Stratfor’s George Friedman Puts The Iranian Incursion in Context

Posted by Matt in December 21st, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, American Timeline, George Friedman, Important Point, Incursion, Iran Crisis, Iran Iraq War, Iranian Government, Iranian Missile Tests, Iranian Official, Iranian Territory, Iranian Troops, iranians, Iraqi Border, Nuclear Program, Postponement, Redline, Reparations, Sending A Message, Stratfor, Time And Place

According to George, the Iranian’s are telling us that it has options too. If we push too hard then the Iranians will start pushing back.
The Iranian missile tests are also hints about Iran’s ability to push back.
And so each waits, hoping the other side will back down. The events of the past week were designed [...]

Russia: Potential for Crisis

Posted by Matt in October 29th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Russia, Dispatch, Dr George, Economic Reforms, Geopolitical Events, George Friedman, Investors, kremlin, moscow, Political Infighting, Power Circles, Prime Minister, Russia Economy, Russia S Economy, Turmoil, Vladimir Putin

Dr. George Friedman looks at potential turmoil in Russia’s power circles as a result of planned economic reforms. Also, a look ahead at key geopolitical events in the coming week.

Video Dispatch: A Crisis in the Kremlin
A plan to remake Russia’s economy threatens to unleash political infighting in Moscow — upsetting a balance that Prime Minister [...]

Two Leaks and the Deepening Iran Crisis

Posted by Matt in October 5th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, Russia, Atomic Energy Agency, Benjamin Netanyahu, George Friedman, International Atomic Energy, International Atomic Energy Agency, International Atomic Energy Agency Iaea, Iran Crisis, Israeli Prime Minister, Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, National Intelligence Estimate, National Security Adviser, Nuclear Device, Nuclear Weapons Program, Oversight Group, Prime Minister Benjamin, Prime Vector, Russian Scientists, Second Revelation, Stratfor, York Times Article

By George Friedman
Two major leaks occurred this weekend over the Iran matter.
In the first, The New York Times published an article reporting that staff at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the U.N. nuclear oversight group, had produced an unreleased report saying that Iran was much more advanced in its nuclear program than the IAEA [...]

The Russian Economy and Russian Power

Posted by Matt in July 27th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Russia, American Forces, American States, Analytic Framework, Banking Sector, Barack Obama, Countries Of The Former Soviet Union, Former Soviet Union, George Friedman, High Risk, Joe Biden, Population Base, President Joe, Russian Economy, Russian Power, Russian Talks, Sensitive Countries, Shrinking Population, Sphere Of Influence, Stratfor, Wall Street Journal

By George Friedman at Stratfor.Com
The Russian Resurgence
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to Georgia and Ukraine partly answered questions over how U.S.-Russian talks went during U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to Russia in early July. That Biden’s visit took place at all reaffirms the U.S. commitment to the principle that Russia does not have the [...]

The Geopolitics of Pandemics

Posted by Matt in May 4th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Disease, Avian Flu, Deadliest Diseases, Flu Pandemic, Flu Strains, Foreboding, geopolitics, George Friedman, Global Nature, Global Pandemic, Global Panic, High Mortality Rate, Human Transmission, Lethality, Pandemics, Phase 5, Spanish Flu, Swine Flu, Three Elements, Two Bits, World Health Organization

By George Friedman at Stratfor.Com
Word began to flow out of Mexico the weekend before last of well over 150 deaths suspected to have been caused by a new strain of influenza commonly referred to as swine flu. Scientists who examined the flu announced that this was a new strain of Influenza A (H1N1) derived partly [...]

Obama’s Strategy and the Summits

Posted by Matt in April 6th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Europe, Geopolitical, Turkey, Barack Obama, Best Of Both Worlds, Bypasses, Eco, Emergence, Europeans, Fundamental Issues, George Friedman, germans, Germany Economy, Global Financial Crisis, Largest Exporter, NATO, S Market, Stimulus Package, Stimulus Plan, Trans Atlantic, Unity, Weeklong Extravaganza, Western European Countries

One of the main reasons that Western European countries don’t particularly like the United States is that we won’t follow their lead. They are the leader and the United States must follow. We had trouble understanding that in the past, hence the Europeans hated us.
Enter Obama.
By George Friedman
The weeklong extravaganza of G-20, NATO, EU, U.S. [...]

Stratfor Expert: China To Face Chaos

Posted by Matt in March 1st, 2009 | no comment

Published in China, general, 100 Year Forecast, Author George, China, Forecast, George Friedman, Mexico, Political Scientist, Social Chaos, Taliban, Troops In Afghanistan

Political scientist and author George Friedman tells Newsmax that Mexico will emerge later in this century as a major world power — while China could face “social chaos.”
He also warns that the U.S. will encounter increasing difficulties in supplying troops in Afghanistan who are fighting the Taliban.
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The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century

Posted by Matt in January 15th, 2009 | 1 comment

Published in Amazon.Com, general, 100 Year Forecast, 100 Years, Amazon, American Army, Austro Hungarian, Continent, Eastern Hemisphere, George Friedman, Global Financial Markets, Great Britain, Interdependence, Left Communism, Less Than Five Years, Living In London, Nazi Germany, Ottoman Empires, Peace Treaty, Periphery, Prosperous Europe, Soviet Union, Stratfor, Unprecedented Prosperity, World Europe

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By George Friedman at Stratfor.Com
OVERTURE
An Introduction to the American Age
Imagine that you were alive in the summer of 1900, living in London, then the capital of the world. Europe ruled the Eastern Hemisphere. There was hardly a place that, if not ruled directly, was not indirectly controlled from a European capital. Europe was [...]

The German Question

Posted by Matt in October 6th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Europe, Russia, Alternative Sources Of Energy, American Politician, Angela Merkel, Central Question, Chancellor Angela Merkel, Defense Spending, Dmitri Medvedev, East German, Energy Dependence, George Friedman, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, German Interest, German Question, Germany, Member Nation, Nato Expansion, Nato Membership, Natural Gas Exports, Personal Inclinations, Russian Natural Gas, Sources Of Energy

By George Friedman

German Chancellor Angela Merkel went to St. Petersburg last week for meetings with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev. The central question on the table was Germany’s position on NATO expansion, particularly with regard to Ukraine and Georgia. Merkel made it clear at a joint press conference that Germany would oppose NATO membership for both [...]

The Real World Order

Posted by Matt in August 18th, 2008 | no comment

Published in general, Coalitions, Cold War World, Congress Of Vienna, Distrust, Eastern Europe, Elusive Path, End Of Communism, George Friedman, George H W Bush, Human Endeavor, Invasion Of Kuwait, League Of Nations, New World Order, Path To Peace, President George H W Bush, Rule Of Law, Sept 11, Soviet Union, Victors, War To End All Wars

By George Friedman
On Sept. 11, 1990, U.S. President George H. W. Bush addressed Congress. He spoke in the wake of the end of Communism in Eastern Europe, the weakening of the Soviet Union, and the invasion of Kuwait by Saddam Hussein. He argued that a New World Order was emerging: “A hundred generations have searched [...]