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Russia’s New War of Attrition

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A battle is raging in Pokrovsk, located in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk. It is part of Russia's attempt to encircle Ukrainian forces...

George Answers Your Questions: US-China Trade War

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The 2020s and Its Historic Shift: China Oct. 30, 2025 Question: In one of your videos you mentioned in passing that you suspect Trump's tariffs imposed...

The 2020s and Its Historic Shift: China

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In 1984, the Chinese economy achieved an astounding growth rate of 15 percent. It declined after that and varied over the subsequent years but...

George Answers Your Questions: The United States, Venezuela, Cuba and the Caribbean

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First, I must apologize for an error in last week’s piece. The Florida Straits are not the only exit from the Gulf of Mexico....

George Answers Your Questions: Free Speech and the Internet

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The Internet Today Oct. 16, 2025 Question: Anonymity does create problems, but I do NOT agree that the technologists who created the internet are now publishing companies. Response:...

The Internet Today

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Editor's Note: In 2017, we published an article titled "The Internet and the Tragedy of the Commons," which argued that anonymity was destroying our...

George Answers Your Questions: Powers Old and New

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Question: I think your assessment of Hitler and Germany was bang on. Your answer to the question about Germany should be taught in every...

The 2020s and Its Historic Shift: The United States

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In my book “The Next 100 Years,” published in 2009, I predicted that in the 2020s the United States would experience a massive socio-economic...

George Answers Your Questions: Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan, Leaders in History

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Question: Can Trump’s proposal on Gaza actually bring peace, or will it simply fail as all peace plans in the Middle East seem to...

George Answers Your Questions: Japan’s Demographics, Trump’s Shift on Ukraine

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The 2020s and Its Historic Shift: Japan’s Evolution Sept. 22, 2025 Question: What you did not address in this article was Japan’s demographic outlook with negative...

The 2020s and Its Historic Shift: Japan’s Evolution

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In “The Next 100 Years,” I asserted that Japan was the third and least absurd nation that would begin to emerge as a major...

George Answers Your Questions: Political Language and Turkey’s Options

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The 2020s and Its Historic Shift: Poland’s Evolution Sept. 8, 2025 Question: Can you explain the policies and philosophical underpinnings defined by the terms “far-right” and...
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