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George Friedman is an American political scientist and strategist, founder of Stratfor and later Geopolitical Futures. He is known for his work on international affairs, intelligence, and forecasting global trends.
Known for: The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century, The Next Decade: Where We've Been... and Where We're Going
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The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century
In this geopolitical analysis, George Friedman presents a bold forecast of global events and power shifts throughout the 21st century. He explores how nations will rise and fall, predicting the United...
The Next Decade: Where We've Been... and Where We're Going
In this geopolitical analysis, George Friedman examines the forces that will shape the world in the decade following the first decade of the 21st century. He explores the strategic imperatives of the ...
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The American Age
To understand why the United States will dominate the 21st century, we must begin with its geography. The American mainland is a fortress—flanked by oceans on two sides, with friendly neighbors to the north and south, and rich rivers binding its interior. This geography grants it agricultural abunda...
From The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century
The Dawn of the American Empire
The collapse of the Soviet Union marked not just the end of the Cold War but the birth of an American empire—an informal but unavoidable system in which the United States became the pivot for global stability. Unlike the old empires of conquest, America’s empire is built on coalitions, trade rules, ...
From The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century
The Role of the United States
America’s role in the early twenty-first century cannot be measured merely by military presence or economic size. Its uniqueness lies in its geography, its wealth of natural resources, and the political system that has made it extraordinarily resilient. In *The Next Decade*, I argue that this geogra...
From The Next Decade: Where We've Been... and Where We're Going
The President’s Challenge
The presidency, as I discuss in *The Next Decade*, is both an institution and a crucible. By 2010, the United States faced an uneasy dichotomy between domestic exhaustion and global expectation. Every U.S. president must embody this tension, performing a balancing act between public opinion at home ...
From The Next Decade: Where We've Been... and Where We're Going
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George Friedman is an American political scientist and strategist, founder of Stratfor and later Geopolitical Futures. He is known for his work on international affairs, intelligence, and forecasting global trends.
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