establish a national draft, and deepen its military-industrial complex. He warns that the war will become a decades-long 'forever war,' triggering a cascade of crises: a global AI surveillance state, the collapse of the U.S. dollar, and the potential for World War III as Russia and China enter the conflict on Iran’s side. The episode culminates in a stark warning: the world is on the brink of a Bronze Age-like collapse, driven by climate crisis, famine, and mass migration, with the U.S. empire’s fall creating a vacuum that could lead to global starvation. Yet amid the doom, Dien offers a message of hope—emphasizing love, community, and human connection as the only antidote to chaos.
The U.S.-Iran war is a strategic pretext for global dominance, not regime change.
A national draft in the U.S. could be implemented by 2025 to sustain a 'forever war'.
The U.S. is using economic strangulation and AI surveillance to control populations.
World War III is likely (80-90% probability) due to competing global power blocs.
Global food and energy systems are critically vulnerable to disruption.
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Introduction and the Rise of a Geopolitical Prophet
Steven Bartlett introduces Professor Dien, a self-described 'WW3 expert' whose 2024 predictions about Trump’s re-election, a war with Iran, and the U.S. losing that war have all come true. Bartlett sets the stage for a deep dive into a world on the brink of collapse.
The U.S. Empire and the Petrodollar Crisis
“The Americans have been getting a really bad deal for decades. And President Donald Trump is going to change that by doing four things.”
The War in Iran: Decapitation vs. Attrition
“Iran is a fortress. And so the first thing is that Iran can choose to fight a war of attrition.”
The Global Chessboard: Grand Strategies of World Powers
“The way to defeat the United States is not to conquer it. You can never conquer the United States. The way to defeat the United States is to force it into a civil war.”
World War III: The Inevitable Conflict
“I think we're already in the catalyst moment. I think we're already in World War III because this conflict, it's going to expand outwards.”
“It was my wife, just by saying I love you to me, and I knew it to be true because we had a child together.”
“You can't do that. You have to be true to yourself and you have to be true to our son. Set a good example for him.”
“I think we're already in the catalyst moment. I think we're already in World War III because this conflict, it's going to expand outwards.”
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Professor Dien
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Steven Bartlett
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Donald Trump
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Iran
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Russia
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Israel
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Strait of Hormuz
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