David Murrin

About David Murrin

David Murrin is a polymath whose unique career spans oil exploration in Papua New Guinea JP Morgan, Hedge and PE funds and geopolitical forecasting. He's the founder of the acclaimed "Five Stages of Empire" model that successfully predicted major global shifts including the 2008 financial crisis, America's decline, China's rise, and the timing of global conflicts. As an expert in global forecaster, David’s talking points include: global conflict, poor political leadership, extinction dissonance, global debt problem, empire models, and self organising.

"I want to equip others to see the world within a more realistic and predictive construct, and to warn of the dangers ahead in what I call the 'decade of consciousness or catastrophe.'" - David Murrin

RECOGNITION
“David is one of the best and most innovative geo-strategic thinkers I know. His understanding of past and current wars and strategies used to shape their outcomes, is profound. Our political and military thinkers would greatly benefit from his knowledge.”
Professional Head of the British Armed Forces

SUCCESSFUL PREDICTIONS
2007: Predicted the 2008 financial crisis.
2009: Predicted a global pandemic (Wuhan virus).
2011: Predicted the accelerating Chinese-US arms race.
2015: Predicted Brexit (2016) based on social drivers.
2016: Predicted Trump’s successful election.
2020: Predicted Germany‘s empire decline.
2021: Predicted Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

PUBLICATIONS
Breaking the Code of History (2010)
Lions Led By Lions (2018)
Now or Never UK Defense Review (2021)
Red Lightning (2021)