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From the Desk of George Friedman

The Strangeness of an Analytic Life

I have spent a good part of my life as an analyst, and for the past quarter-century as an analyst of geopolitics – the impersonal forces that shape nations and their relations to each other. I have also spent my life as an American, grateful for the refuge it gave me, and in love with […]

Biden’s Dilemma

The election is over, and barring major fraud or error, Joe Biden will be the next president of the United States. He begins as...

The War of the Norm

The primary reason about half the country voted for Joe Biden was that he wasn’t Donald Trump. Trump was seen by many as violating...

The Illusion of Foreign Policy

No matter who becomes America’s next president, certain things will follow. The world will wonder what President Donald Trump’s foreign policy will be in...

A Different Election

In less than a week, the United States will elect a president for the 59th time in its history. This one, as others before...

What Happened to American Leadership?

International conferences for people in my profession are generally a thing of the recent past, having been replaced by virtual conferences via platforms like...

Social Media Is Old-Fashioned and Radically Destabilizing

The New York Times has reported that the Justice Department is about to bring an antitrust suit against Google specifically targeting Google’s power in...

The Stability of Foreign Policy Amid Political Chaos

In the 1970s, President Richard Nixon stepped into the political and social chaos wrought by the Johnson administration and compounded it substantially. Hence, when...

… If It’s Open

I returned from a trip to South Korea about three weeks ago. Since then, I went to the bank once and to the supermarket...

In Search of a Solution to Russia’s Strategic Problem

Russian President Vladimir Putin described the collapse of the Soviet Union as the greatest geopolitical catastrophe in history. Though it may not be true...

The Tedium of Passion

I normally try to forget the books I write, at least for a while. They can be a trap, enclosing you forever. But I...

Conflict in the Caucasus and the New American Strategy

During the Cold War, the United States opposed the Soviet Union wherever the Soviet Union sought to make inroads. Some interventions were necessary and...

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