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From the Desk of George Friedman

George Answers Your Questions: On Human Nature and Taking the US Seriously

Question: It is constantly perplexing that human beings don’t seem to have learnt much over thousands of years. Sure, there have seen advancements in almost every aspect of life that are supposed to make our future brighter with less exertion. What happened to getting along with one another, helping each other out, forging a better […]

The Genius of Labor Day

Editor's note: To mark the Labor Day holiday, we are republishing this article, originally released in 2020. Labor Day became an American Federal Holiday in...

George Answers Your Questions: On Russia’s Capabilities in Ukraine

Calibrating Capability and Interest in Ukraine Aug. 25, 2025 Question: This article is an excellent summary of geopolitics. It hits all the key notes of military,...

Calibrating Capability and Interest in Ukraine

Last week, in my column in which I answer readers’ questions, I wrote that the United States must calibrate and measure its geopolitical interests...

George Answers Your Questions: US Interests in the Russia-Ukraine War

What to Make of the Alaska Summit Aug. 18, 2025 Question: Why do you assert that the survival of Ukraine as an independent, sovereign state is...

What to Make of the Alaska Summit

The media have portrayed the summit in Alaska, where U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met to discuss a resolution of...

George Answers Your Questions: AI in Analysis, Military Spending as a Path to Peace

Question: Hi George. Please, no more AI-generated articles! They lack the insight and brevity normally associated with your team. This is the fifth or...

On the Upcoming Trump-Putin Summit and Tariffs on India

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Aug. 15. They had spoken many...

George Answers Your Questions: Turkey’s Potential and Israel’s Challenges

Turkey's Time to Rise Aug. 4, 2025 Question: Under its current leadership, Turkey is in decline and may soon disintegrate, potentially transforming into an Islamic republic...

Turkey’s Time to Rise

ā€œThe Next 100 Years,ā€ which was published some 15 years ago, forecast the emergence of three significant powers over the next few decades: Japan,...

George Answers Your Questions: On Drugs and Immigration

The Geopolitics of Drugs July 28, 2025 Question: The legalization of drugs might get rid of the cartels, but it also might increase drug use. Is...

The Geopolitics of Drugs

Last month, President Donald Trump declared – not for the first time – the drug cartels in Latin America to be international terrorists. And...

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