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George Friedman’s Note to Readers on New Series: “The 2020s and Its Historic Shift”

George Friedman - September 7, 2025

In “The Next 100 Years,” written over several years and published in 2009, I made a number of forecasts for the 2020s: The United...

George Answers Your Questions: On Human Nature and Taking the US Seriously

George Friedman - September 6, 2025

Question: It is constantly perplexing that human beings don’t seem to have learnt much over thousands of years. Sure, there have seen advancements in...

The Genius of Labor Day

George Friedman - September 1, 2025

Editor's note: To mark the Labor Day holiday, we are republishing this article, originally released in 2020. Labor Day became an American Federal Holiday in...

George Answers Your Questions: On Russia’s Capabilities in Ukraine

George Friedman - August 29, 2025

Calibrating Capability and Interest in Ukraine Aug. 25, 2025 Question: This article is an excellent summary of geopolitics. It hits all the key notes of military,...

Calibrating Capability and Interest in Ukraine

George Friedman - August 25, 2025

Last week, in my column in which I answer readers’ questions, I wrote that the United States must calibrate and measure its geopolitical interests...

George Answers Your Questions: US Interests in the Russia-Ukraine War

George Friedman - August 23, 2025

What to Make of the Alaska Summit Aug. 18, 2025 Question: Why do you assert that the survival of Ukraine as an independent, sovereign state is...

What to Make of the Alaska Summit

George Friedman - August 18, 2025

The media have portrayed the summit in Alaska, where U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met to discuss a resolution of...

George Answers Your Questions: AI in Analysis, Military Spending as a Path to Peace

George Friedman - August 16, 2025

Question: Hi George. Please, no more AI-generated articles! They lack the insight and brevity normally associated with your team. This is the fifth or...

On the Upcoming Trump-Putin Summit and Tariffs on India

George Friedman - August 11, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Aug. 15. They had spoken many...

George Answers Your Questions: Turkey’s Potential and Israel’s Challenges

George Friedman - August 9, 2025

Turkey's Time to Rise Aug. 4, 2025 Question: Under its current leadership, Turkey is in decline and may soon disintegrate, potentially transforming into an Islamic republic...