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From the Desk of George Friedman

The Internet and the Tragedy of the Commons

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Jan. 4, 2017 The expectation of anonymity online has become extreme.

Pearl Harbor and the Strategy of Economic Sanctions

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There have been many lessons drawn from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. One was that wars need not begin according to international law....

George Friedman’s Thoughts: Fear and Loathing in Publishing a New Book

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The galleys have arrived and my writing is officially ended. The book is now in the hands of Doubleday’s production and marketing department and...

A Common Theme of Global Unrest

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From Hong Kong to Tehran to Buenos Aires, the world appears to be destabilizing. The question that has been raised is whether there is...

Visiting Istanbul

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I am writing this from Istanbul, trying not to count how many Thanksgivings I have spent without my children and grandchildren. But as they...

Israel and the Emerging Crisis of the Secular and the Religious

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Elections normally don’t interest us at Geopolitical Futures. The passage of personalities who preside over the realities of a nation does not usually affect...

George Friedman’s Thoughts: On Viewing Rembrandt’s ‘Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer’

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Last weekend I was in New York City, with a rare moment for indulgence. I chose to visit an old love, one who taught...

The Pressure on China

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The Chinese People’s Liberation Army has begun minor operations to try to quell the unrest in Hong Kong. This is a step that the...

George Friedman’s Thoughts: On My Visit to the United Arab Emirates

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I spent last week in the United Arab Emirates, in the city of Dubai. Dubai sits on the edge of the Persian Gulf, which...

The Road to Four Months That Changed the World

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Thirty years ago, on Nov. 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall fell. This was the beginning of a period that would change the world. When...

George Friedman’s Thoughts: Geopolitical Determinism

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Having written a great deal on space and enchantment, it is time to come down to earth. I want to return to the central...

Toward a Theory of Journalistic Objectivity

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Last Sunday, I received an email from a close friend telling me and others that after 60 years he was canceling his subscription to...
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