By using the logic and arguments set out in BTCH to understand the rise and fall of empires gives us an appreciation of the five stages of empire. This process allows…
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Posted by David Murrin on Thu, 30/05/2013 - 13:00
Last Update: Wed, 18/12/2013 - 16:43
Whilst the topic of Chinese cyber espionage was discussed extensively in BTCH it is critical that the West protects its technology. Since 9/11 the western world has…
Posted by David Murrin on Thu, 23/05/2013 - 16:37
Last Update: Wed, 18/12/2013 - 16:42
In Breaking the Code of History (BTCH) I dedicated a whole chapter to climate change, and presented evidence that human industrial activity was the cause of climate…
Posted by David Murrin on Thu, 23/05/2013 - 10:44
Last Update: Wed, 18/12/2013 - 16:42
Financial Bubbles have been a characteristic of markets since their inception. These phenomena represent a collective view in the value of an asset that ultimately…
Posted by David Murrin on Tue, 14/05/2013 - 10:25
Last Update: Wed, 18/12/2013 - 16:41
After many of my speeches a common question is ,’What can one person do to change the future?‘ This is a question that has been asked through the ages by people who do…
Posted by David Murrin on Fri, 10/05/2013 - 14:39
Last Update: Wed, 18/12/2013 - 16:40
Copper continues to look weak with its break lower and pull back to the 3300 area. Having dropped some 10% since our initial call, we continue to believe that copper…
Posted by David Murrin on Fri, 10/05/2013 - 10:17
Last Update: Wed, 18/12/2013 - 16:39
To date we have been working on the premise that Israel would by now have pre-emptively attacked Iranian nuclear installations if it had the military capability and if…
Posted by David Murrin on Thu, 09/05/2013 - 11:45
Last Update: Wed, 18/12/2013 - 16:38
‘Breaking the Code of History’ points out that a war is not merely a violent physical conflict, but that its energy and sources derive from the position of the…
Posted by David Murrin on Wed, 08/05/2013 - 11:44
Last Update: Wed, 18/12/2013 - 16:37
The answer is both simple and yet seemingly almost impossible to accomplish, without massive commitment and effort. The Western World needs to rebuild its economies…
Posted by David Murrin on Tue, 07/05/2013 - 14:15
Last Update: Wed, 18/12/2013 - 16:37
BTCH was written with the specific aim of analysing man's past, the structure of our world today and how our future could play out by the application of the theory of…
Posted by David Murrin on Tue, 07/05/2013 - 13:57
Last Update: Wed, 18/12/2013 - 16:35
The rise and fall of empires and any other governmental system demonstrate two very different value models. As a system rises it is optimistic and looks to the future…
Posted by David Murrin on Thu, 18/04/2013 - 11:05
Last Update: Fri, 03/07/2015 - 23:24
Leadership should be viewed as service.
One of the key elements in resolving safely the crisis of the western world and ultimately moving towards a Sentient World…
Posted by David Murrin on Wed, 17/04/2013 - 09:56
Last Update: Wed, 18/12/2013 - 16:33
Heroes and Empire Cycles
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Posted by David Murrin on Tue, 16/04/2013 - 15:42
Last Update: Wed, 18/12/2013 - 16:32
Further to our blog on the 15th March, gold fell after rumors of the Central Bank of Cyprus selling reserves to pay for the ongoing crisis, with rumors that other banks might well follow, sentiment…
Posted by David Murrin on Thu, 11/04/2013 - 15:18
Last Update: Wed, 18/12/2013 - 16:31
China
To better understand the various drivers operating across the Korean peninsula one has to first appreciate the role of China in the situation.
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Posted by David Murrin on Wed, 20/03/2013 - 14:55
Last Update: Wed, 18/12/2013 - 16:31
The mechanism of the decline of empires, nations, companies, and individuals is rarely forced upon them by competitors, but instead is a relentless process of self…
Posted by David Murrin on Fri, 15/03/2013 - 09:46
Last Update: Wed, 18/12/2013 - 16:29
Meanwhile Gold has once more dropped to levels in its recent range that have forced out weak longs. However when viewed from a distance this recent 1500 to 1900 range…
Posted by David Murrin on Thu, 14/03/2013 - 09:50
Last Update: Wed, 18/12/2013 - 16:29
One of our key leading indicators has been copper. Of special note is that the contracting structure failed at its upper resistance zone and we now expect a break of…
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