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From the Desk of George Friedman

The Enchantment of Mutually Assured Destruction

George Friedman - October 24, 2019

One of the most extraordinary facts of history is that during the Cold War the United States and the Soviet Union never launched a...

Rochester, NY, and the Rise and Fall of Technology

George Friedman - October 23, 2019

Last weekend, my wife and I visited our grandson (children were subsidiary to this visit) who lives in Rochester, New York. He and his...

From London to Space War

George Friedman - October 17, 2019

From the beginning, mankind’s presence in space had to do with war. In World War II, humanity went beyond the Earth’s atmosphere in order...

The Origins of New US-Turkish Relations

George Friedman - October 14, 2019

For several years, there has been a significant shift underway in U.S. strategy toward the Middle East, where Washington has consistently sought to avoid...

George Friedman’s Thoughts: Command of Space, Command of the Sea

George Friedman - October 10, 2019

In order to begin thinking about space-based warfare, we need to think about sea-based warfare. The best place to do that is in World...

Nixon and Trump: The Politics of Impeachment

George Friedman - October 8, 2019

The evolution of the American political system inevitably has an impact on the global system. If the United States shifts direction in even minor...

George Friedman’s Thoughts: War and a New Geopolitical Age

George Friedman - October 3, 2019

It is time to end this series of philosophical ruminations and turn instead to something that is at the center of geopolitics: war. The...

The People’s Republic of China at 70: Of Opium and 5G

George Friedman - October 1, 2019

China celebrates the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China today. It has been a great and terrible time for...

George Friedman’s Thoughts: Enchantment and Geopolitics

George Friedman - September 26, 2019

The fundamental problem of geopolitical theory is simple: Why do soldiers choose to die for their country? Gen. George Patton famously told his troops...