https://youtube.com/channel/UC11aHtNnc5bEPLI4jf6mnYg In his Foundation series, Isaac Asimov proposed that the science of "psycho-history" will help humanity understand its past, predict its future, and control its present. This channel is dedicated to exploring if "psycho-history" is indeed possible. This channel seeks to answer the following three questions: 1. What models, theories, and paradigms help us best understand world history? 2. What does history teach us about our current predicament? 3. How much of the future can be predicted? TV & Film Podsync generator (support us at https://github.com/mxpv/podsync) en-us Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:19:05 +0000 Tue, 20 Jun 2023 11:56:25 +0000 https://yt3.ggpht.com/ytc/AIdro_nOWe4S6b29fbPkg93PDibrKRQTYWczUyLo_mKEpzpASZp98SZsf1etvnv92v_B6OhtLA=s800-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj https://youtube.com/channel/UC11aHtNnc5bEPLI4jf6mnYg Predictive History Predictive History no t5oisJiorsU https://youtube.com/watch?v=t5oisJiorsU In this Thursday, March 5, 2026 lecture to his Beijing high school students, Professor Jiang explains that for Iran to triumph asymmetrically the people to become energetic, open, and cohesive. Thu, 05 Mar 2026 04:34:48 +0000 Predictive History Game Theory #10: The Law of Asymmetry 53:36 no 1 gXlcR7uHHdA https://youtube.com/watch?v=gXlcR7uHHdA In this Wednesday, March 4, 2026 lecture to his Beijing high school students, Professor Jiang explains the central conflict of the Odyssey. Wed, 04 Mar 2026 04:19:19 +0000 Predictive History Great Books #5: The Odyssey 40:27 no 2 jIS2eB-rGv0 https://youtube.com/watch?v=jIS2eB-rGv0 In this Tuesday, March 3, 2026 lecture, Professor Jiang analyzes the US-Iran War. Tue, 03 Mar 2026 08:32:47 +0000 Predictive History Game Theory #9: The US-Iran War 45:25 no 3 ijnkCt1QK6k https://youtube.com/watch?v=ijnkCt1QK6k In this Tuesday, January 27, 2026 lecture to his Beijing high school students, Professor Jiang explains why America is more of a nation-game than it is a nation-state. Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:28:03 +0000 Predictive History Game Theory #7: America's Game 48:32 no 6 CbamEcNuDXo https://youtube.com/watch?v=CbamEcNuDXo In this Thursday, January 22, 2026 lecture to his Beijing high school students, Professor Jiang explains how the British empire evolved into an offshore financial system. Thu, 22 Jan 2026 05:55:54 +0000 Predictive History Game Theory #6: The World's Bank 45:01 no 7 ybufqRY77PQ https://youtube.com/watch?v=ybufqRY77PQ In this Tuesday, January 20, 2026 lecture to his Beijing high school students, Professor Jiang uses game theory to explain how states rise and fall. Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:15:14 +0000 Predictive History Game Theory #5: The World Game 57:16 no 9 35HRPLVyF0g https://youtube.com/watch?v=35HRPLVyF0g In this Thursday, January 15, 2026 lecture to his Beijing high school students, Professor Jiang uses the example of immigration to illustrate how games are rigged. Notes and References: "What Makes You Click: Mate Preferences and Matching Outcomes in Online Dating" (MIT Sloan Working Paper February 2006) Download the paper here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=895442 Thu, 15 Jan 2026 05:49:16 +0000 Predictive History Game Theory #4: The Immigration Trap 46:18 no 10 Ft2CuowGuYc https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ft2CuowGuYc In this Wednesday, January 14, 2026 talk to his Beijing high school students, Professor Jiang explains that to be human is to "hear yourself speak." Wed, 14 Jan 2026 08:44:28 +0000 Predictive History Great Books #2: Homer and the Invention of the Human 36:57 no 11 MX93U4KzA28 https://youtube.com/watch?v=MX93U4KzA28 In this Tuesday, January 13, 2026 lecture to his Beijing high school students, Professor Jiang explains who succeeds, and why. Notes and References: 1. The Marshmallow Test by Walter Mischel 2. Mindset by Carol Dweck 3. Peak by K. Anders Ericsson Tue, 13 Jan 2026 11:03:28 +0000 Predictive History Game Theory #3: Rich Dad, Poor Dad 53:33 no 12 TsD-8FGA84A https://youtube.com/watch?v=TsD-8FGA84A What are the Great Books? In this introductory lecture, Professor Jiang explains that the Great Books are meant to help us achieve our true human potential by revealing the secrets of the universe. This semester, Professor Jiang will discuss five Great Books: 1. The Iliad by Homer 2. The Odyssey by Homer 3. The Republic by Plato 4. The Aeneid by Vergil 5. The Divine Comedy by Dante Wed, 07 Jan 2026 08:51:48 +0000 Predictive History Great Books #1: Secrets of the Universe 45:19 no 14 ZPrecJHUOUs https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZPrecJHUOUs In this Tuesday, December 16, 2025 lecture to his Beijing high school students, Professor Jiang explains how the alliance between the British Empire and the Sabbatean Frankists created modernity. Notes and References: 1. Coningsby by Benjamin Disraeli 2. Assault on Truth by Jeffrey Masson 3. The Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund Freud 4. Aetiology of Hysteria by Sigmund Freud 5. Fragments of an Analysis of Hysteria by Sigmund Freud 6. Wall Street and the Russian Revolution by Richard Spence 7. Letters of Karl Marx 8. Letters of Mikhail Bakunin 9. Rihland video on the Donmeh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlIMFdebOyY Tue, 16 Dec 2025 18:29:56 +0000 Predictive History Secret History #27: Empire of Evil 1:27:42 no 17 B5FtHagng8c https://youtube.com/watch?v=B5FtHagng8c In this Tuesday, December 9, 2025 lecture to his Beijing high school students, Professor Jiang explains how transnational capital came to dominate the world. Tue, 09 Dec 2025 14:05:21 +0000 Predictive History Secret History #25: Capital of Evil 1:10:29 no 19 TEdVhyE8pO0 https://youtube.com/watch?v=TEdVhyE8pO0 In this Thursday, December 4, 2025 lecture to his Beijing high school students, Professor Jiang explains how the Catholic Church became the ultimate empire. Notes and References: 1. Albigensian Crusade: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albigensian_Crusade 2. Sasanian Conquest of Jerusalem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasanian_conquest_of_Jerusalem 3. The Quran Thu, 04 Dec 2025 09:10:31 +0000 Predictive History Secret History #24: Empire of Church 1:24:38 no 20 6XGAc_OqCbU https://youtube.com/watch?v=6XGAc_OqCbU In this Tuesday, December 2, 2025 lecture to his Beijing high school students, Professor Jiang explains how Paul created Christianity. Notes and References: 1. Gospel of John, New Testament 2. Acts of the Apostles, New Testament 3. Letter to Romans, New Testament 4. Letter to Corinthians, New Testament 5. City of God by Augustine Tue, 02 Dec 2025 22:49:44 +0000 Predictive History Secret History #23: The Organization of Evil 1:34:31 no 21 pp0E1gb80WQ https://youtube.com/watch?v=pp0E1gb80WQ In this Thursday, November 27, 2025 lecture to his Beijing high school students, Professor Jiang explains the true teachings of Jesus. Notes and References: 1. Gospel of Thomas 2. Gospel of Matthew 3. Divine Comedy by Dante 4. Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Thu, 27 Nov 2025 08:28:12 +0000 Predictive History Secret History #22: The Divine Spark of Jesus 1:37:08 no 22 3t0MeVBD24I https://youtube.com/watch?v=3t0MeVBD24I In this Tuesday, November 18, 2025 lecture to his Beijing high school students, Professor Jiang explains that the Persians constructed the Jewish identity in order to divide and rule the Levant. Notes and References: 1. Book of Ezra, Hebrew Bible (Standard Revised edition) 2. Book of Nehemiah, Hebrew Bible (Standard Revised edition) Please Support Professor Jiang: 1. Donate: https://buymeacoffee.com/predictivehistory 2. Subscribe: https://predictivehistory.substack.com/ 3. Follow: https://x.com/xueqinjiang Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:29:02 +0000 Predictive History Secret History #19: Dawn of the Jews 1:12:34 no 25 4ehovUNrSrw https://youtube.com/watch?v=4ehovUNrSrw In this Thursday, November 6, 2025 lecture to his Beijing high school students, Professor Jiang explains how Homer gave birth to Greek civilization, humanity's creative peak. Notes and References: 1. The Iliad by Homer (translated by Robert Fagles) 2. Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind by Julian Jaynes 3. The Cosmic Serpent by Jeremy Narby 4. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy 5. To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf Thu, 06 Nov 2025 08:34:11 +0000 Predictive History Secret History #16: The Big Bang of Greek Civilization 1:07:36 no 28 rkt0HQOogHE https://youtube.com/watch?v=rkt0HQOogHE In this Tuesday, November 4, 2025 lecture to his Beijing high school students, Professor Jiang explains how the Bronze Age global trade network was a proto-capitalistic system, and therefore bound to collapse hard and fast. Notes and References: 1. Debt by David Graeber 2. 1177 BC by Eric H. Cline 3. Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely 4. "Power Causes Brain Damage" in the Atlantic Monthly: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/07/power-causes-brain-damage/528711/ Please Support Professor Jiang: 1. Donate: https://buymeacoffee.com/predictivehistory 2. Subscribe: https://predictivehistory.substack.com/ 3. Follow: https://x.com/xueqinjiang Tue, 04 Nov 2025 10:49:07 +0000 Predictive History Secret History #15: Capital and the Bronze Age Collapse 55:15 no 29 JpTI2gFYWrU https://youtube.com/watch?v=JpTI2gFYWrU In this Friday, October 31, 2025 lecture to his Beijing high school students, Professor Jiang explains that the people of the steppes were history's greatest conquerors because they were the most open, energetic, cohesive. Notes and References: 1. The Language of the Goddess by Marija Gimbutas 2. The Civilization of the Goddess by Marija Gimbutas 3. Sex at Dawn by Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jetha 4. The Horse the Wheel and Language by David Anthony Please Support Professor Jiang: 1. Donate: https://buymeacoffee.com/PredictiveHistory 2. Subscribe: https://predictivehistory.substack.com/ 3. Follow: https://x.com/xueqinjiang Fri, 31 Oct 2025 12:02:38 +0000 Predictive History Secret History #14: Legacy of the Steppes 58:45 no 30 FJF8oD_5c_w https://youtube.com/watch?v=FJF8oD_5c_w In his Wednesday, October 29, 2025 lecture to his Beijing high school students, Professor Jiang proposes a new theory on the birth of civilizations. Notes and References: 1. Theogony by Hesiod 2. Epic of Gilgamesh 3. Enuma Elish 4. Debate between Sheep and Grain Please support Professor Jiang: 1. Donate: https://buymeacoffee.com/predictivehistory 2. Subscribe: https://predictivehistory.substack.com/p/secret-history-13-twilight-of-the 3. Follow: https://x.com/xueqinjiang Wed, 29 Oct 2025 08:29:16 +0000 Predictive History Secret History #13: Mandate of Heaven 57:34 no 31 VtnRA-GNKM8 https://youtube.com/watch?v=VtnRA-GNKM8 In this lecture to his Beijing high school students, Professor Jiang explains how the religious imagination inspired humans to Heavenly achievements. Notes and References: 1. The Wayfinders by Wade Davis 2. The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber and David Wengrow 3. The Forest People by Colin Turnbull Please support the work of Professor Jiang: 1. Donate: https://buymeacoffee.com/PredictiveHistory 2. Subscribe: https://predictivehistory.substack.com/ 3. Follow: https://x.com/xueqinjiang Fri, 24 Oct 2025 12:08:37 +0000 Predictive History Secret History #12: Heaven on Earth 57:22 no 32 LvHsg5qtDs8 https://youtube.com/watch?v=LvHsg5qtDs8 In his Tuesday October 21, 2025 class Professor Jiang argues against Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution. He believes that humans from the beginning were spiritual, compassionate, and artistic. Reference: 1. The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber and David Wengrow 2. Origin of Species by Charles Darwin Please support Professor Jiang: 1. Donate to him: https://buymeacoffee.com/predictivehistory 2. Subscribe to his Substack: https://predictivehistory.substack.com/ 3. Follow him on X/Twitter: https://x.com/xueqinjiang Tue, 21 Oct 2025 10:31:30 +0000 Predictive History Secret History #11: Dawn of the Human Imagination 1:01:37 no 33 9MURGjjG4aA https://youtube.com/watch?v=9MURGjjG4aA Where did we come from? Why are we here? Where are we going? Scientists tell us they have all the solutions. The Big Bang Theory, Evolution, and Neuroscience reveal a random, material, and emergent universe. But there are fundamental problems with all three theories. What is dark energy? How did we make the evolutionary leap from ape to human? Where does consciousness come from? In this Wednesday, October 15 lecture to his Beijing high school students, Professor Jiang proposes a theory of everything that places mind before matter. Notes and References: 1. The Holographic Universe by Michael Talbot 2. The Cosmic Serpent by Jeremy Nagy 3. The Divine Comedy by Dante 4. Essentia Foundation conversation on Quantum Fields and Consciousness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FUFewGHLLg&t=4s Please support Professor Jiang's work: 1. Donate to him: https://buymeacoffee.com/PredictiveHistory 2. Subscribe to his Substack: https://predictivehistory.substack.com/p/secret-history-10-the-war-of-heaven 3. Follow him on X/Twitter: https://x.com/xueqinjiang Wed, 15 Oct 2025 10:02:52 +0000 Predictive History Secret History #9: The Theory of Everything 1:06:45 no 35 hk_yhi3-prw https://youtube.com/watch?v=hk_yhi3-prw Notes and References: 1. The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt 2. The Trial by Franz Kafka 3. Seeing Like a State by James C. Scott 4. For this talk, I relied heavily on the work of Michael Zanini. His Substack is here: https://revitalize.substack.com/p/why-the-federal-bureaucracy-keeps 5. The article on the ballooning bureaucracy of Swedish higher education can be found here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10602-023-09408-x 6. The CNN article on how USC punished the professor is here: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/10/us/usc-chinese-professor-racism-intl-hnk-scli 7. The article on the Stratford bankruptcy can be found here: https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/stratford-university-files-for-bankruptcy-president-vice-president-listed-as-biggest-creditors/article_6a39611c-b77e-11ed-bb60-0f23e8ea0812.html Authorized social media links: Twitter: https://x.com/Pred_History Substack: https://predictivehistory.substack.com/p/secret-history-8-the-rise-of-the Dear community: Please note that I refuse to monetize my YouTube channel in any way. I do not accept sponsorships or ad revenue, and I would never ask for monthly subscription fees. There are many YouTube fan channels that are using my content. Please remember that I am not in any way affiliated or associated with any of them. Some have asked for monthly subscription fees, and I strongly disagree with this practice. Please exercise caution, and please be aware. Please do not give money on YouTube as doing so can only encourage bad faith actors. Please spread this message far and wide. I know you want to contribute to my work, but I would hate to think that any of you would be taken advantage of. Sat, 11 Oct 2025 01:11:35 +0000 Predictive History Secret History #8: Death by Bureaucracy 1:03:17 no 36 6PdfD44DkqA https://youtube.com/watch?v=6PdfD44DkqA What is mind control, and how does it work? In his Wednesday, September 10, 2025 lecture to Beijing high school students, Professor Jiang explains how mind control techniques originated in ancient Egypt. Priests developed these techniques to control the Pharaoh, and they became embedded into Egyptian mythology. Today, these ancient mind control techniques are still used. Please Support Professor Jiang: In order to openly and freely discuss controversial topics, Professor Jiang does not monetize his YouTube videos. If you have the means, please donate here: https://buymeacoffee.com/predictivehistory If you'd like to delve deeper into the topic of mind control, please read Professor Jiang's most recent post on Substack, in which he discusses Manchurian Candidates: https://predictivehistory.substack.com/p/the-secret-history-of-the-world-6 Notes and References: 1. The Dark Side by Jane Mayer. You can read the book at any library, or purchase the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Side-Inside-Terror-American/dp/0385526393 2. Read about the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Ghraib_torture_and_prisoner_abuse 3. Learn about the concept of Learned Helplessness here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learned_helplessness 4. Learn how the CIA was working with psychologists to torture prisoners here: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/oct/13/cia-torture-survivors-sue-psychologists-aclu 5. There is ample evidence that shows that prisoner abuse is more likely to turn them into terrorists: https://humanrightsfirst.org/library/like-a-fire-in-a-forest-isis-recruitment-in-egypts-prisons/ 6. Read about MKUltra here: https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/sites/default/files/2025-01/2024-12-26_daylycaller.com-documents_reveal_just_how_crazy_the_cias_mkultra_mind-control_program_really_was.pdf 7. Read about the case of Abu Zubaydah here: https://www.therenditionproject.org.uk/prisoners/zubaydah.html 8. This article explains that psychologists have their own issues: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/199707/why-shrinks-have-problems Thu, 11 Sep 2025 00:09:52 +0000 Predictive History Secret History #6: The Psychology of Evil (Graphic and Disturbing, Viewer Discretion Advised) 50:28 no 38 EgGfQdv_rPc https://youtube.com/watch?v=EgGfQdv_rPc Where do secret societies come from? What do they teach? On Friday, September 5, 2025, Professor Jiang lectured on the development of the religious tradition in the West. References: 1. The Book of Enoch 2. The Gospel of Thomas 3. Paradise Lost by John Milton 4. The Book of Genesis 5. "The Secret History of the World" by Mark Booth Please Support Professor Jiang's Work: 1. If you'd like to delve deeper, please subscribe to Professor Jiang's Substack: https://predictivehistory.substack.com 2. In order to discuss sensitive topics freely and openly, Professor Jiang does not monetize his YouTube videos. If you have the means, please consider making a small donation: https://buymeacoffee.com/predictivehistory Fri, 05 Sep 2025 21:12:14 +0000 Predictive History Secret History #5: The Birth of Evil 1:10:29 no 39 BtlWoqWLm9Q https://youtube.com/watch?v=BtlWoqWLm9Q Why is there evil in the world? In his Thursday, August 28, 2025 lecture to his Beijing high school students, Professor Jiang explains how secret societies operate, and why they're the true centers of power in the world. Please Support Professor Jiang's Work: 1. If you'd like to delve deeper into this topic, please subscribe to Professor Jiang's Substack: https://predictivehistory.substack.com/p/the-secret-history-of-the-world-4 In his most recent post, Professor Jiang analyzes why America's rich and powerful would fly to Epstein Island. 2. In order to discuss sensitive topics freely and openly, Professor Jiang does not monetize his YouTube videos. If you have the means, please consider making a small donation: https://buymeacoffee.com/predictivehistory Fri, 29 Aug 2025 09:18:34 +0000 Predictive History Secret History #4: How Evil Triumphs 1:08:06 no 40 0g3yo1DjiLM https://youtube.com/watch?v=0g3yo1DjiLM The Western world is in decline. Immigration is tearing apart the social contract, and causing ethnic tensions. Young people cannot find work, and can no longer afford a house. Debt is crippling governments and households. In his Tuesday, August 26, 2025 class to his Beijing high school students, Professor Jiang explains that these trends are caused by the aging crisis, in which rich pensioners are dictating policy to the detriment of everyone else. He predicts that the gerontocracy will lead to the rise of militaristic and authoritarian governments. Please Support: If you'd like to delve deeper into this topic, please subscribe to Professor Jiang's Substack: https://predictivehistory.substack.com/p/the-secret-history-of-the-world-3 In his most recent post, Professor Jiang offers a theory as to why Canada has so many Indian immigrants. In order to discuss sensitive topics freely and openly, Professor Jiang does not monetize his YouTube videos. If you have the means, please consider making a small donation: https://buymeacoffee.com/predictivehistory Fri, 29 Aug 2025 05:08:04 +0000 Predictive History Secret History #3: Death by Gerontocracy 49:19 no 41 K-_l9jBGo74 https://youtube.com/watch?v=K-_l9jBGo74 In this lecture, Professor Jiang explains the three theories as to why and how societies rise and fall: the financialization of society, elite over-production, and the civilization life cycle. Recommended Readings: 1. Please do yourself a favor, and read Thomas Piketty’s “Capital in the 21st Century.” It’s surprisingly clear and simple, and his evidence is striking and overwhelming. 2. It’s essential to read Peter Turchin. Start off with one of his earlier works: “War and Peace and War: The Rise and Fall of Empires.” 3. C. Wright Mills’ “The Power Elite” is a classic sociological survey on the structure of power in society. You can read it for free here: https://archive.org/details/dli.ernet.507694 If you'd like to read more about this topic, please read Professor Jiang's Substack post here: https://predictivehistory.substack.com/p/secret-history-2-measuring-the-resilience Please support Professor Jiang's work at https://buymeacoffee.com/predictivehistory Fri, 22 Aug 2025 20:39:48 +0000 Predictive History Secret History #2: How Societies Collapse 56:14 no 42 lt8XLz78ZvY https://youtube.com/watch?v=lt8XLz78ZvY In this lecture, Professor Jiang proposes that by studying geo-politics we can develop analytical frameworks that permit us to predict the future. If our predictions turn out to be accurate, we can use these validated frameworks to reveal the secret history of humanity. How does power work? Professor Jiang proposes that power is alchemy, and allows those in power to transform lead into gold. We are taught in science class that alchemy is a pseudo-science. But in fact we have achieved alchemy with the concept of money. Further Reading: If you enjoy this lecture and would like to delve deeper, please read Professor Jiang's Substack: https://predictivehistory.substack.com/p/the-secret-history-of-the-world-1 Please support Professor Jiang's work: https://buymeacoffee.com/predictivehistory Fri, 22 Aug 2025 16:37:32 +0000 Predictive History Secret History #1: How Power Works (4K Re-Upload with Audio Fixed) 1:11:15 no 43 ajFXykT9Joo https://youtube.com/watch?v=ajFXykT9Joo In this lecture, Professor Jiang proposes that by studying geo-politics we can develop analytical frameworks that permit us to predict the future. If our predictions turn out to be accurate, we can use these validated frameworks to reveal the secret history of humanity. How does power work? Professor Jiang proposes that power is alchemy, and allows those in power to transform lead into gold. We are taught in science class that alchemy is a pseudo-science. But in fact we have achieved alchemy with the concept of money. Further Reading: If you enjoy this lecture and would like to delve deeper, please read Professor Jiang's Substack: https://predictivehistory.substack.com/p/the-secret-history-of-the-world-1 Please support Professor Jiang's work: https://buymeacoffee.com/predictivehistory Thu, 21 Aug 2025 04:19:03 +0000 Predictive History Secret History #1: How Power Works 1:11:15 no 44 E83dpuyvpiM https://youtube.com/watch?v=E83dpuyvpiM The Western world is facing unprecedented levels of immigration, inflation, and economic malaise. Professor Jiang argues that these are symptoms. The real disease is the selfishness and hubris of the Baby Boomers, who are the most powerful demographic in the West. They want to maintain their pension, their free healthcare, and their property values -- even if that means burning the world down. References: 1. Rat Utopia experiments: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavioral_sink 2. Elite Overproduction: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elite_overproduction 3. The Bacchae: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bacchae Get Involved: Please support my work: https://buymeacoffee.com/predictivehistory Subscribe to my Substack: https://predictivehistory.substack.com/ Fri, 08 Aug 2025 14:20:39 +0000 Predictive History Geo-Strategy Update #8: Why the West is Doomed 38:06 no 45 ZgvAHZqaawA https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZgvAHZqaawA Why did Putin invade Ukraine? What is his endgame? How did he come from nowhere to become the most powerful man in Russia? In this talk, Professor Jiang offers a hypothesis and three predictions. He believes that there is a secret nexus of power within Russia that sees Putin as the Second Coming of Stalin who will unite the Orthodox world and restore the Byzantine empire. From this hypothesis, we can make three predictions: 1.) Odessa will be a cataclysmic battle between NATO and Russia. 2.) China and Russia will have a falling out. 3.) Russia will defend Iran. References and Further Study: 1. Read more about Spiridon Putin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiridon_Putin 2. Learn about the Third Rome prophecy here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow,_third_Rome 3. St. Paisios is a Orthodox mystic who purportedly foresees a war between Russia and Turkey: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paisios_of_Mount_Athos 4. Essay on how Putin's faith shapes his politics: https://www.theosthinktank.co.uk/comment/2022/02/16/essay-on-vladimir-putin 5. In this video from last year, an Orthodox predicts that the Israelis will attack Iran's nuclear research facilities: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=644tjm3LXWU 6. If you're interested in understanding how Orthodox Christians understand prophecy in geo-politics, this is a great resource: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj6gHMv69Nc 7. Read why and how the Russian Orthodox Church supports Putin's war in Ukraine: https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/pulpit-propaganda-machine-tracing-russian-orthodox-churchs-role-putins-war Please follow me on Twitter/X at: https://x.com/xueqinjiang If you have the means please support my work at: https://buymeacoffee.com/predictivehistory Fri, 18 Jul 2025 14:55:04 +0000 Predictive History Geo-Strategy Update #6: Is Putin the Ubermensch? 45:10 no 47 5I2VPYPJJ68 https://youtube.com/watch?v=5I2VPYPJJ68 In this talk, Professor Jiang explains how and why Christian Zionism dominates American Middle East policy. He introduces the universal law of game theory, which helps reveal how the world works. He also discusses how Mohammad became the Jewish Messiah. Please support Professor Jiang's work by buying him a cup of coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/PredictiveHistory References: 1. This is a MUST READ paper if you want to understand how and why Mohammad became the Jewish Messiah: “The Persian Conquest of Jerusalem in 614 CE Compared with Islamic Conquest of 638 BC” by Ben Abrahamson and Joseph Katz: https://www.scribd.com/document/371920496/The-Persian-conquest-of-Jerusalem-in-614CE-compared-with-Islamic-conquest-of-638CE-pdf 2. First Jewish-Roman War (66-73 CE): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Jewish%E2%80%93Roman_War 3. Bar Kokhba Revolt (132-136 CE): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_Kokhba_revolt 4. Heraclius https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heraclius 5. Constitution of Medina https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Medina 6. Jewish Revolt Against Heraclius https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_revolt_against_Heraclius Fri, 11 Jul 2025 16:12:47 +0000 Predictive History Geo-Strategy Update #5: The Universal Law of Game Theory 39:40 no 48 Kw-TiN6dEcM https://youtube.com/watch?v=Kw-TiN6dEcM In this talk, Professor Jiang explains how and why Isaac Newton founded Christian Zionism, which is driving the conflict in the Middle East today. If you want to better understand this topic, here are some suggestions for further reading: 1. Observations Upon the Prophecies of Daniel and the Apocalypse of St. John by Isaac Newton: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16878 2. The Scofield Bible: https://www.bethelbaptistlondon.com/Scofield%20Continuous.pdf 3. Christian Zionism wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Zionism 4. Dispensationalism wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dispensationalism 5. Isaac Newton wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Newton Sat, 28 Jun 2025 22:01:23 +0000 Predictive History Geo-Strategy Update #4: Newton's Divine Plan 31:13 no 49