Liz Truss, in her election campaign to become Prime Minister, made economic growth a core pillar. To execute this much-needed policy, she chose as her Chancellor of the…
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“David is one of the best and most innovative geo-strategic thinkers I know. His understanding of past and current wars, and the weapons and strategies used to shape their outcomes, is profound. This has enabled him to make a series of remarkably prescient predictions about the new age of war, that unfortunately are coming true in front of our eyes. Our political and military leaders would greatly benefit from drawing on his knowledge and insight to help them navigate through these perilous times.”
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Murrinations Insights will help you future-proof your world with investment-grade analysis, predictions and strategies, to help you anticipate future events. Based on a global model that integrates significant geopolitical, military, economic, financial market and environmental developments.
Posted by David Murrin on Fri, 23/09/2022 - 08:00
Last Update: Fri, 12/05/2023 - 10:11
It has been over a year now since we warned that South Africa was on the precipice of disintegration, in our Murrination series listed below. We concluded that the…
Posted by David Murrin on Thu, 22/09/2022 - 08:00
Last Update: Sat, 22/10/2022 - 10:35
In my youth I grew up in close contact with America, and came to love its vitality and drive. However, the America of today has fallen a long way from the dynamism of…
Posted by David Murrin on Wed, 21/09/2022 - 13:40
Last Update: Fri, 09/01/2026 - 14:54
Introduction
In our recent Murrination The Battle for Ukraine 14; Putin's Panic we predicted that the in-person meeting between Xi and Putin on the sidelines of the…
Posted by David Murrin on Wed, 21/09/2022 - 10:00
Last Update: Tue, 27/09/2022 - 14:39
In a short period of weeks, Britain has undergone an almost unprecedented change in leadership, in both of its great institutions of state. First came the shift from…
Posted by David Murrin on Tue, 20/09/2022 - 15:30
Last Update: Mon, 19/01/2026 - 17:26
Introduction:
The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth marked a great moment in British history, and in the lives of not just the peoples of Britain and the Commonwealth, but the world. It brought us…
Posted by David Murrin on Mon, 19/09/2022 - 08:00
Last Update: Fri, 01/08/2025 - 08:42
In life, we tend to define our actions by doing; as measured by our CVs and the empires we build, where we are the sum of our accomplishments. Of course, without this '…
Posted by David Murrin on Fri, 16/09/2022 - 19:15
Last Update: Tue, 27/09/2022 - 14:43
In a unique paradigm of our time, we continue to expect inflation to rise even as both demand and asset valuations fall, as a consequence of overleverage and reduced spending power. Consequently,…
Posted by David Murrin on Thu, 15/09/2022 - 08:00
Last Update: Wed, 21/01/2026 - 16:26
13.0 Carriers are the Kings (not Queens) of the Maritime Battlefield. Britain’s two small aircraft carriers, HMS Hermes and Invincible, were the greatest assets in the…
Posted by David Murrin on Thu, 15/09/2022 - 08:00
Last Update: Fri, 01/08/2025 - 08:47
14.0 Accurate and Timely Intelligence and Readiness are the only safeguards against surprise attack. The British failure to anticipate the Argentinian response, which was a desperation tactic by…
Posted by David Murrin on Tue, 13/09/2022 - 14:30
Last Update: Wed, 21/01/2026 - 10:55
Introduction
Over five weeks ago in The Battle For Ukraine 12; Putin's Options, we detailed what Putin's options would be as the war in Ukraine reversed suddenly against him. Since then that…
Posted by David Murrin on Tue, 13/09/2022 - 13:30
Last Update: Thu, 09/03/2023 - 08:33
In our Murrination released on Wednesday 10 August 2022, over five weeks ago – The Battle For Ukraine 11; The Tide Has Turned Against Putin – we predicted that:
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Posted by David Murrin on Tue, 13/09/2022 - 08:00
12.0 Contested landings are no longer viable. Once the British fleet had completed the uncontested (from the shore) amphibious landing of its ground forces…
Posted by David Murrin on Fri, 09/09/2022 - 08:48
Last Update: Wed, 21/01/2026 - 11:05
Introduction
Amongst the many monarchs of British history, it is the three great queens who truly stand out along the five stages of the British Empire and the new cycle of Global Britain:…
Posted by David Murrin on Fri, 09/09/2022 - 08:00
11.0 The Surveillance Battle; the old battle adage that if you can't find me you cannot kill me was once more proven correct. Argentine forces were only configured to…
Posted by David Murrin on Wed, 07/09/2022 - 08:00
10.0 Fighting spirit and systems reliability is a critical component to winning any war. With very few exceptions, British forces expounded a remarkable fighting spirit across every level of their…
Posted by David Murrin on Mon, 05/09/2022 - 08:00
Last Update: Wed, 21/01/2026 - 14:10
9.0 Brutal Air Defence Lessons After the sinking of the Sheffield, the war became a battle for air supremacy as the Argentinians attacked British ships with iron bombs dropped at an ultra-low…
Posted by David Murrin on Fri, 02/09/2022 - 08:00
Last Update: Sun, 06/04/2025 - 09:39
8.0 Preparing For Surprise Shocking and Decisive Attacks With the Argentine Navy neutralised before the British surface fleet approached the Falklands, the British refocused on defeating the air…
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