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From the Desk of George Friedman

Ninjas, Crime and Las Vegas

Iā€™m on a plane to Las Vegas to attend the most important meeting of my year: My grandson is about to compete in the Ultimate Ninja Athlete Association world finals, an event involving the scaling of walls, the slithering on ropes and, inevitably, the hurling of a contestant to the ground. My grandson, who is […]

Biden in Saudi Arabia: Realpolitik vs. Morality

The war in Ukraine rages on as the United States still wants to prevent Russia from effectively reaching Eastern Europe. To that end, Washingtonā€™s...

The Storm Rages

In my most recent book, ā€œThe Storm Before the Calm,ā€ I predicted that the 2020s would be a period of intense economic and political...

Japan Enters a New Phase in Its History

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated last week. Days later, his political party won an overwhelming majority in parliament. The Liberal Democratic...

A Night in Vienna

Last Sunday night, my wife and I were walking near St. Stephenā€™s Cathedral in Vienna. Sunday nights are quiet and dark in Vienna. For...

Russian Military Doctrine

The city of Lysychansk has fallen to Russia, giving it full control of Ukraineā€™s breakaway Luhansk region and putting it in position to gain...

Homelands

I am on a train from Budapest to Vienna. Last night, I delivered a speech and did something I never do. I began the...

Warsaw to Budapest

The trip from Warsaw to Budapest is a trip between two realities. Warsaw is not quite on a war footing but exudes a desire...

Where the Cold War Began

I stood on a balcony in Warsaw this past week to gaze at the Vistula River. The Vistula runs wide and deep, the guardian...

The Evolution of Great Powers

The evolution of military power is one of the most important if underrated geopolitical changes happening in the world today. Throughout the 20th century,...

On the Road Again

Tomorrow, my wife, Meredith, and I leave for Poland and Hungary. I have been invited to both countries so I am not crashing the...

Economies and War

The American economy, the largest and most dynamic in the world, is a geopolitical issue. And right now, it is in a predictable period...

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