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From the Desk of George Friedman

An Evening With Bach

George Friedman - May 14, 2021

A friend of ours, Shem Guibbory, who is a violinist with the MET Orchestra in New York, came to our house last week for dinner. He agreed to play Bach’s Chaconne for an audience of us and a few other friends. I do not have an ear for music, but I kept thinking that this […]

From Pandemic to Pan-shortages

George Friedman - May 11, 2021

With some notable and grave exceptions, the COVID-19 crisis is winding down for much of the world. But as it does, another problem is...

The Decline of Births and the Transformation of All things

George Friedman - May 7, 2021

The U.S. birth rate fell by 4 percent in 2020 compared to 2019, resulting in the lowest number of babies born since 1979. The...

Germany, May 8, 1945

George Friedman - May 4, 2021

On May 8, 1945, Germany formally declared defeat in World War II. As others have said, there was one war in Europe that began...

Apple and the Past

George Friedman - April 30, 2021

A few days ago, my phone – a 10-year-old iPhone 6 – died. Or, more precisely, it continued to work as a phone but...

Anzac Day, Memorial Day and the Geopolitics of a Friendship

George Friedman - April 27, 2021

In history, and in the history of my family, Memorial Day and Anzac Day are intimately bound. On Memorial Day, which comes next month,...

History and Memory

George Friedman - April 23, 2021

Earlier this week, I published a piece on Afghanistan, and in the course of writing that piece, I mentioned the origins of the U.S.-Afghan...

Remembering al-Qaida

George Friedman - April 20, 2021

The United States invaded Afghanistan 20 years ago, soon after the attack on Sept. 11, 2001. By 2008, then-President Barack Obama made it a...

Texas on My Mind

George Friedman - April 16, 2021

Last weekend, my wife and I went to the town of Bandera, in the western part of the Texas Hill Country. (We live in...

The Unlikelihood of a War With China and Russia

George Friedman - April 14, 2021

Much has been made of China’s seemingly unending potential to invade Taiwan – nearly as much as Russia’s buildup near Ukraine, which many believe...

The Myth of a Rules-Based World

George Friedman - April 9, 2021

Two concepts have been constantly used in discussions of international relations of late. One is a liberal international order and the second is a...

China as a Third World Country

George Friedman - April 6, 2021

There is much discussion about the surging Chinese economy and the expanding international influence of China. There is no question that China’s economy has...

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