Chris Martenson: The worst energy shock in history and the looming global hunger catastrophe

On this episode of New Order, we speak to Chris Martenson, Founder & CEO of Peak Prosperity and former Corporate Finance Executive at SAIC. He discusses how the relationship between energy surplus and economic prosperity has changed as the war in Iran continues to constrain hydrocarbon supplies, the catastrophic effects super El Nino and the Iran war will have on food prices heading into next year, whether the Trump Administration is considering second and third-order effects from the hostilities such as fertilizer shortages, Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s refineries, why he believes there is a coordinated attack on global energy and food production, mass unrest across Europe spurred by higher prices and struggling workers, the decline of US hegemony and how the freezing of Russia’s sovereign assets accelerated the end of the US-dominated financial order, why the SWIFT system is no longer recoverable, how Global South countries are moving away from traditional investment models, why European governments are telling their citizens to stockpile essentials for a potential disaster, and much more.

Finally, New Order’s Zarah Khan invites viewers to submit questions to Afshin Rattansi. You can send in your questions to be answered to @AfshinRattansi on X to be answered on next week’s episode!