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What Happened to American Leadership?

George Friedman - October 27, 2020

International conferences for people in my profession are generally a thing of the recent past, having been replaced by virtual conferences via platforms like...

The Stability of Foreign Policy Amid Political Chaos

George Friedman - October 20, 2020

In the 1970s, President Richard Nixon stepped into the political and social chaos wrought by the Johnson administration and compounded it substantially. Hence, when...

In Search of a Solution to Russia’s Strategic Problem

George Friedman - October 13, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin described the collapse of the Soviet Union as the greatest geopolitical catastrophe in history. Though it may not be true...

Conflict in the Caucasus and the New American Strategy

George Friedman - October 6, 2020

During the Cold War, the United States opposed the Soviet Union wherever the Soviet Union sought to make inroads. Some interventions were necessary and...

As Turkey’s Economy Goes, So Goes Its Ambitions

Caroline D. Rose - September 30, 2020

Turkey’s economy is in dire straits. In September, the Turkish lira fell to a 20-year low as investors withdrew billions from Turkey’s currency bond...

Belarus’ Next Episode

George Friedman - September 15, 2020

Public demonstrations against Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko have intensified. Looked at casually, it seems unlikely that his presidency can survive. If the protesters are...

Eternal Brexit

George Friedman - September 8, 2020

In 2016, the British government called for a referendum on whether the United Kingdom should remain a member of the European Union. The British...

Nothing Has Changed With Taiwan

George Friedman - September 1, 2020

On Aug. 17, 1982, U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz sent a memo via an American diplomat to the Taiwanese government. On Monday, just...

The Poisoning of Navalny

George Friedman - August 25, 2020

Alexei Navalny, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s highest-profile political opponent, remains alive in a German hospital after being poisoned in the Russian town of Tomsk....