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9/11: The Perfect Op

George Friedman - September 12, 2023

It has been 22 years since the 9/11 attack that destroyed the World Trade Center buildings and a wing of the Pentagon and launched...

A Shift in Ukrainian Strategy

George Friedman - September 5, 2023

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced over the weekend that he replaced his defense minister with someone new – unsurprising, given the exhaustion the minister...

Prigozhin RIP, Or Do the Best You Can

George Friedman - August 29, 2023

Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin is dead. He died of a fatal dose of self-confidence. He made three mistakes. First, he thought himself a...

Next Stage of Forecasting

George Friedman - August 21, 2023

As we at GPF undertake our next long-term forecast, we’d like to do so with a degree of transparency. A degree is all we...

Belarus Reaches Out to Poland and the EU

George Friedman - August 15, 2023

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko made a speech last week in which he appeared to be reaching out to the West. Belarus has been a...

The State of the War in Ukraine

George Friedman - August 8, 2023

A month and a half ago, right after the attempted Wagner coup, there appeared to be chaos in Moscow, with the future of President...

Five Eyes in Our Time

George Friedman - August 1, 2023

A few years ago, I was invited to a military meeting in Australia. When I walked into the room, I expected to see Australian...

Is Someone Out There?

George Friedman - July 18, 2023

Democrat Sen. Chuck Schumer and Republican Sen. Mike Rounds are filing legislation demanding that the federal government reveal the files on what it knows...

Why the US Is Threatening to Send Cluster Bombs to Ukraine

George Friedman - July 11, 2023

U.S. President Joe Biden announced last week that Washington will give Ukraine cluster bombs, adding with apparent emotion that the decision was enormously difficult...

Where Does Russia Stand Now?

George Friedman - June 26, 2023

There has been a great deal of talk that the Wagner Group's attempted insurrection over the weekend may have weakened Russian President Vladimir Putin....