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Next Phase of the New World Order | Simon Dixon & Dave Collum

Mar 24, 2026
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David B. Collum
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Simon Dixon
David B. Collum, academic chemist turned macro skeptic, and Simon Dixon, fintech entrepreneur and Bitcoin advocate. They frame the Iran conflict as a financial renegotiation, unpack how Strait of Hormuz shutdowns force massive energy and resource deal rewrites, and trace Dubai’s shift from gold to Bitcoin amid a multipolar reset.
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INSIGHT

Gulf Funds Moved From Treasuries To Equity And Gold

  • Gulf sovereign wealth funds shifted from buying treasuries to U.S. equities and gold, reducing petrodollar support and enabling transnational capital to push a multipolar transition.
  • Simon claims the financial industrial complex now seeks footholds in the Middle East via distress buyouts and ETFs.
INSIGHT

Energy Strikes Signal A Power Struggle Not Pure Warfare

  • Attacks on energy infrastructure reflect an internal power struggle between military hardliners and transnational financial actors aiming for a managed renegotiation.
  • Simon suggests some strikes were planned to force deals while other factions stage false flags to derail them.
INSIGHT

Multipolar Transition Replaces World War III Risk

  • A true World War III is unlikely because major powers (China, Russia, US) recognize mutual destruction; instead we’re in a negotiated multipolar transition.
  • Simon frames the era as the end of a 400-year Dutch-to-American imperial experiment shifting to multipolarity.
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