From the Desk of George Friedman

Feb. 22, 2017 NATO’s mission has shifted, but are its members willing to meet the new challenges?

Jan. 18, 2017 The president-elect has pointed out a reality many choose to ignore.

Last weekend marked the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, the first manned space flight to the moon. In endless articles, observers are asking why no attempts have been made to land men on the moon since the Apollo program. In considering this, I think it’s useful to examine the U.S. and other space […]

It’s time to take a break from my search for the meaning of the nation and turn my focus to specific countries. I will start with Venezuela, which has been experiencing a political and economic crisis for several years. I spent a good deal of time in Venezuela in the 1990s. The reason for my […]

Beijing will use what leverage it has to prevent the U.S. from taking a tougher stance on trade.

Brexit is less important than the increasing fragility of Britain and the British Isles.

Neither country can solve the other’s top economic and strategic problems.

April 19, 2017 None of the options, apart from de-escalation, are attractive.

April 26, 2017 The U.S. appears to be on the cusp of a cyclical recession.

The Chinese president has failed to manage the country’s relationship with its most important trade partner.

Hypersonics could introduce a radically new type of war.

Whoever defines the past controls the present and future.