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On Jet Lag

George Friedman - December 16, 2022

As I mentioned to some of you in our ClubGPF discussion this week, Meredith and I spent the past six weeks traveling. We went to Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Germany, Italy, Abu Dhabi, Canada (twice) and several places in the United States. In the months before this trip, we went to Europe twice, including stints in […]

Kosovo Again

George Friedman - December 13, 2022

There have been skirmishes between armed ethnic Serb protesters and Kosovo police. The reason is that a while ago, Kosovo ordered that drivers surrender...

Remembering Pearl Harbor and America First

George Friedman - December 9, 2022

This week was the anniversary of Pearl Harbor, an attack the United States thought impossible. Common sense dictated that Japan lacked the military sophistication...

Peace Accords

George Friedman - December 6, 2022

Russia has accepted Washington’s invitation to engage in peace talks over the war in Ukraine. Both, of course, have reservations. Russia’s is that it...

From the Emirates to Mars

George Friedman - December 2, 2022

As you receive this, we are on a flight to the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi is hosting a meeting on space flight, and...

Eurasia in Crisis

George Friedman - November 29, 2022

Demonstrations against Beijing’s zero-COVID policy have surged in the past week, with people voicing their frustration at not only the lockdown measures but also...

Thanksgiving

George Friedman - November 25, 2022

Editor's note: To mark the American Thanksgiving holiday, we are republishing this article, originally released in 2020. Thanksgiving is a family holiday. For our family...

In Poland, Peace May Be a Bridge Too Far

George Friedman - November 22, 2022

Last weekend, I had the opportunity to speak to some Poles. I won’t pretend that they speak for the entire country, but my impression...

A Near Miss in Poland

George Friedman - November 18, 2022

Perhaps the best novel by Tom Clancy, who often wrote about Cold War confrontations between the United States and the Soviet Union, was "The...

The Future of US-China Relations

George Friedman - November 15, 2022

Earlier this week, the G-20 summit opened in Indonesia, during which the long-awaited meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping...