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George Answers Your Questions: Beyond Iran: China, Russia and Europe

George Friedman - March 28, 2026

Beyond Iran: China, Russia and Europe March 23, 2026 Question: Isn’t the Trump administration’s real goal in the Iran war to limit China’s future capability to threaten the U.S. by controlling the energy/oil flows into China? Doesn’t this explain better than other theories why the U.S. toppled Venezuela’s government and now Iran’s? Then if it […]

George Answers Your Questions: Geopolitics, War and Iran

George Friedman - March 21, 2026

Geopolitics, War and Iran March 17, 2026 Question: Why are you saying that there was a miscalculation? Trump has repeatedly said this would take 4-5 weeks....

George Answers Your Questions: A Summary of the Iran War, So Far 

George Friedman - March 14, 2026

A Summary of the Iran War, So Far March 11, 2026 Question: Is your first option effectively the so-called mowing the lawn strategy? That would be...

George Answers Your Questions: First Thoughts on the Attack on Iran

George Friedman - March 7, 2026

First Thoughts on the Attack on Iran March 1, 2026 A message on how we are handling this crisis: This is not an answer to a question...

George Answers Your Questions: On Nuclear Weapons, and Tariffs and the Supreme Court

George Friedman - February 28, 2026

George Answers Your Questions: European Nuclear Umbrella, Risks of a United Europe Feb. 21, 2026 Question: Good response on Europe’s nuclear umbrella, but many observers forget...

George Answers Your Questions: European Nuclear Umbrella, Risks of a United Europe

George Friedman - February 21, 2026

Munich Security Conference and Europe’s Future Feb. 16, 2026 Question: Although the Europeans have some nuclear capability of their own, it is utterly insufficient to dissuade...

George Answers Your Questions: The US, Iran, Nukes and a 9/11 Scenario

George Friedman - February 14, 2026

The US, Iran, Nukes and a 9/11 Scenario Feb. 9, 2026 Question: I find it difficult to believe that Washington truly views the Iranian nuclear program...

George Answers Your Questions: Comparing US Cycles

George Friedman - February 7, 2026

George Answers Your Questions: The Dubai Talks on the Ukraine War Jan. 31, 2026 Question: You have written about the 80-year institutional cycle and the 50-year...

George Answers Your Questions: The Dubai Talks on the Ukraine War

George Friedman - January 31, 2026

The Dubai Talks on the Ukraine War Jan. 26, 2026 Question: Will a weakened Russia drift toward the North Korean and Iranian models of instability, propped...

George Answers Your Questions: Personal or Systemic Failings

George Friedman - January 24, 2026

Confession: I Can’t Figure Out Trump’s Latest Move Jan. 19, 2026 Question: Why don’t you realize Donald Trump is a mentally unbalanced narcissist and therefore his...