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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 but an explanation I want to give you. In years past, if there was a crisis or a war, we would go into a “Red Alert,” as we […]

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...

George Answers Your Questions: Trump and Greenland

George Friedman - January 17, 2026

Why Greenland Matters Jan. 12, 2026 Question: I have followed you from when you set up what is now RANE and then GPF. There has been...

George Answers Your Questions: Venezuela’s Economy and Understanding Russia

George Friedman - January 10, 2026

The Venezuelan Move as Preface to Cuba Jan. 5, 2026 Question: To quote your article: “ before Hugo Chavez, a leftist who took power in 1999.”...

George Answers Your Questions: The Fate of Europe

George Friedman - December 20, 2025

The European Crisis: Origin and Future Dec. 15, 2025 Question: Europe today is similar to the 13 colonies that came together to oppose a powerful adversary....

George Answers Your Questions: On the New US National Security Strategy

George Friedman - December 13, 2025

The National Security Strategy of the United States of America Dec. 9, 2025 Question: In the 2025 National Security Strategy document, Russia’s relevance is marginal, and...