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? Dates: November 17, 18, and 19 ? Location: Orlando, Florida, USA (or tune in from home with our virtual ticket options)

Are you ready to unlock the future of economics and finance? Prepare for an unforgettable World Economic Conference experience in sunny Orlando, Florida! This premier event is your gateway to insights, networking, and valuable resources that will supercharge your understanding of the global economy.

?️ What’s Included for In-Person Attendees:

1. Event Admission: Enjoy reserved seating assigned based on the order of ticket sales, ensuring you have a prime view of every presentation.
2. Presentation Slides: Gain access to the presentation slides from all speakers, allowing you to delve deeper into the topics discussed.
3. Video Recording: Can’t make it to a session? No worries! You’ll receive access to video recordings of all conference presentations, so you can catch up at your convenience.
4. WEC Event App: Connect with the conference on a whole new level. Access presentation slides, bonus reports, recordings, and more via the official WEC Event App.
5. Bonus Conference Materials: Get a package of bonus conference-related materials, including exclusive bonus reports and videos (as provided by Martin Armstrong).
6. Morning Information Sessions: Don’t miss out on important morning information sessions, screened on-site in the meeting room on Saturday and Sunday.
7. Networking Opportunities: Exclusive access to the Event App Networking Feature allows you to connect with fellow attendees, both in-person and virtual, fostering valuable professional relationships.
8. Culinary Delights: Savor delicious breakfast and lunch on Saturday and Sunday, prepared to keep you energized throughout the day.
9. Cocktail Reception: Kick off the conference in style at our Friday evening cocktail reception. Meet and mingle with fellow attendees while enjoying refreshing drinks.
10. Swag Bag: As a token of our appreciation, each in-person attendee will receive a swag bag filled with goodies, including an Armstrong Economics notebook, pen, and an event collector’s mug!

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Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of a global gathering of economic and financial minds. Secure your spot at the World Economic Conference in Orlando, Florida, and gain the knowledge, connections, and resources you need to thrive in the world of finance and economics.

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The second edition of “The Plot to Seize Russia – The Untold History” is now available for purchase in paperback and hardcover on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. The ebook will be available shortly.

Book description:

“Take care of Russia,” Boris Yeltsin said as he departed his presidency in August 1999. These words were directed at current Russian president, Vladimir Putin. Yeltsin specifically picked Putin as his predecessor to prevent the takeover of Russia.

So, who was Yeltsin warning against? Newly declassified documents from the Clinton Administration prove that there was a plot to rig the Russian election of 2000. These never-before-seen documents confirm numerous attempts to implement pro-Western policies using the Russian oligarchy headed by Boris Berezovsky.

On the other side were the communists who desired a return to the glory days of the Soviet Union. As one of the largest international hedge fund managers, author Martin Armstrong found himself in the middle of perhaps the greatest espionage, or attempt at a regime change for Russia, in modern history.

The Plot to Seize Russia pulls back the curtain to expose the most extraordinary attempt to seize power in modern history, but with the pen rather than armies. These declassified documents reveal a plot that has altered our thinking about the relations between the United States and Russia. The thirst for power comes seething through every line of these papers that alter our perception of reality, change the course of history, and now threaten us with World War III.

QUESTION: Merz said he told Trump that Germany is “fully in line with Ukraine, that the sovereignty of this country must not be jeopardized.” He also said that the war in Ukraine is a threat to all of Europe. Do you see any hope for Europe avoiding war?

DLK

ANSWER: Unfortunately, NO. The European leaders are ignorant and are the puppets of NATO. They are too stupid to see that the Neocons are manipulating them. This nonsense that Ukraine should not be split is insane. That was the ONLY way to stop the ethnic killing in Yugoslavia. Czechoslovakia split in two as well. The Minsk Agreement, which even Germany signed, was to allow the Donbas to vote. Merz refusal to honor the word of Germany is dooming Europe to World War III. If they reall want peace, surrender the Donbas. Else, then sacrifice all of Europe to a third world war. There will NEVER be peace with Russia because people like Kallas hate the Russian people.

The only way for Europe to avoid this war is to stand up and demand that they have a say in creating war. European leaders will lie and put Europe at risk for Ukraine, the most corrupt nation on Earth. Zelensky’s Chief of Staff is now implicated in stealing $100 million. How musch more money will the West hand these people to stuff in their private accounts. They never get enough. Are they paying kickbacks to NATO and Europeans leaders?

The first duty of a head of state is to protect his own people!

I warned those who called me in to draft a peace plan that Kalls (The EU’s female version of Lindsey Olin Graham) and Zelensky are not interested in peace and will sabotage any effort whatsoever to create peace. Zelensky on Monday insisted that any peace plan to end the war must include a recognition of the “aggressor” paying the price, in light of Russia triggering the conflict by invading Ukraine in 2022. Of course, he wants all the Russian frozen money for himself and his corrupt supporter in the EU and his cronies who suspended all elections for him and themselves. He said:

“The aggressor must pay fully for the war he started, and this is why decisions on Russian assets are essential.”

Zelensky in a video address to the Swedish parliament on Monday, arguing that an agreement on the use of frozen Russian assets is a crucial element to any proposal. He does not care about the Ukrainian people. He does NOT want the end of the war for then he no longer has the excuse to remain as an unelected president.

I reiterate my recommendation that the USA EXIT NATO and get the hell out of Europe for there is absolutely no way they will ever accept peace with Russia. I have stressed this in my meetings and we must be concerned about Americans FIRST, not this vendetta Ukraine has against the Russian people. That will never be resolved any more than the hatred between Iran and Israel.

Ukraine will self-destruct. They will never accept peace no matter what. This is not some dispassionate swap of I will you Boardwalk for Park Place. The Donbas has a right to separate. They are ethnically Russian and they will NEVER be free of the hatred of the Ukrainian Nazis.

Peace is on the table—my detailed outline for ending the Russia-Ukraine-NATO war has been read and received by Moscow and Washington. Peace only emerges when both sides have something to gain and nothing to lose by walking away from war. Washington is listening; the Trump Administration’s 28-point peace plan for Russia successfully changed the narrative to acknowledge that Russia is not the aggressor.

The main stipulation in the peace plan I crafted involves honoring the Minsk Agreement. Washington seems to agree to this stipulation, declaring that Crimea, Luhansk, and Donetsk must be recognized as part of Russia to restore peace. The war began over territory and has continued due to Zelensky’s unwillingness to concede.

Furthermore, Washington has demanded that Ukraine hold elections. Zelensky is prolonging the war to remain in power. He declared himself the indefinite ruler without a single vote cast under martial law. The people of Ukraine want his head. Citizens must be permitted to select the government they want, as anything else is temporary. The West may not interfere in the next election.

I praise the Trump Administration for acknowledging that trade is the greatest way to unite nations. The 28-point plan would lift Russian sanctions and welcome Moscow back into the Western market. Trump is willing to treat Russia as a world power and trading partner rather than an enemy. No one should have any qualms with modern Russia. Russia has not been the aggressor in this situation. A clear-cut agreement was made in 2014, but the EU admittedly had ulterior motives.

Zelensky has until November 27 to accept this proposal. The neocons are in an absolute uproar at the possibility of peace. Kaja Kallas immediately took to the airwaves to announce her veto of the proposal, but neither she nor any of the other neocons has the final say. Millions of lives are at stake. Let’s watch and see how Ukraine and the EU respond this week.

Below is Trump’s 28-point peace plan:

1. Ukraine’s sovereignty will be confirmed.

2. A comprehensive non-aggression agreement will be concluded between Russia, Ukraine and Europe. All ambiguities of the last 30 years will be considered settled.

3. It is expected that Russia will not invade neighboring countries and NATO will not expand further.

4. A dialogue will be held between Russia and NATO, mediated by the United States, to resolve all security issues and create conditions for de-escalation in order to ensure global security and increase opportunities for cooperation and future economic development.

5. Ukraine will receive reliable security guarantees.

6. The size of the Ukrainian Armed Forces will be limited to 600,000 personnel.

Note: Ukraine’s army currently has 800,000-850,000 personnel, and had around 250,000 beforethe war, according to a Ukrainian official.

7. Ukraine agrees to enshrine in its constitution that it will not join NATO, and NATO agrees to include in its statutes a provision that Ukraine will not be admitted in the future.

8. NATO agrees not to station troops in Ukraine.

Note: NATO countries including France and the U.K. have been working on separate proposals that would include small numbers of European troops on Ukrainian soil after the war. This plan appears to disregard that possibility.

9. European fighter jets will be stationed in Poland.

10. The U.S. guarantee:

The U.S. will receive compensation for the guarantee;

If Ukraine invades Russia, it will lose the guarantee;

If Russia invades Ukraine, in addition to a decisive coordinated military response, all global sanctions will be reinstated, recognition of the new territory and all other benefits of this deal will be revoked;

If Ukraine launches a missile at Moscow or St. Petersburg without cause, the security guarantee will be deemed invalid.

11. Ukraine is eligible for EU membership and will receive short-term preferential access to the European market while this issue is being considered.

12. A powerful global package of measures to rebuild Ukraine, including but not limited to:

The creation of a Ukraine Development Fund to invest in fast-growing industries, including technology, data centers, and artificial intelligence.

The United States will cooperate with Ukraine to jointly rebuild, develop, modernize, and operate Ukraine’s gas infrastructure, including pipelines and storage facilities.

Joint efforts to rehabilitate war-affected areas for the restoration, reconstruction and modernization of cities and residential areas.

Infrastructure development.

Extraction of minerals and natural resources.

The World Bank will develop a special financing package to accelerate these efforts.

13. Russia will be reintegrated into the global economy:

 The lifting of sanctions will be discussed and agreed upon in stages and on a case-by-case basis.

The United States will enter into a long-term economic cooperation agreement for mutual development in the areas of energy, natural resources, infrastructure, artificial intelligence, data centers, rare earth metal extraction projects in the Arctic, and other mutually beneficial corporate opportunities.

Russia will be invited to rejoin the G8.

14. Frozen funds will be used as follows:

$100 billion in frozen Russian assets will be invested in US-led efforts to rebuild and invest in Ukraine;

The US will receive 50% of the profits from this venture. Europe will add $100 billion to increase the amount of investment available for Ukraine’s reconstruction. Frozen European funds will be unfrozen. The remainder of the frozen Russian funds will be invested in a separate US-Russian investment vehicle that will implement joint projects in specific areas. This fund will be aimed at strengthening relations and increasing common interests to create a strong incentive not to return to conflict.

15. A joint American-Russian working group on security issues will be established to promote and ensure compliance with all provisions of this agreement.

16. Russia will enshrine in law its policy of non-aggression towards Europe and Ukraine.

17. The United States and Russia will agree to extend the validity of treaties on the non-proliferation and control of nuclear weapons, including the START I Treaty.

Note: New START, the last major U.S.-Russia arms control treaty, is due to expire in February.

18. Ukraine agrees to be a non-nuclear state in accordance with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.

19. The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant will be launched under the supervision of the IAEA, and the electricity produced will be distributed equally between Russia and Ukraine — 50:50.

20. Both countries undertake to implement educational programs in schools and society aimed at promoting understanding and tolerance of different cultures and eliminating racism and prejudice:

Ukraine will adopt EU rules on religious tolerance and the protection of linguistic minorities.

Both countries will agree to abolish all discriminatory measures and guarantee the rights of Ukrainian and Russian media and education. (Note: Similar ideas were incorporated into Trump’s 2020 Israel-Palestine peace plan).

All Nazi ideology and activities must be rejected and prohibited.

21. Territories:

Crimea, Luhansk and Donetsk will be recognized as de facto Russian, including by the United States.

Kherson and Zaporizhzhia will be frozen along the line of contact, which will mean de facto recognition along the line of contact.

Russia will relinquish other agreed territories it controls outside the five regions.

Ukrainian forces will withdraw from the part of Donetsk Oblast that they currently control, and this withdrawal zone will be considered a neutral demilitarized buffer zone, internationally recognized as territory belonging to the Russian Federation. Russian forces will not enter this demilitarized zone.

22. After agreeing on future territorial arrangements, both the Russian Federation and Ukraine undertake not to change these arrangements by force. Any security guarantees will not apply in the event of a breach of this commitment.

23. Russia will not prevent Ukraine from using the Dnieper River for commercial activities, and agreements will be reached on the free transport of grain across the Black Sea.

24. A humanitarian committee will be established to resolve outstanding issues:

All remaining prisoners and bodies will be exchanged on an ‘all for all’ basis.

All civilian detainees and hostages will be returned, including children.

A family reunification program will be implemented.

Measures will be taken to alleviate the suffering of the victims of the conflict.

25. Ukraine will hold elections in 100 days.

26. All parties involved in this conflict will receive full amnesty for their actions during the war and agree not to make any claims or consider any complaints in the future.

27. This agreement will be legally binding. Its implementation will be monitored and guaranteed by the Peace Council, headed by President Donald J. Trump. Sanctions will be imposed for violations.

Note: This is the same general structure Trump proposed to govern the Gaza peace agreement.

28. Once all parties agree to this memorandum, the ceasefire will take effect immediately after both sides retreat to agreed points to begin implementation of the agreement.

The House Oversight Committee ordered Bill and Hillary Clinton to appear in court for depositions in December regarding their relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. The Clintons have always represented the peak of the political establishment, and with that comes a long trail of scandals. Will the Clintons finally have their day in court?

“Given the admission that your clients possess some relevant information, your position amounts to a demand that the Committee forgo in-person testimony, potentially relevant to its legislative oversight,” the powerful GOP chairman said.

David Kendall, acting attorney for the Clintons, claims the Clintons fully condemn Epstein’s actions and understand the public’s need for transparency. “Former President Clinton and former Secretary Clinton welcome legitimate oversight in this matter that is grounded in fact,” Kendall added, followed by downplaying his clients’ relationship to Maxwell and Epstein.

The committee insisted that the Clintons appear in court. “Additionally, your suggestion that your clients’ testimony would not be relevant to the stated purposes of the Committee’s investigation because the events in question took place outside of the Clintons’ respective official duties misses the Committee’s point,” Comer added. “It is precisely the fact that President Clinton and Secretary Clinton each maintained relationships with Mr. Epstein and Ms. Maxwell in their personal capacities as private citizens that is of interest to the Committee.”

Interestingly, the court of public opinion has always been far more interested in personal matters than actual crimes against humanity. Clinton affiliates have a high suicide rate. Bill’s administration was littered with issues from his mishandling of Al-Qaeda to Whitewater and the banking scandal. Haiti, Russia, accepting bribes from Chinese nationals—the list of corruption on a global scale was endless during Bill’s leadership and continued as Hillary took over. Yet, the blood on their hands is less remembered than a stain on a dress. The court of public opinion was most concerned about his affair with Monica Lewinsky.

The sexual debauchery that took place on Epstein’s island caused a public uproar; the people will not let the government dismiss this case. As for their connection to Epstein, the Clintons used his intricate ties to create RussiaGate and infiltrate not only public perception of Trump but also foreign governments’ perception of Trump. The public is not interested in these matters per se, but they do want to know why the Clintons were personally associated with Epstein and Maxwell. That picture of Bill Clinton hanging on Epstein Island has been viewed worldwide.

Al Capone was arrested for tax evasion. Former Nazi war criminals were arrested in the US for evading immigration officials. And now, the Clintons are being called to answer for lesser crimes that could bring their extensive legacy of destruction to light. The significance of the Clintons being called to testify is not about whether they did or did not engage in wrongdoing at Epstein’s properties. The real significance is that the system is no longer capable of protecting its former kings and queens.

Civilization does not move in straight lines; it unfolds in waves. Every rise, every collapse, every revolution is simply the manifestation of the eternal cycle that governs human behavior. People want to believe they are in control, but the truth is that the cycle controls us.

In The Legacy of the Cycle, I examine how the Economic Confidence Model reflects the arc of human history — why empires fall, why republics decay, why societies swing between liberty and authoritarianism. These shifts are not ideological — they are mathematical. The same forces that toppled Rome, Byzantium, the British Empire, and the Soviet Union are in motion again today.

The real question is not whether society is changing, but whether we will understand this moment or repeat the same mistakes. Time is the ultimate judge. The cycle is eternal. Our legacy is determined by whether we respect it or fight against it.

This report is complementary to all WEC ticket holders and attendees. The conference has concluded, but you may still purchase a virtual ticket to receive every special report along with a video of the event.

Thank you to everyone who joined us in Orlando and online this weekend. It has been an honor to share my life’s work with an interested audience. We the people have the ability to shape the future when we understand the forces that truly drive history. It has been my mission to show that beneath the chaos lies an underlying order, and that knowledge empowers us to navigate what others may fear.

Between online and in-person, over 1,000 people from over 40 countries came together this weekend to understand a new world perspective. What makes these conferences so meaningful is not merely the forecasts or the models, but the community that has formed around them. A special thank you to those who took the time to join us here in Orlando, Florida. The conference isn’t over yet, there’s a lot of ground to cover for day 3, but thank you as these events are only made possible by your continued support.

UC San Diego released a troubling study that found that 1 in 8 college applicants has middle school-level math proficiency. UCSD has been forced to introduce remedial math courses for college students that cover math gaps from elementary through high school. The common denominator has been COVID as scores have rapidly fallen thirtyfold since 2020.

The number of students who need remedial math refresher courses has soared from 1 in 100 to 1 in 8. American students struggle to answer basic math equations. “Fill in the box: 7 + 2 = X + 6.” An astounding 25% of students were unable to answer that question. Around 37% of students were unable to subtract fractions, and 61% struggled to round large numbers to the nearest hundred. UCSD is currently ranked as America’s fifth-best public university and has an acceptance rate of 24%. The overall situation among all US students is likely far worse.

The study did not attribute the issue to the No Child Left Behind policy implemented by former President George W. Bush in 2001. The UCSD study attributes the steep decline primarily to more recent factors such as the COVID-19 education blackout, the elimination of standardized testing in admissions, grade inflation, and expanding enrollment from under-resourced high schools.

These students were in 8^th or 9^th grade when the lockdowns halted education. What will happen to the younger students who experienced interruptions when these basic concepts were first introduced in the curriculum?

The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is conducted every three years to gauge education among OECD nations. The test is given to around 600,000 15- and 16-year-old students across the world to gauge their understanding of math, science, and reading. As of 2022, these are the top 10 nations in mathematics: Singapore (575), China (552), Taiwan (547), Hong Kong (540), Japan (536), South Korea (527), Estonia (510), Switzerland (508), Canada (497), Netherlands (493). American students have a score of 465, falling 90 points behind China.

COVID lockdowns only exacerbated America’s education crisis, and the next generation of workers will be at an extreme disadvantage.

The US government has one of the most complex tax systems in the world. Citizens must calculate what they owe to the government—overpay or underpay, and you’re in trouble. The Trump Administration recently eliminated Direct File, the only option to file taxes directly with the IRS, and now merely paying taxes comes at a price.

Direct File has been in operation for only two years, but it was the last option for Americans to file directly with the IRS without a fee. The current administration claimed that the program was costly and underutilized. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the private sector “can do a better job” than the federal government, and while that is namely true, the government should not be charging civilians for submitting their annual dues.

The government has partnered with a number of private commercial organizations to permit people earning under a certain threshold to file their taxes without a fee. The same government that is concerned that people cannot acquire ID to vote believes that everyone is competent enough to prepare and file ever-changing state and federal tax forms with a private company.

The tax code complexity requires advanced training to decipher. The code is deliberately confusing. “In 1955, there were less than 1.5 million words in the U.S. Tax Code. Today, there are more than 16 million words. Because of this complexity, Americans collectively spend 6.5 billion hours preparing and filing their taxes each year. This must be simplified,” DOGE wrote on X in November 2024, when there were calls for simplifying the tax code.

Taxation is indeed a much broader issue than merely federal. State and local governments have been raising taxes at an unseen pace. The cost of government, as measured by total revenues as a percent of the total GDP, is a key factor in determining our quality of life, and as we have seen, our quality of life has been drastically reduced as government spending rises. The people cannot possibly be expected to foot this endless bill.  The Founding Fathers of the United States specifically prohibited direct taxation, such as any form of an income tax.

There are infinite loopholes in the tax system, deliberately placed there in order to provide the IRS with free rein to extort the people. The majority of people who fail to file are low-income workers. In 2025, an estimated 13-15 million individuals or households will still not have filed their taxes. The voluntary rate for filing is around 85%, and the majority who do not file simply do not understand how to do so. The government measures the “tax gap” to determine the total amount of taxes that taxpayers should pay by law for a given period and the amount that is actually and voluntarily paid on time.

The bottom income bracket (the lowest 20%) has a tax noncompliance rate of 38%. These are the people who benefited from free tax filing services. Most would likely receive a rebate or incentive for filing, and some mistakenly believe they are benefiting by providing the government an interest-free loan on their earnings. The top 1% only accounts for around 9% of tax noncompliance orders, but those at the top 1% can afford to pay for creative taxation.

Direct File may not have been the ideal service, yet, there must be a method for Americans to easily file without the need for a middle man.

The Founding Fathers never intended for Congress to become a retirement home for lifelong politicians. We are watching the same pattern that destroyed every republic in history. The absence of term limits creates a political class. These people cling to power for decades, shaping policy based on their own invisible hand. When someone like Nancy Pelosi can remain in Washington for nearly her entire adult life, accumulating wealth, influence, and control while ordinary Americans struggle under the weight of her legislation, it is undeniable that the system has drifted far from anything resembling representative government.

Career politicians lose touch with reality. They manipulate the system and exempt themselves from the laws they dictate. History shows that once a ruling elite becomes permanent, the republic begins its decline. The people lose representation, confidence collapses, and the political class becomes obsessed with preserving its own privilege rather than serving the nation.

You cannot expect reform from those who depend on the absence of reform to maintain power. I recently attended an event hosted by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, who voiced her concern for both term-limits and insider trading. Finally, a member of Congress is pushing for legislation that will reshape government by eliminating the permanent ruling class.

A republic cannot survive when those governing have turned public office into a lifetime career. If we want to restore any measure of trust, stability, or accountability, then term limits must be part of the solution. Otherwise, we simply allow the decline to accelerate until the system breaks and the cycle forces the reform that Congress refuses to consider. History warns what happens when elites refuse to step aside.