Doug Casey's Take - World War III, China, and the 5 Types of Warfare
Doug Casey successfully predicted the likelihood of an unconventional attack on the United States just months before the attacks on 9/11.
"An attack will soon come from outside American borders, in the form of war. But it won't be declared war in the conventional sense with ballistic missiles. When the attack comes, it will be delivered through a much cheaper, reliable and unexpected form such as a car bomb, boat or plane."
In this episode, Doug looks to the future of war and, in particular, the risk of war with China.
The Thucydides Trap (dilemma) is a term coined by American political scientist Graham T. Allison to describe an apparent tendency towards war when an emerging power threatens to displace an existing great power as the international hegemon. It was coined and is primarily used to describe a potential conflict between the United States and the People's Republic of China.
Five types of warfare:
Hot WarElectronic WarEconomic WarBiological WarPsychological WarPlus Doug Answers a question from a viewer: "What does the future geopolitical competition between the EU, China, Russia, and the US look like 20-50 years from now?
KGB defector Yuri Bezmenov's warning to America (1984): https://youtu.be/IQPsKvG6WMI
Doug Casey is an American-born libertarian economist and advocate of the free market. He is a bestselling financial author, international investor, entrepreneur, and the founder and chairman of Casey Research, a provider of subscription financial analysis about specific market verticals including natural resources/metals/mining, energy, commodities, and technology. Since 1979 he has written or co-written the monthly metals-and-mining-focused investment newsletter The International Speculator. He has authored four books, including Crisis Investing