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From the Desk of George Friedman

Turkey’s Time to Rise

George Friedman - August 4, 2025

“The Next 100 Years,” 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

George Friedman - August 2, 2025

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

George Friedman - July 28, 2025

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

George Answers Your Questions: Putin’s Dilemma

George Friedman - July 26, 2025

Putin's Dilemma July 22, 2025 Question: Do you think either of these are likely to happen? Russia will have in the future a paradigm shift that...

Putin’s Dilemma

George Friedman - July 22, 2025

In analyzing the process by which the Russia-Ukraine war will end, the most critical factor, as I have argued before, is that by not...

George Answers Your Questions: Floods and Demographics

George Friedman - July 19, 2025

Floods in the Texas Hill Country: Reflections on a Catastrophe July 14, 2025 Question: You’ve written that the lack of warning on the flooding was due...

Floods in the Texas Hill Country: Reflections on a Catastrophe

George Friedman - July 14, 2025

A little over a week ago, the Guadalupe River in the Texas Hill Country went berserk, as rivers sometimes do in this area, killing...

George Answers Your Questions: Demographic Crisis

George Friedman - July 12, 2025

The Nearing Crisis of Demographics July 8, 2025 Question: You have pointed out the problem of labor shortage caused by the need to care for the...

The Nearing Crisis of Demographics

George Friedman - July 8, 2025

There are moments when I am exhausted by crises that come and go, and remember the next real existential crisis of humanity. It puts...

George Answers Your Questions: Trump’s Diplomacy, U.S. Constitution

George Friedman - July 5, 2025

Trump's Diplomatic Model June 30, 2025 Question: Comment 1. Clearly, while your world insights eclipse most anyone’s I encourage you to not fall into the hate Donald...

Trump’s Diplomatic Model

George Friedman - June 30, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump has developed a clear model for exercising diplomacy. He begins by making demands of other nations, then calls for negotiations....

George Answers Your Questions: War and the Constitution

George Friedman - June 28, 2025

War and the Constitution June 23, 2025 Question: Hasn’t the U.S. technically been at war with Iran since 1979 (embassy invasion, hostages, etc.)? What about the...

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