HomeFrom the Desk of George Friedman

From the Desk of George Friedman

George Friedman’s Thoughts: A Month of Travel

George Friedman - December 19, 2019

Since the beginning of November, I have traveled, in sequence, to Dubai, Calgary, New York, Istanbul, Zurich and London, with quick stopovers at home as possible, to catch my breath and try my hand at running a business. The schedule was sufficiently intense that I had to beg off writing my Thoughts column last week. […]

The Posh Versus the Blokes in the UK

George Friedman - December 17, 2019

I arrived in London on Saturday afternoon. Traffic was heavy and it took nearly two hours to reach my hotel, giving ample time to...

The Internet and the Tragedy of the Commons

George Friedman - December 12, 2019

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

Pearl Harbor and the Strategy of Economic Sanctions

George Friedman - December 10, 2019

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

George Friedman - December 5, 2019

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

George Friedman - December 3, 2019

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

George Friedman - November 28, 2019

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

George Friedman - November 26, 2019

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...