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).


    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.


    A crisis of political economy

    George Friedman | 10 Aug 2011
    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 Jul 2011
    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?

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