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George Answers Your Questions: Free Speech and the Internet

The Internet Today Oct. 16, 2025 Question: Anonymity does create problems,Ā but I do NOT agree that the technologists who created the internet are now publishing companies. Response: A commercial publisher is anyone who distributes the writings of others for a profit. There are publishers who distribute writings without profit – as a public service, for […]

George Answers Your Questions: Powers Old and New

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

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

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

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...

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

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 ā€œfar-rightā€ and...

George Answers Your Questions: Leaders and Poland’s Demographics

George Friedman’s Note to Readers on New Series: ā€œThe 2020s and Its Historic Shiftā€ Sept. 7, 2025 Question: No mention of leadership – good, bad or...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

George Answers Your Questions: Turkey’s Potential and Israel’s Challenges

Turkey's Time to Rise Aug. 4, 2025 Question: Under its current leadership, Turkey is in decline and may soon disintegrate, potentially transforming into an Islamic republic...

George Answers Your Questions: On Drugs and Immigration

The Geopolitics of Drugs July 28, 2025 Question: The legalization of drugs might get rid of the cartels, but it also might increase drug use. Is...

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