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Germany faces tough decisions in Europe’s debt crisis

George Friedman | 01 February 2012 |

tags: debt crisis, European Union, Germany, Stratfor

The Germans hold many cards, and that's their problem.

Should the US be an idealist or a realist about Egypt?

George Friedman | 07 December 2011 |

tags: foreign policy, human rights, Islam, Stratfor

What if there are democratic elections and the people choose a regime that violates the principles of Western human rights?

The Middle East seesaw

George Friedman | 23 November 2011 |

tags: Middle East, Stratfor

A painful realignment of forces coincides with the European debt crisis.

National politics returns to Europe

George Friedman | 09 November 2011 |

tags: European identity, European Union, Stratfor

The Americans have gone, the Germans are back and European international politics is bubbling up to the surface.

Entering a new phase in the Middle East

George Friedman | 19 October 2011 |

tags: Iran, Middle East, Stratfor

An assassination plot; the release of Gilad Shalit; the massacre of Copts; the waning of Syrian protest: opportunities for Iran and challenges for the US.

Precise solutions for an imprecise reality

George Friedman | 05 October 2011 |

tags: Eurozone, Germany, Greece, Stratfor

Europe is experiencing a cultural clash between the German ideal of the disinterested, rational civil servant and Southern and Central European scepticism.

Foreign policy and electoral realities

George Friedman | 21 September 2011 |

tags: 2012 election, foreign policy, Stratfor, US

Until next year's election, the US will be at best reactive and at worst non-responsive to events on the world stage.

Nightmares of Europe’s past

George Friedman | 15 September 2011 |

tags: debt crisis, European Union, nationalism, Stratfor

After World War II, Europe tried to kill off nationalism by drawing countries into a prosperous EU. Will the debt crisis revive it?

9/11 and the successful war

George Friedman | 07 September 2011 |

tags: 911, Stratfor, US, war on terror

The US has made some serious errors since 9/11, as happens in every way. But there have been no more successful attacks on American soil and that is what counts.

Premature victory celebration

George Friedman | 31 August 2011 |

tags: International Criminal Court, Libya, Stratfor

Why was nearly every prediction about the war in Libya wrong?

After Gadhafi: The scramble for Libya?

Scott Stewart | 25 August 2011 |

tags: Libya crisis, Stratfor

Between internal factions and external interests the path ahead is fraught with danger.

Re-Examining the Arab Spring

George Friedman | 17 August 2011 |

tags: Arab Spring, Stratfor

Many Westerners are deluding themselves about the democratic potential in the Middle East uprisings.

A crisis of political economy

George Friedman | 10 August 2011 |

tags: China, Europe, Stratfor, US

The global financial crisis is an economic problem that has triggered a political problem, which in turn is making the economic problem worse.

Why is the war in Libya dragging on?

George Friedman | 13 July 2011 |

tags: justice, Libya, Stratfor

Because Gaddafi knows that he will be arrested by the International Criminal Court. Do the lives lost in the civil war put a shadow over the implacable pursuit of justice?

The geopolitics of Israel: biblical and modern

George Friedman | 16 May 2011 |

tags: Israel, Stratfor

Israel faces the same existential challenges as it has in its two previous eras as a nation, many centuries ago.

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