Chris Martenson

Chris Martenson

Chris Martenson is the co-founder of Peak Prosperity, which he runs with Adam Taggart, and its main host. He holds a PhD in pathology from Duke University, where he also did postdoctoral work in neurotoxicology, and an MBA in finance from Cornell. He worked in corporate finance and strategic consulting and was a vice president at a Fortune 300 company before leaving at 42 to work on the economy, energy and the environment, the "three Es" of his book The Crash Course (Wiley, 2011). He co-wrote Prosper! with Taggart and has presented to the UN, the UK House of Commons and US state legislatures. He lives in western Massachusetts.

Where they stand

A short read of where Chris Martenson lands on each front we follow, drawn from their recent appearances and refreshed whenever they turn up in a debrief.

Iran
Iran has held to its seven conditions and kept striking ships in the strait; the war was ill-conceived and the US cannot walk away without a hegemony cost
as of 2026-11-04
Ukraine & Russia
Ukrainian strikes have knocked a large share of Russian refining offline, turning the war into an energy and food attack on the world
as of 2026-10-21
Israel
Israel feels existential, Netanyahu only escalates, Israel can't stand the US walking off, and its victim/anti-semitism card lost force in the election
as of 2026-11-04
East Asia
Taiwan is in the crosshairs, but he expects China to surround and assimilate it rather than attack.
as of 2026-09-29
American power
Uni party on what matters; Democratic House/Senate win changes little beyond investigations; Epstein and betrayal of MAGA voters feed anger
as of 2026-11-04
The global economy
Post-election stock/bond/gold/Bitcoin surge and oil crash look like a liquidity dump and algorithmic signaling, not real optimism; oil majors cutting capex
as of 2026-11-04

Recent appearances

BREAKING: STOCKS AND GOLD SURGE, OIL CRASHES, AS DEMOCRATS WIN HOUSE AND SENATE – w/ Chris Martenson
Mario Nawfal · 2026-11-04
2026-10-31 · Mario Nawfalwatch ↗
U.S. ARMY REHEARSES MASS BURIALS AS MAR-A-LAGO GETS AIR DEFENSES - w/ Chris Martenson
2026-10-21 · Mario Nawfalwatch ↗
OIL SPIKES AS U.S. TROOPS AND EMBASSY STAFF LEAVE REGION IN PREPARATION FOR WAR - w/ Chris Martenson
2026-10-15 · Daniel Davis / Deep Divewatch ↗
Iran Sinking Ships to Make Trump Pay at the Polls
2026-10-11 · Mario Nawfalwatch ↗
MULTIPLE SAUDI OIL AND GAS FACILITIES STRUCK BY HOUTHIS, FOUR BURNING– w/ Chris Martenson
2026-09-29 · Mario Nawfalwatch ↗
U.S. oil reserve crashes as government rigs the energy market
2026-09-17 · Daniel Davis / Deep Divewatch ↗
U.S. & the World Can't Fill the Gaps in Oil & Food!