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Evaluating the Importance of Recent Events

George Friedman - January 14, 2020

There are moments when the entire world seems to be coming apart, as if Armageddon itself were upon us. Public attention tends to be...

Iran and the United States: What Comes Next

George Friedman - January 6, 2020

In order to understand the current confrontation between Iran and the United States, we might begin with the Persian-Babylonian wars. Alternatively, we could begin...

Turkey Makes Its Move

George Friedman - December 31, 2019

In “The Next 100 Years,” I described Turkey as an emerging regional power that would over time extend its sphere of influence to resemble...

North Korea and the Threat of ICBMs

George Friedman - December 24, 2019

Rumors have been swirling that North Korea is about to test an intercontinental ballistic missile. The source for this latest rumor is U.S. intelligence,...

The Posh Versus the Blokes in the UK

George Friedman - December 17, 2019

I arrived in London on Saturday afternoon. Traffic was heavy and it took nearly two hours to reach my hotel, giving ample time to...

Pearl Harbor and the Strategy of Economic Sanctions

George Friedman - December 10, 2019

There have been many lessons drawn from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. One was that wars need not begin according to international law....

A Common Theme of Global Unrest

George Friedman - December 3, 2019

From Hong Kong to Tehran to Buenos Aires, the world appears to be destabilizing. The question that has been raised is whether there is...

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