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George Answers Your Questions: First Thoughts on the Attack on Iran

Analysis George Friedman -
First Thoughts on the Attack on Iran March 1, 2026 A message on how we are handling this crisis: This is not an answer to a question...
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China’s Strategic Restraint in the Iran War

Victoria Herczegh -
Despite the outbreak of war in the Middle East, high-level U.S. and Chinese trade negotiations are proceeding as planned. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent,...
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Russia’s Limited Gains From the Middle East War

Ekaterina Zolotova -
The war in the Middle East and resulting restrictions on hydrocarbon supplies through the Strait of Hormuz appear to be working in Russia’s favor....
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Iran After the War

Kamran Bokhari -
U.S. President Donald Trump said March 3 that he thinks a "more moderate," popular figure who is already part of Iran's regime would be...
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Economic Implications of the Iran Attacks

Antonia Colibasanu -
The economic fallout from U.S. and Israeli strikes against Iran is starting to take shape. Iranian state media and senior officials from the Islamic...
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An Early Military Analysis of the Iran Operation

Andrew Davidson -
The opening phase of Operation Epic Fury was a coordinated strike campaign aimed at disrupting Iran’s command continuity and degrading its retaliatory capability. Official...
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First Thoughts on the Attack on Iran

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George Friedman -
At about 9:30 a.m. local time on Saturday, the United States and Israel launched a surprise attack on Iran. It did not seem to...
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George Answers Your Questions: On Nuclear Weapons, and Tariffs and the Supreme Court

George Friedman -
George Answers Your Questions: European Nuclear Umbrella, Risks of a United Europe Feb. 21, 2026 Question: Good response on Europe’s nuclear umbrella, but many observers forget...
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America’s Long Game in Space

Geopolitical Futures -
By Dr. Lamont Colucci Most people do not think about space very often. They use GPS to find their way. They check the weather on...
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Israel in a New Strategic Era

Kamran Bokhari -
With the weakening of Iran and its proxies beginning in late 2023, Israel largely neutralized the nonstate threats that had constrained it for decades,...
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The Tigray Powder Keg in the Horn of Africa

Ronan Wordsworth -
Ethiopia and Eritrea are once again on the verge of conflict, just a few years after Ethiopia endured a devastating civil war in its...
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The US Supreme Court and Geopolitics

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George Friedman -
I’d like to begin by issuing a disclaimer: I am neither a lawyer nor a constitutional scholar, but I would like to share some...
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George Answers Your Questions: European Nuclear Umbrella, Risks of a United Europe

George Friedman -
Munich Security Conference and Europe’s Future Feb. 16, 2026 Question: Although the Europeans have some nuclear capability of their own, it is utterly insufficient to dissuade...
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