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From the Desk of George Friedman

The European Crisis: Origin and Future

The release of the 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy has brought into focus a fundamental tension that has been simmering since before President Donald...

George Answers Your Questions: On the New US National Security Strategy

The National Security Strategy of the United States of America Dec. 9, 2025 Question: In the 2025 National Security Strategy document, Russia’s relevance is marginal, and...

The National Security Strategy of the United States of America

The White House on Dec. 5 released a 33-page document defining American national strategy. The document can be found here, and both friends and...

George Answers Your Questions: On America’s Reliability, Immigration and Education

Note: A reminder to send in questions and comments for George to answer. He can’t answer them if you don’t send them in –...

The Nature of the Next American Cycle

The United States is in the middle of a storm, the tempest from which it will not emerge until the end of the decade....

George Answers Your Questions: On the 28-Point Plan to Resolve Ukraine

On the 28-Point Plan to Resolve Ukraine Nov. 24, 2025 Question: Where does Belarus figure in all of this? It borders NATO in the Baltics and...

George Answers Your Questions: Rethinking China

Rethinking China Nov. 17, 2025 Question: Some interesting reasoning regarding the dismissal of senior military commanders in China. It feels like these purges will be inevitable...

Rethinking China

A few weeks ago, I cited the dismissal of nine senior generals from the People’s Liberation Army by Chinese President Xi Jinping as potential...

George Answers Your Questions: Russia’s Vast Borders, US Intelligence on Drug Smuggling

Russia’s Issues Beyond Ukraine Nov. 11, 2025 Question: Why do you conclude with the statement that Russia has neither the ability nor interest to act on...

Russia’s Issues Beyond Ukraine

Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump met in Washington with the leaders of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan – all former members of...

George Answers Your Questions: The Legality of Boat Strikes

Question: Some liberal sources have been screaming that President Donald Trump is committing "war crimes" by blowing up boats around Venezuela. I haven't seen...

Russia’s New War of Attrition

A battle is raging in Pokrovsk, located in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk. It is part of Russia's attempt to encircle Ukrainian forces...

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