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From the Desk of George Friedman

Next Stage of Forecasting

As we at GPF undertake our next long-term forecast, we’d like to do so with a degree of transparency. A degree is all we...

The Crisis of Demography

In my book “The Next 100 Years,” I argued that one of the greatest challenges facing the United States, even humanity as a whole,...

Belarus Reaches Out to Poland and the EU

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko made a speech last week in which he appeared to be reaching out to the West. Belarus has been a...

Benchmarking China

For some time, China has been regarded as an economic miracle, a country whose rise would in due course put it atop the global...

The State of the War in Ukraine

A month and a half ago, right after the attempted Wagner coup, there appeared to be chaos in Moscow, with the future of President...

Thinking About School

This is the place where I give myself the option of looking at my memories rather than solely geopolitics, so forgive me for this...

Five Eyes in Our Time

A few years ago, I was invited to a military meeting in Australia. When I walked into the room, I expected to see Australian...

Giving Birth to a Book

As some of you may recall, I am in the process of writing a book. I have done this eight times, and each time...

Poland as a Great Power

In my book “The Next 100 Years,” which was published in 2009, I argued that Poland would become a dominant power in Continental Europe...

Is Someone Out There?

Democrat Sen. Chuck Schumer and Republican Sen. Mike Rounds are filing legislation demanding that the federal government reveal the files on what it knows...

Return to Forecasting – ‘Flashpoints: The Emerging Crisis in Europe’

As I hope you will remember, last month I had been writing about the process of forecasting, sharing with our subscribers the process we...

Forecasting Russia

The points below are drawn from my book, "The Next 100 Years," which was published in 2009. In the points that follow, I try...

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