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From the Desk of George Friedman

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 that he didn’t want them to die for their country. He wanted the other poor bastards to die for theirs. He and his troops knew that as solicitous as Patton appeared […]

Britain and the United States

George Friedman - September 24, 2019

The United States and Britain have agreed to sign a trade agreement by next July, The Sun newspaper reported on Monday. The accuracy of...

George Friedman’s Thoughts: Enchantment and Disenchantment

George Friedman - September 19, 2019

Let me begin by saying I was stunned by the enormous number of letters we received in response to last week’s piece urging me...

US Military Options in Iran

George Friedman - September 17, 2019

The United States has openly accused Iran of being behind the drone and cruise missile attacks on Saudi Arabia’s largest oil refinery. Now the...

The Geopolitics of Iran’s Refinery Attack

George Friedman - September 16, 2019

A Yemeni rebel group aligned with Iran took credit for a drone attack against Saudi Arabia’s main oil refinery this weekend. The range, payload...

George Friedman’s Thoughts: Geopolitics and Philosophy

George Friedman - September 12, 2019

After last week’s piece on Aristotle’s four virtues, I received one reader response asking that I write on geopolitics rather than philosophy. One is...