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George Answers Your Questions: The US-China Summit and Cuba

George Friedman - May 30, 2026

George Answers Your Questions: After the US-China Summit May 23, 2026 Question: “Socialist Market Economy with Chinese Characteristics” is the CCP’s official framing for its political, economic and governance model. It emphasizes the absolute leadership of the CCP as the “defining feature” and “greatest strength” of the system. It is presented as Marxism adapted to […]

A Critical Point in the Iran War

George Friedman - May 26, 2026

After three months, the war in Iran has reached a critical point. The conflict itself has become frozen in a way. The Islamic Revolutionary...

The Meaning of Memorial Day

George Friedman - May 25, 2026

Editor's note: To mark Memorial Day in the United States, we are republishing this article, originally published on May 28, 2019. I’m writing this on...

George Answers Your Questions: After the US-China Summit

George Friedman - May 23, 2026

After the US-China Summit May 18, 2026 Question: I am not seeing the bits about China abandoning communist ideology in the quotes that are presented. What...

America’s Obsession With Cuba

George Friedman - May 21, 2026

Cuba and the United States have had a long history with each other. In 1818, Spain opened Cuba to international trade, and the United...

After the US-China Summit

George Friedman - May 18, 2026

The summit between presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump took place on May 14. The media has focused on the facts that little was...

George Answers Your Questions: The Week the New Global Reality Showed Itself

George Friedman - May 16, 2026

The Week the New Global Reality Showed Itself May 11, 2026 and The Significance of the Trump-Putin Talks May 4, 2026 Question: I believe this is the first time...

The Week the New Global Reality Showed Itself

George Friedman - May 11, 2026

Last week, I wrote about the phone call Russian President Vladimir Putin made to U.S. President Donald Trump, during which he proposed a new...

George Answers Your Questions: The Significance of the Trump-Putin Talks

George Friedman - May 9, 2026

The Significance of the Trump-Putin Talks May 4, 2026 Question: Russian President Vladimir Putin wants only a one-day ceasefire for his May 9 celebration, but there...

The Significance of the Trump-Putin Talks

George Friedman - May 4, 2026

Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin held a 90-minute telephone conversation on April 29 – notably, at Putin's behest. Past conversations of this kind...