The State Of It

In this episode, David and Horatio dive into a fortnight of rapid global escalation that threatens to upend energy markets and western security.As drone attacks target critical bypass pipelines in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, we ask if the world's last "workarounds" for oil are about to fail.A look at the shock departure of Joe Kent and the growing internal fractures regarding U.S. involvement in the Middle East.While the West is fixated on Iran, an "open war" has broken out between Pakistan and Afghanistan. We discuss the conflicting narratives, the collapse of diplomacy, and why this border could be the world's most dangerous oversight.Stay ahead of the curve.Find us on:Website                Official website of David Murrin - Global ForecasterInstagram            @MurrinrawYoutube                David Murrin - YouTubeIf you have any questions that you would like David to answer on the podcast, please email David through his website. If you like our content, please to follow us and leave a review.Support the showSupport the showSupport the show

David and Horatio discuss the escalation in the regional Iranian war. Going into depth about where and when this began and how this conflict may look in the coming months and years. We also go over the other current conflicts in the globe right now, Pakistan and Afghanistan and Russia and Ukraine. Mentioning the complex dynamics that are involved in these very different but interlinked situations. Stay ahead of the curve.Find us on:Website                Official website of David Murrin - Global ForecasterInstagram            @MurrinrawYoutube                David Murrin - YouTubeIf you have any questions that you would like David to answer on the podcast, please email David through his website. If you like our content, please to follow us and leave a review.Support the showSupport the show

Horatio and David discuss the past, present and possible future of maritime power. David talks about how and why the Britain rose to dominate the waves in the 18th and 19th centuries, the pivotal lessons from that naval strategy, and the subsequent decline of Western naval supremacy.Horatio also takes the conversation onto the present and future. Discussing the critical maritime power shift, driven by China’s shipbuilding capabilities. Pivoting also towards modern technologies such as quantum tech and drones and how they might impact navies and modern warfare. Thus pressing the west to overcome the sea blindness that we are currently experiencing before it gets too late to regain a foot in global sea power.Stay ahead of the curve.  Find us on:Website                Official website of David Murrin - Global ForecasterInstagram            @MurrinrawYoutube                David Murrin - YouTubeIf you have any questions that you would like David to answer on the podcast, please email David through his website. If you like our content, please to follow us and leave a review.Support the showSupport the show

Horatio and David discuss current UK politics. David argues that Labour’s credibility has been damaged by Angela Rayner’s resignation and Starmer’s handling of it, and that internal Left–Centre tensions are widening. He is scathing about David Lammy’s promotion and predicts Reform UK will overtake Labour well before 2029 due to a looming financial crisis and public disillusionment with both major parties. He criticises Starmer’s leadership, the Chagos decision, and the choice of Mandelson, and says UK defence is dangerously under-resourced and over-reliant on US enablers. He argues for missile defence and a stronger nuclear triad. Finally, he predicts a UK-led Western debt crisis driven by commodity-led inflation and policy missteps by Rachel Reeves.Stay ahead of the curve.Find us on:Website                Official website of David Murrin - Global ForecasterInstagram            @MurrinrawYoutube                David Murrin - YouTubeIf you have any questions that you would like David to answer on the podcast, please email David through his website. If you like our content, please to follow us and leave a review.Support the show

In the third episode of the State of it podcast, Horatio and David Murrin discuss a shifting world order: a declining, alliance-strained U.S.-led West versus a rising, industrially scaled China at the centre of an “axis of autocracy.” David argues China has converted economic weight into military power (missiles, drones, hypersonics), created large anti-access/area-denial zones, and now holds the upper hand.David foresees a decade-long global conflict cycle unless the West urgently mobilises industrially and militarily, coheres alliances, and creates a “firebreak” by decisively backing Ukraine. India and Turkey are portrayed as pivotal fence-sitters; Taiwan is the likeliest trigger, potentially cascading into a wider Pacific war. Murrin is sharply critical of Western leadership—especially Trump—for fragmenting alliances and slowing the response.Get a better understanding of what's really happening in the world.   Find us on:Website                Official website of David Murrin - Global ForecasterInstagram            @MurrinrawYouTube               David Murrin - YouTubeIf you have any questions that you would like David to answer on the podcast, please email David through his website. If you like our content, please to follow us and leave a review.Support the showSupport the showSupport the show

In the second episode of Season 5 of the State of it podcast, David and Horatio talk about the state of the Iran Israel conflict and how it may expand into a much larger conflict than what people currently believe.Get a better understanding of whats really happening in the world. Find us on:Website                Official website of David Murrin - Global ForecasterInstagram            @MurrinrawYoutube                David Murrin - YouTubeIf you have any questions that you would like David to answer on the podcast, please email David through his website. If you like our content, please to follow us and leave a review.Support the showSupport the show

In the first episode of Season 5, David and Horatio talk about the current state of the world during a tough and confusing time where much too much is going on. Get a better understanding of whats really happening in the world. Find us on:Website                Official website of David Murrin - Global ForecasterInstagram            @MurrinrawYoutube                David Murrin - YouTubeIf you have any questions that you would like David to answer on the podcast, please email David through his website. If you like our content, please to follow us and leave a review.Support the show