Welcome to Q2 XXI

Another great article, Dmitry. How is the birth rate situation in RF? Anything being done to incentivize people to making more children?

Where can I learn more about Russia solving the nuclear waste problem? This hasn't really been covered by western media, I can't imagine why.

"Once the lights go out, they will no longer know how to boil water." Or will run out of books and furniture to burn.

No "solar generator" system has been shown to return more energy than required to fully manufacture it. Same with wind. Otherwise, a solar plant would run one hundred percent on solar produced power.

Happy Q2 XXI to all!! Thanks again, Dmitry!!!!

"Liberal democracy " is just the continuation of western European imperialism (the US power is genealogically western european). XXI will see the end of 500 years of European colonialism.

Was Jesus born in the Year Zero? 

How else would you get to a quarter century after 24 years.

Excellent summary, the banquet of consequences is being served to the combined west. The west's reliance on services accelerated as financialisation hollowed out industry, all the while there was a process of population replacement; these were economic migrants and as prospects fade I'm wondering if these same people won't up and leave returning to their former homelands...Vietnam, China, Cambodia, Africa, etc.

Excellent, Dmitry! Not sure the us won’t be back on track, thanks to the new populist-tech alliance that put Trump in power (everything works in cycles, and a us rebound is possible), but your other predictions are unfortunately very probable, especially for the poor Europe. I really liked your Ia prediction :-) Thanks for all your insights and have a great year :-)