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The Future of War Is Here

George Friedman - March 30, 2026

In my book “The Future of War,” which was published in 1996, I wrote that the future of warfare would be based on unmanned...

George Answers Your Questions: Beyond Iran: China, Russia and Europe

George Friedman - March 28, 2026

Beyond Iran: China, Russia and Europe March 23, 2026 Question: Isn’t the Trump administration’s real goal in the Iran war to limit China’s future capability to...

Beyond Iran: China, Russia and Europe

George Friedman - March 23, 2026

The war in Iran continues, its outcome uncertain and length unknown. And though the conflict has already affected the global system significantly, things are...

George Answers Your Questions: Geopolitics, War and Iran

George Friedman - March 21, 2026

Geopolitics, War and Iran March 17, 2026 Question: Why are you saying that there was a miscalculation? Trump has repeatedly said this would take 4-5 weeks....

Geopolitics, War and Iran

George Friedman - March 17, 2026

In 1940, the United States placed Japan in a difficult position. Japan was a country with very limited resources. It had to import oil,...

George Answers Your Questions: A Summary of the Iran War, So Far 

George Friedman - March 14, 2026

A Summary of the Iran War, So Far March 11, 2026 Question: Is your first option effectively the so-called mowing the lawn strategy? That would be...

A Summary of the Iran War, So Far

George Friedman - March 11, 2026

Wars can be viewed by historians later, but while they are raging and facts and lies compete for attention, it’s hard to understand what’s...

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

George Friedman - March 7, 2026

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...

First Thoughts on the Attack on Iran

George Friedman - March 1, 2026

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...

George Answers Your Questions: On Nuclear Weapons, and Tariffs and the Supreme Court

George Friedman - February 28, 2026

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...

The US Supreme Court and Geopolitics

George Friedman - February 23, 2026

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...

George Answers Your Questions: European Nuclear Umbrella, Risks of a United Europe

George Friedman - February 21, 2026

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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