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Real Clear World – Authoritarianism in the Information Age

Russia’s now the most recent example of a country restricting internet access, with its Digital Economy National Program. In effect, it’s new internet infrastructure is being constructed by authoritarian...

China’s Failure

Part one of a conversation between GPF CEO George Friedman and Newstalk ZB’s Leighton Smith. They discuss GPF’s 2019 forecast, China’s shortcomings, and New Zealand’s place in the world.

Real Clear World – How Venezuela Aligned the Western Hemisphere

In the Western Hemisphere, it’s Venezuela versus just about everybody. The fallout from the country’s crisis has evolved beyond a confrontation with the United States over sanctions to a...

Leighton Smith Podcast – Leighton Smith Podcast Episode 3 – 13 February 2019

“The media is not very good at distinguishing between technical problems and systemic problems. The systemic problem with #China is that it has a massive export-oriented #economy. It’s way...

Radio Poland – Poland constructive in reshaping EU: expert

Prof. George Friedman, a prominent American geopolitics expert, is pessimistic about the prospects of the European Union. Full Story

The Week Ahead: Intervention and Partition

Cole and Jacob discuss the latest on Venezuela, Brexit, and Afghanistan.

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