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George friedman books list of books by author george friedman. These are a few of the audacious and often controversial predictions of george friedman, author of the next 100 years, a forecast for the 21st century, which has recently been issued in paperback with a new preface. He explains where and why future wars will erupt and how they will be fought, which nations will gain and lose economic and political. He also founded the geopolitical intelligence consulting firm stratfor in 1996 and is now the founder and chairman of the geopolitical forecasting service, geopolitical futures. Friedman is an internationally recognized geopolitical forecaster and new york times best selling author. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or. Friedman uses examples from the past to demonstrate that events in history would have been consi.
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My views on the book the next 100 years forecast for the. George friedman predicted in 1991 a second usjapan war in. Prior to joining the private sector, friedman regularly briefed senior commanders in the armed services as well as the office of net. In his provocative book, george friedman turns his eye on the futureoffering a lucid, highly readable forecast of the. From the 15th century onwards, european powers collectively overwhelmed the world, creating the first truly global geopolitical system in human history, to the point where the fate of. Its a book that speculates the future by using history, trends and by applying the decline and fall of europe as the centerpiece and its replacement the united states as its model. Jihadist war will concludereplaced by a second fullblown cold war with russia.
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The world circa 2050, according to george friedmans book. China fragments, a new cold war with russia, mexcio challenges u. Thus, despite the reverses of recent years, there is no doubt in friedmans mind that the current century is the american century. What are important takeaways from the next 100 years. Apr 29, 2009 i just finished george friedmans the next 100 years. Friedman also speculates in the book on changes in technology and culture that may take place during this period. Predictions have made george friedman a hot property these days. The next 100 years brilliant, flawed the scholarly. Jan 26, 2010 a fascinating, eyeopening and often shocking look at what lies ahead for the u. Chinese dynastys on average last 100300 years over the past 2200 years, so i would say china will definitely survive past 2020 until 20402050 at latest contrary to george friedmans projection, especially since china has at least two decades of solid growth left. He explains where and why future wars will erupt and how they will be fought, which nations will gain and lose economic and political power, and how new technologies and cultural trends.
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