Podcast

Fighting has continued for over a month in Ukraine, straining much more than just Russo-Ukrainian relations. GPF Chairman George Friedman is back with John Batchelor to discuss the endgame of the war, the potential for a new world order in Europe, and Iran negotiations.

To maintain its position as a world power should Europe double down on its continental experiment and form a united European army, or do the scars of history and millennium of violence still prevent Europe from standing defensively on its own?

In the Cold War, quantity equaled quality as it pertained to the sheer number of tanks amassed by the Soviets. GPF Chairman George Friedman discusses the ways in which tanks have failed in the current war in Ukraine, while the U.S. dollar is being weaponized to push back against Putin's offensive.

The Russians have lost the elements of surprise and speed in their invasion of Ukraine. GPF Chairman George Friedman joins John Batchelor to discuss the latest on the conflict and whether Russia is capable of winning the war they started, considering all its missteps.

The Ukraine crisis is unlike any of the recent history of Russian “intervention” in its borderlands, such as last year's conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. GPF Chairman George Friedman joins John Batchelor to discuss the latest on the war, and the important factors Russia got wrong.

President Biden has addressed the nation on the need for strong sanctions. NATO forces have been deployed in Eastern Europe. GPF Chairman George Friedman joins John Batchelor to discuss the latest on where the crisis stands, and what it will take to end the aggression coming from Russia and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

On this episode of NewstalkZB's Leighton Smith Podcast, GPF Chairman George Friedman discusses the likelihood of a Russian invasion in Ukraine and the unique imperatives and demands on all sides.

French President Emmanuel Macron has returned from diplomatic meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. GPF Chairman George Friedman joins John Batchelor to discuss the latest on where the crisis stands, and news from Berlin as Germany pushes for de-escalation.

1991 was the year the Soviet Union collapsed and brought the Cold War to an end. GPF Chairman George Friedman discusses his recent article "1991: False Dawn" and the way in which this was a defining year in history.

What have we learned from the Vietnam War and other wars where the United States fought on foreign soil, and how have these conflicts shaped U.S. foreign policy today?

Will diplomatic talks between world leaders come to any lasting solutions with regards to Ukraine and other countries that make up Russia's borderlands? GPF Chairman George Friedman speaks with John Batchelor on the latest developments.

George Friedman unpacks the relationship between geopolitics and economics, with host Langley Respess, as well as the relationship between the United States and China, and how demographics is shaping our future.