George Friedman

March 24, 2025
A New Asian Bloc in the Making?
Senior officials from China, South Korea and Japan will soon meet in Tokyo to try to establish a more formal relationship, replete with security and economic benefits. Informal talks...
March 19, 2025
Engineering an End to the Ukraine War
When the United States entered talks with North Vietnam near the end of the Vietnam War, it hadn’t been militarily defeated, but it had failed in its mission to destroy the...
March 3, 2025
Israel’s Intelligence Failure
Hamas’ attack on Oct. 7, 2023, was not Israel’s first intelligence failure. In the 1973 Arab-Israeli war, Israel was surprised by Egypt and Syria’s two-front...
February 5, 2025
America’s Sixth Socio-Economic Cycle
In the United States, a new socio-economic cycle shows its hand, its flaws and its power over time as a president, sometimes heedless of the emerging reality, manages the political...
January 15, 2025
American Cycles and Uncertainty
Many look from afar at the current political, social and economic turmoil in the United States and see it as a sign of American decline. In my most recent book, “The Storm...
January 9, 2025
The Spirit of America – Its People
America needs a sense of perspective. In this time, all is not wonderful, nor is it all terrible.