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George Friedman’s Thoughts: On My Visit to the United Arab Emirates

George Friedman - November 14, 2019

I spent last week in the United Arab Emirates, in the city of Dubai. Dubai sits on the edge of the Persian Gulf, which is called the Arabian Gulf by Arab states. This was not my first trip there, but I have never left the city, which means I have only seen the most modern […]

The Road to Four Months That Changed the World

George Friedman - November 12, 2019

Thirty years ago, on Nov. 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall fell. This was the beginning of a period that would change the world. When...

George Friedman’s Thoughts: Geopolitical Determinism

George Friedman - November 7, 2019

Having written a great deal on space and enchantment, it is time to come down to earth. I want to return to the central...

Toward a Theory of Journalistic Objectivity

George Friedman - November 5, 2019

Last Sunday, I received an email from a close friend telling me and others that after 60 years he was canceling his subscription to...

George Friedman’s Thoughts: Flipping the Cards

George Friedman - October 31, 2019

Let me turn over some cards. Reasonable people (every one of you, I’m sure) are likely wondering what in the world I am doing,...

Obama, Trump and the Wars of Credibility

George Friedman - October 29, 2019

The United States is in the process of shifting a core dimension of its strategic doctrine. In the past, the U.S. resorted to the...

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...