George Friedman

George Friedman is chief executive officer of Stratfor, the world’s leading online publisher of geopolitical intelligence. He is a widely recognized international affairs expert and author of numerous books, including The Next 100 Years (Doubleday, 2009), America’s Secret War (Doubleday, 2005), and The Future of War (Crown, 1996).

Nostalgia for NATO

8 May 2013 |

tags: European identity, European Union, NATO

When the West had a common enemy in the Soviet Union, it was united. Now Europe is fragmenting once again into quarrelling rivals.

Redlines and the problems of intervention in Syria

1 May 2013 |

tags: foreign policy, Syria

The US and its European allies do not have the force needed to end Syria's appalling bloodshed.

Beyond the post-Cold War world

3 Apr 2013 |

tags: balance of power, international relations

While the US has made many mistakes, a fragmented Europe and a weaker China mean that the US will be more powerful -- since power is relative.

The Cyprus bailout: a disturbing precedent

27 Mar 2013 |

tags: Cyprus bailout, European Union, Germany

European policy makers have broken a barrier that has been in place since the 1930s.

A new reality in relations between US and Israel

20 Mar 2013 |

tags: foreign policy, Israel, Stratfor, USA

It's like a marriage that continues out of habit but whose foundation has withered. Can Obama's visit repair it?

What if North Korea really is crazy?

13 Mar 2013 |

tags: North Korea, Stratfor

It's unlikely, but what could push North Korea over the brink?

Europe, unemployment and instability

7 Mar 2013 |

tags: Europe, financial crisis, Stratfor, unemployment

The European crisis is no longer finance but the devastating effects of unemployment.

Hellfire, morality and strategy

20 Feb 2013 |

tags: drones, ethics of warfare, US

The use of drones may be legal under international war, but it is leading the US into unknown territory.

Ferocious, weak and crazy

30 Jan 2013 |

tags: diplomacy, North Korea

If diplomacy is the art of winning without warring, North Korea is in a class of its own.

Avoiding the Wars That Never End

16 Jan 2013 |

tags: terrorism, United States, warfare

The United States is being forced by the permanent warfare being waged by Islamist terrorists to alter its strategic view of the world.

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