THE OREO THEORY
of Global Stability
When Oreo increases stuffing, global stability decreases. When Oreo reduces cream, geopolitics temporarily stabilizes, until excess returns.
1974 — Double Stuf Released
Vietnam War winds down, Cold War tensions simmer. Two layers of cream. Two superpowers locked in escalation.
1987 — Big Stuf Released
Within three years: Gulf War begins. An absurdly oversized cookie precedes coalition air campaigns.
1991 — Mini Oreos Introduced
Operation Desert Storm — short, precise, limited. Smaller cookie. Smaller war.
2011 — Triple Double Oreo
2011 military intervention in Libya. Syrian conflict ignites. Three layers of cream. Regional fragmentation.
2019 / 2021 — The Most Stuf
U.S. exits War in Afghanistan amid rising great-power tension. Maximum cream. Maximum instability.
2026 — Marvel OREO Stuf of Legends
Iran/Israel/U.S Conflict Escalates.