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

The Anatolian Peninsula was once the center of one of the most powerful empires in history. The Ottoman Empire lasted from the 14th century until World War I, after which it collapsed and was subsequently occupied by British and Allied forces. The political movement that resisted occupation would by 1923 win its independence, coalescing into […]

George Answers Your Questions: Leaders and Poland’s Demographics

George Friedman’s Note to Readers on New Series: “The 2020s and Its Historic Shift” Sept. 7, 2025 Question: No mention of leadership – good, bad or...

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

In the years prior to writing “The Next 100 Years” (published in 2009), I viewed Poland as a nation that had not really recovered...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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