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).


    Europe's crisis lies beyond finance

    George Friedman | 16 Nov 2011
    Racial and ethnic tensions combined with economic austerity and a sense of betrayal toward the elite could create an explosive mixture.


    National politics returns to Europe

    George Friedman | 9 Nov 2011
    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 Oct 2011
    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 | 5 Oct 2011
    Europe is experiencing a cultural clash between the German ideal of the disinterested, rational civil servant and Southern and Central European scepticism.


    Nightmares of Europe's past

    George Friedman | 15 Sep 2011
    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 | 7 Sep 2011
    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.


    Re-Examining the Arab Spring

    George Friedman | 17 Aug 2011
    Many Westerners are deluding themselves about the democratic potential in the Middle East uprisings.

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