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Thinking about the unthinkable: a US deal with Iran

George Friedman | 03 March 2010
Tied down in Iraq and Afghanistan, what other realistic options does the US have?

Taliban 1, CIA 0

George Friedman and Scott Stewart | 11 January 2010
The loss of several CIA agents in an Afghanistan suicide bombing was the equivalent of losing an aircraft carrier.

Forget about a permanent solution to terrorism

George Friedman | 05 January 2010
The fear of violating procedures cripples Western efforts to shut down low-level terrorism.

Deadly mind games with Iran

George Friedman | 22 December 2009
Was Iran sending Obama a signal when it ordered a small incursion into Iraq to seize an oil well?

2009: The Year of Obama

George Friedman | 15 December 2009
Like Ronald Reagan, President Obama is persuasive, polarizing and enigmatic. But his charm may not be enough to power his foreign policy.

Obama’s plan and the key battleground

George Friedman | 03 December 2009
In the long run, Pakistan's human intelligence services are essential for defeating the Taliban. American drones and phone taps are not enough.

Busting the myth of sanctions

George Friedman | 24 November 2009
Imposing sanctions is a strategy that rarely works, except as a public relations stunt.

Deciphering the Mohammed Trial

George Friedman | 18 November 2009
Trying the mastermind behind 9/11 in a federal court in Manhattan raises thorny questions in international law.

Buying time

George Friedman | 04 November 2009
Letting events flow until they can no longer be tolerated is the essence of American grand strategy in its foreign policy.

Russia, Iran and the Biden speech

George Friedman and Peter Zeihan | 27 October 2009
The Obama Administration's aggressive diplomacy in Eastern Europe could sink its hopes for a peaceful resolution of its conflict with Iran.

Western Europe’s dream world

George Friedman | 13 October 2009
Norwegians, like other Europeans west of the Danube and east of the English Channel, like Obama. They are deluded.

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