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George Answers Your Questions: The Legality of Boat Strikes

George Friedman - November 8, 2025

Question: Some liberal sources have been screaming that President Donald Trump is committing “war crimes” by blowing up boats around Venezuela. I haven’t seen any comments from George about it and wonder about his thoughts. Response: To be a war crime, an action must violate a law. There are international agreements that we call laws […]

George Answers Your Questions: US-China Trade War

George Friedman - November 1, 2025

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...

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

George Friedman - October 25, 2025

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

George Friedman - October 18, 2025

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:...

George Answers Your Questions: Powers Old and New

George Friedman - October 11, 2025

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

George Friedman - October 4, 2025

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

George Friedman - September 27, 2025

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

George Friedman - September 20, 2025

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...

George Answers Your Questions: Leaders and Poland’s Demographics

George Friedman - September 13, 2025

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...

George Answers Your Questions: On Human Nature and Taking the US Seriously

George Friedman - September 6, 2025

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

George Friedman - August 29, 2025

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,...