Way Yuhl: Iran, Russia & China.

🎙️ NEXT.io Podcast #266 with Way Yuhl, Entrepreneur, Investor and Geopolitical Analyst

Are we really living in unprecedented times or have we just forgotten our history?

In this episode, Pierre sits down with Way Yuhl, entrepreneur, investor and geopolitical analyst, for one of the most wide-ranging and thought-provoking conversations we've had on the NEXT.io Podcast. Way brings a 100-year historical lens to the chaos of 2026 and makes a case that is equal parts sobering and surprisingly optimistic.

⏰ Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro & Sponsors

01:34 - Welcoming Way Yuhl

02:49 - How cultural geography shapes geopolitics

04:30 - Why prediction markets beat expert analysts

07:07 - The wisdom of the crowds: how it actually works

10:27 - The limits of prediction markets

12:28 - Way's method: how he reads where the world is heading

16:09 - Are we really living in unprecedented times?

19:20 - The 100-year cycle: where does 2026 fit?

26:15 - Trump vs Iran: a culture clash

33:10 - Prediction markets and geopolitical forecasting

39:28 - Putin's endgame: does he want all of Europe?

47:31 - The dragon theory: why China is not the enemy

55:00 - The US-EU relationship and what comes next

01:11:30 - Why World War 3 won't happen

01:13:58 - The nuclear red line that collapses Russia

01:16:00 - Way's optimism: what the next 10 years actually look like

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NOTE: This episode was recorded before the US-Iran MOU was signed on June 17, 2026. Way's read on the conflict proved accurate.