Glenn Diesen - Greater Eurasia Podcast Jiang Xueqin: "We Are Already in World War 3"
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May 11, 2026 
Jiang Xueqin, popular Predictive History commentator known for geopolitical forecasts, warns that World War 3 has already begun. He analyzes the Iran conflict, U.S. strategies of decapitation and economic pressure, Chinese mediation, and the risks of wider escalation involving Europe, Russia, and Israel. He also discusses U.S. grand strategy, debt-driven war incentives, and possible domestic consequences in America.
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U.S. Debt Pressure Drives Geopolitical Aggression
- The U.S. faces a $39 trillion debt burden that incentivizes war to force other nations to absorb costs and sustain demand for U.S. energy and treasuries.
- Jiang Xueqin argued conflict compels Europe and others to buy pricier U.S. resources financed by U.S. loans, shifting debt burden.
Global Elites Prefer Wars Over Domestic Revolts
- Elites prefer controlled external wars to domestic revolutions; they choose large-scale conflicts to distract and suppress potential uprisings.
- Jiang Xueqin compared choices to 1848 revolutions versus World War I-style conflicts as elite survival tactics.
Israeli Extremists See Chaos As Strategic And Religious
- A vocal Israeli extremist minority views accelerating Middle East chaos as eschatological and strategically beneficial for Israel.
- Jiang Xueqin described religious fanatics pushing the Greater Israel agenda who believe chaos will force Jewish unity and divine protection.