From the Desk of George Friedman

The current fighting in Gaza is part of years of sporadic conflict, but there’s more to it than that.

The Chinese are looking for any hint that Washington is escalating the conflict with Beijing.

Neither country can solve the other’s top economic and strategic problems.

A prominent Chinese economist has publicly challenged a core concept in China’s policy.

The idea that a treaty can mitigate the threat of war simply misses the point.

The journalist’s killing could call into question the U.S.-Saudi alliance.

It is the evil that you do to achieve the good that haunts any nation.

The German chancellor has suggested that increasing corporate mergers could help European companies compete globally.

A new military exercise reminds us of a battle that never was.

Washington claims Moscow violated an arms control treaty.

It is hard to imagine an Arab alliance that can cohere as a military giant.

The U.S. no longer wants to manage its problems primarily through force.