The Civilization Cycle Podcast
Aug 18, 2026 · 1 hr 21 min · 16 segments
Europe's fertilizer plants are shuttered, diesel is spiking, harvests are collapsing and global food supplies are about to get crushed, all while Russia stands ready to make Europe crawl for energy…
David DuByneHostThere was a shortage of fertilizer, and I had a, a map, I think it was, uh, in April, my report.
The Russians are gonna rescue Europe with food supply, and natural gas supply, and oil supply, and they're gonna have the Europeans crawling on their knees, because they're gonna face starvation and industrial collapse.
And guess who's gonna help that along? [clears throat] Donald Trump and Bessent, the Treasury Secretary.
Now, the yen's gone down, which means all their import costs are going up, and that's energy.
[clears throat] All right, so Donald Trump comes in after invitation to help in the party, uh, and Bessent at Treasury in the Trump administration sold a large stack of Euro bonds, which were predominantly French government debt, and he supported the yen.
Now, if you step back from that, David, you can make an easy conclusion that Donald Trump is gonna rescue Japan on the back of Europe and let it fall.
There was a shortage of fertilizer, and I had a, a map, I think it was, uh, in April, my report.
The Russians are gonna rescue Europe with food supply, and natural gas supply, and oil supply, and they're gonna have the Europeans crawling on their knees, because they're gonna face starvation and industrial collapse.
And guess who's gonna help that along? [clears throat] Donald Trump and Bessent, the Treasury Secretary.
Now, the yen's gone down, which means all their import costs are going up, and that's energy.
[clears throat] All right, so Donald Trump comes in after invitation to help in the party, uh, and Bessent at Treasury in the Trump administration sold a large stack of Euro bonds, which were predominantly French government debt, and he supported the yen.
Now, if you step back from that, David, you can make an easy conclusion that Donald Trump is gonna rescue Japan on the back of Europe and let it fall.
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