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Facing Reality: A New American Strategy

George Friedman - August 17, 2021

The United States has been at war for almost the entire 21st century, and it’s only 2021. In contrast, the United States was at war for just 17 percent of the entire 20th century, during which it won the world wars, defeat in which may have led to existential transformations of the country and thus […]

Why America Loses Wars

George Friedman - August 10, 2021

The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan is moving to its inevitable conclusion. The Taliban, the radical Islamists the U.S. was fighting, are taking back control...

China and the Element of Surprise

George Friedman - August 3, 2021

A war between China and the United States would be a war between peer powers. That’s not to say they are identical powers; all...

Killer Facebook

George Friedman - July 21, 2021

Social media began as an oddity growing out of another oddity, the internet. It has grown into a powerful global force, both instrumental in...

Biden and Merkel to Meet

George Friedman - July 13, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are scheduled to meet Thursday in Washington, where they are expected to discuss issues such...

China’s Search for a Negotiated Settlement

George Friedman - July 6, 2021

Last week, China celebrated the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party. The celebration included a plan for the invasion of Taiwan,...

China, Russia and the Strategy of Indirection

George Friedman - June 29, 2021

Europe was the primary battleground of the Cold War. NATO adopted a defensive strategy because it saw no value in conquering Eastern Europe and...

US Withdrawal From the Middle East

George Friedman - June 22, 2021

The United States is withdrawing air defense capabilities from several Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait and Jordan, with most of the withdrawals...

What Does It Mean to Rejoin Europe?

George Friedman - June 15, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden’s trip to Europe has thus far pivoted around the single issue on which almost the entire world agrees: Biden is...

Russia as a Developing Nation

George Friedman - June 8, 2021

Richard Moore, who heads Britain’s foreign intelligence service, or MI6, was quoted in the Sunday Times as saying that “Russia is an objectively weakening...

A Russian Move in Europe

George Friedman - June 1, 2021

Russia and the European Union held a conference last week, during which Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in a speech: “The situation remains...

COVID-19: Made in China?

George Friedman - May 25, 2021

In a recent interview, Dr. Anthony Fauci was asked whether he was confident that COVID-19 developed naturally. He has long maintained that though it...

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