The Ceasefire Is the Setup: What Comes After Is the Real War

 

🔮 What Is Socrates ?

Socrates is a predictive artificial intelligence system developed by economist Martin Armstrong, founder of Armstrong Economics. Unlike opinion-based forecasting, Socrates analyzes historical cycles, capital flows, political data, and market trends to model the future of geopolitics and economics.

 

 

📅 When Did It Start?

• Martin Armstrong developed early versions in the 1980s.

• The Economic Confidence Model—based on a repeating 8.6-year Pi cycle—was introduced in the 1990s.

• Socrates has since evolved into a powerful global forecasting tool that governments and hedge funds have secretly followed (and feared).

 

✅ How Often Has It Been Right?

 

According to Armstrong and his long-time followers:

 

• Accurately predicted the 1987 market crash

• Forecasted the 1998 Russian collapse

• Warned about Brexit (even when polls said “Remain” would win)

• Called the Ukraine war a year before it started in 2014

• Predicted civil unrest and polarization in the U.S. post-2020

• Now forecasting WWIII and global systemic collapse into 2027–2032

 

 

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📺 Episode Summary: 

The Ceasefire Is the Setup – What Comes After Is the Real War

 

 

In this urgent interview, Martin Armstrong warns that what appears to be a “ceasefire” or cooling off period in world conflicts is not the end—it’s the setup for something far worse.

 

 

Key Points from Armstrong:

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Full-Scale World War III Is Coming

 

 

• Socrates shows war escalation begins August 2025, builds into 2026, and peaks in 2027.

• This is not just regional conflict — it’s global. Armstrong explicitly says:

  “We’re going into full-on World War Three… it’s not just my opinion — that’s what the computer says.”

 

🧠 Neocons and Power Struggles Drive the War

 

• Armstrong argues neocons (like Bill Kristol, Bolton, Nuland) manipulate U.S. foreign policy for regime change.

• Netanyahu’s push into war with Iran was timed around avoiding a no-confidence vote.

• These wars are not about freedom — they’re about retaining power and preventing peace.

 

 

🔁 Middle East & Eastern Europe Are Just Starters

 

• Ukraine and Israel are flashpoints manipulated by Western governments.

• He predicts Iran, Russia, and China will ally against U.S., NATO, and Israel.

• Armstrong: “If China doesn’t support Russia, they know they’re next in line.”

 

⚔️ War Model: Panic Cycle for the First Time Since WWII

 

• Socrates has never shown a panic cycle for war on a yearly level since WWII — until now.

• A panic cycle means both extremes are tested: sudden fear, chaos, and escalation.

• 2026 is a key inflection year for both war and economic breakdown.

 

📉  Economic Forecast: Recession → Depression

 

• U.S. economy already turned downward (as of May last year).

• Stagflation (rising prices but shrinking economy) will last until at least 2028.

• Europe is worse off — may enter a true depression, especially Germany.

• Civil unrest will rise globally as inflation, shortages, and mistrust grow.

 

🧨  Ceasefire Illusion

 

• Any current “peace deals” (e.g., in Ukraine, Gaza) are tactical pauses — not true peace.

• Armstrong says the neocon doctrine is to never allow negotiation, because that threatens their agenda.

 

🗺️  Final World Power Shift

 

• Armstrong says by 2032, China will likely become the global financial center, replacing the U.S.

• The West will face major governmental collapse or restructuring, similar to what happened in ancient Rome and during the American/French revolutions.

 

 

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⚠️ Closing Thought:

 

Armstrong ends with a sobering note:

 

“I don’t want to see this… but it’s the model’s forecast, and it hasn’t been wrong.”

 

He encourages Americans to prepare for:

 

• Economic pain

• Global war escalation

• Government instability

• And a massive shift by 2032