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George Answers Your Questions: Putin’s Dilemma

George Friedman - July 26, 2025

Putin’s Dilemma July 22, 2025 Question: Do you think either of these are likely to happen? Russia will have in the future a paradigm shift that brings it closer to the West and that Ukraine will precipitate the shift. Unless there is a coup in Russia, which is unlikely, Putin will keep the Ukrainian territory […]

George Answers Your Questions: Floods and Demographics

George Friedman - July 19, 2025

Floods in the Texas Hill Country: Reflections on a Catastrophe July 14, 2025 Question: You’ve written that the lack of warning on the flooding was due...

George Answers Your Questions: Demographic Crisis

George Friedman - July 12, 2025

The Nearing Crisis of Demographics July 8, 2025 Question: You have pointed out the problem of labor shortage caused by the need to care for the...

George Answers Your Questions: Trump’s Diplomacy, U.S. Constitution

George Friedman - July 5, 2025

Trump's Diplomatic Model June 30, 2025 Question: Comment 1. Clearly, while your world insights eclipse most anyone’s I encourage you to not fall into the hate Donald...

George Answers Your Questions: War and the Constitution

George Friedman - June 28, 2025

War and the Constitution June 23, 2025 Question: Hasn’t the U.S. technically been at war with Iran since 1979 (embassy invasion, hostages, etc.)? What about the...

George Answers Your Questions: Ukraine and Russia, Israel and Iran

George Friedman - June 21, 2025

Ukraine and Russia, Israel and Iran: Searching for the Significant June 16, 2025 Question: What are the pros and cons for Israel of circulating that they...

George Answers Your Questions: Reports from Serbia and Hungary, U.S. Immigration

George Friedman - June 14, 2025

There are a great many questions today and I’ve tried to answer them all combined in some way. Given that we are both discussing...

George Answers Your Questions: Report from Bucharest, Russia-Ukraine

George Friedman - June 7, 2025

Report from Bucharest June 3, 2025 Comment/Question: Romania faces the dilemma of supporting liberal economic/security interests clashing with conservative social/ideological rhetoric (LGBTQ, religion, etc.) of mainstream...

George Answers Your Questions: Germany Acts, Russia-Ukraine War

George Friedman - May 31, 2025

Germany Acts May 27, 2025 Comment/Correction needed: The article states that Lithuania does not share a border with Russia. This is not correct. Lithuania shares a...

George Answers Your Questions: Russia’s Strategy

George Friedman - May 23, 2025

Russia’s Negotiating Strategy May 22, 2025 Comment: Please elaborate on how you arrived at the conclusion that Russia has already lost the war by virtue of...

George Answers Your Questions: India and Pakistan

George Friedman - May 17, 2025

India, Pakistan, Diplomacy and War May 13, 2025 Comment/Question: Your definitions of "strategic warfare" and "tactical warfare" would be useful to understand. And how will a...