My senses tell me it's not a matter of "if" but "when and where" a this point. Everything seems to be on the table. A hot ground war between NATO and Russia in eastern Europe. Tactical nuke strike in the ME or Ukraine. False flag in U.S. to stall/postpone elections. cyber attacks on electrical grid or nuke facilities. A loss of sovereignty to world powers. Sitting around and waiting for the next shoe to drop can tax the mind, and the soul. The good side of the uncertainty is that when preparing for the next turning, your preparations don't have to be event specific. This should give the average person plenty of time to prepare, and give you the peace of mind that you are preparing for things that are out of your control. Start basic.....shelter, check...weeks of water, check......weeks of food, check........debt free, check. Don't stop preparing but do so with the piece of mind that you are mentally far ahead of everyone else. Just by understanding that we are in for rough times globally, you are years ahead of the average individual when the sparks light the fuse to the next catastrophe.