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Russia-US Negotiations Open the Next Phase Of Restructuring the World

George Friedman -
From 1945 until the early 1990s, the global order was based on the hostility between the United States and the Soviet Union. It was...

America’s Sixth Socio-Economic Cycle

George Friedman -
In my books “The Next 100 Years” and “The Storm Before the Calm,” I introduced a model of U.S. history consisting of political cycles...

American Naval Policy and China

George Friedman -
Editor’s note: If it feels as though the world is changing, that’s because it is. Global economic reconfiguration, demographic decline and geopolitical realignment have...

American Cycles and Uncertainty

George Friedman -
Editor’s note: If it feels as though the world is changing, that’s because it is. Global economic reconfiguration, demographic decline and geopolitical realignment have...

The Spirit of America – Its People

George Friedman -
Editor’s note: If it feels as though the world is changing, that’s because it is. Global economic reconfiguration, demographic decline and geopolitical realignment have...

The Weakness of Israel’s Approach to War

George Friedman -
The Middle East has broken down into a state of extreme combat. The collapse of the system of governance throughout the region has opened...

Trump’s Place in US Political Cycles

George Friedman -
As I wrote in my most recent book, “The Storm Before the Calm,” we tend to use presidencies as benchmarks to help us locate...

Iran and War

George Friedman -
Last week, I wrote on the Middle East and promised a follow-up piece would come next. The U.S. election intruded. Now I’ll return to...

War Without Decision: In the Context of the Middle East – Part 1

George Friedman -
The Middle East is in disarray, and it’s unclear if it can stabilize itself on its own. In many cases, a nation’s military can...

The Danger of Unfatal Wounds

George Friedman -
“If you must wound someone, it is better to kill him.” I’ve encountered some version of this missive throughout the course of my career. And...

What Is a Superpower?

George Friedman -
The end of the Cold War and the dismantling of what had been a bipolar world order raised the question of what exactly constitutes...

Russia’s Deliberately Unclear Strategy for Iran

George Friedman -
Readers have no doubt noticed that much of my writing over the past two-and-a-half years has focused on Russia. Some of the reasons for...
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