What really happened after the collapse of the USSR?

According to declassified documents from the Clinton Administration, there was a power struggle between communist hardliners and Russian oligarchs.

And when Yeltzin was caught in the middle, rather than giving in to either side, he turned to Vladimir Putin to protect Russia.

How might knowing the truth change the way we think about Putin and the war in Ukraine?

Martin Armstrong is the internationally recognized economist and former hedge fund manager behind Armstrong Economics and Ask-Socrates, a global economics and political environment analysis platform.

Martin is a former hedge fund manager and internationally recognized economist with more than 40 years of experience monitoring and forecasting market behavior.

On this episode of The Wiggin Sessions, Martin joins me to discuss his latest book, The Plot to Seize Russia, and describe how the current call to overthrow Putin will only make things worse.

Martin explores Ask-Socrates’ predictions of World War III and another global recession, explaining how the WEF influences elections and why we need a free speech platform like Twitter.

Listen in to understand what differentiates Martin’s economic theories from those of Klaus Schwab and learn how to protect your wealth in a tumultuous political and economic environment.

Key Takeaways

The purpose of the World Economic Conference and why Nigel Farage calls it the antidote to Davos

What differentiates Martin’s economic theories from those of Klaus Schwab

How Martin’s software predicted the outcome of the midterms and why he sees it as ‘the most corrupt election in American history’

What Ask-Socrates is saying about the war in Ukraine and the potential for WWIII

How the Fed is likely to react to the recession Martin’s forecasting model predicts

Martin’s theory that Bitcoin was started by the government to acclimate us to digital currency

The story behind Martin’s new book, The Plot to Seize Russia, and what really happened after the collapse of the USSR

Why Martin calls the conflict in Ukraine the climate change war and why overthrowing Putin will only make things worse

Martin’s support of making Twitter a free speech zone for discussions counter to the narrative

What individual investors need to understand about how international capital moves in wartime

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Resources

5 Minute Forecast

The Plot to Seize Russia: The Untold History by Martin Armstrong

2022 World Economic Conference

‘Zelensky & World War III’ in Armstrong Economics

The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: The Great Depression, 1929-1941 by Herbert Hoover