George Friedman Books

In his riveting new book, acclaimed forecaster and New York Times bestselling author George Friedman examines what is happening in America today, the turbulent road the country is headed down in the coming decade, and the triumphant years that lay beyond. Explaining the two fascinating geopolitical cycles that have allowed the United States to develop, fracture, mature, and solidify, Friedman breaks down the coming years in thrilling detail. First is an eighty-year institutional cycle that has defined America (the Revolutionary War/founding, the Civil War, and World War II). Second is a fifty-year socio-economic cycle that has seen the formation of the industrial classes, baby boomers, and the middle classes. In a rare convergence, these two major cycles are both arriving in the 2020s--a time in which many of these foundations will change. The tremors we see now in the United States are precursors to the convergence of these cycles. In this riveting new work, Friedman analyzes the types of upheaval America will have to endure, as well as possible conflicts in the 2020s, before ultimately arriving at a new American century of increased strength, stability, and power in the world.

A fascinating portrait of modern-day Europe, with special focus on significant political, cultural, and geographical flashpoints where the conflicts of the past are smoldering once again—from acclaimed New York Times bestselling author and geopolitical forecaster George Friedman. For the past five hundred years, Europe has been the nexus of global culture and power. But throughout most of that history, most European countries have also been volatile and unstable—some even ground zero for catastrophic wars. As Friedman explores the continent’s history region by region, he examines the centuries-long struggles for power and territory among the empires of Spain, Britain, Germany, and Russia that have led to modern crises: economic instability in Greece; breakaway states threatening the status quo in Spain, Belgium, and the United Kingdom; and a rising tide of migrants disrupting social order in many EU countries. Readers will gain a new understanding of the current and historical forces at work—and a new appreciation of how valuable and fragile peace can be.

"Friedman zooms in on the region that has, for five hundred years, been the cultural hotbed of the world--Europe--and examines the most basic and fascinating building block of the region: culture. Analyzing the fault lines that have existed for centuries--and which have led to two world wars and dozens more conflicts--Friedman walks us through the 'flashpoints' that are still smoldering beneath the surface and are on course to erupt again"--

George Friedman's company, STRATFOR (Strategic Forecasting), has received incredible accolades for working ahead of the news media and being right on the pulse of political and military action as it unfolds across the globe. A private intelligence agency, it provides commercial organisations with the most up-to-date information about world events which they in turn use to assess their business options. This incredible book, written by the founder of STRATFOR himself, details the secret battles and shock operations that have been taking place beyond the reaches of conventional information networks. Drawing on a wide network of contacts in governments, intelligence agencies and military organisations throughout the world, AMERICA'S SECRET WAR will open readers' eyes to an astonishing world of covert operations that - praise it or fear it - is the nature of this US administration. Compelling, surprising, written with all the pace of an action/adventure thriller, AMERICA'S SECRET WAR documents a terrifying world previously unknown to the general public.

The author of the acclaimed New York Times bestseller The Next 100 Years now focuses his geopolitical forecasting acumen on the next decade and the imminent events and challenges that will test America and the world, specifically addressing the skills that will be required by the decade’s leaders.The next ten years will be a time of massive transition. The wars in the Islamic world will be subsiding, and terrorism will become something we learn to live with. China will be encountering its crisis. We will be moving from a time when financial crises dominate the world to a time when labor shortages will begin to dominate. The new century will be taking shape in the next decade.In The Next Decade , George Friedman offers readers a pro­vocative and endlessly fascinating prognosis for the immedi­ate future. Using Machiavelli’s The Prince as a model, Friedman focuses on the world’s leaders—particularly the American president—and with his trusted geopolitical insight analyzes the complex chess game they will all have to play. The book also asks how to be a good president in a decade of extraordinary challenge, and puts the world’s leaders under a microscope to explain how they will arrive at the decisions they will make—and the consequences these actions will have for us all.

Friedman, a leading expert in geopolitical forecasting, turns his eye to the future. Drawing on a profound understanding of history and geopolitical patterns, "The Next 100 Years" is a compelling, realistic, and eye-opening portrait of the future.

Offering hundreds of examples with explanations of biology concepts, this book includes exercises to help you test your mastery of biology; and coverage of both biochemical and molecular approaches to biology and an understanding of life in terms of the characteristics of DNA, RNA, and protein macromolecules.

Fascynująca, a jednocześnie szokująca wizja tego, co nas czeka w XXI wieku Nowa zimna wojna z Rosją, wewnętrzny kryzys w Chinach, koniec wojny Stanów Zjednoczonych z islamskim fundamentalizmem, globalne konflikty kulturowe i problemy na granicy amerykańsko-meksykańskiej. Niektóre z zaskakujących prognoz, zawartych w tej głośnej książce, już zaczęły się spełniać. Scenariusz Friedmana przewiduje, że wiek XXI będzie czasem wzrostu pozycji Stanów Zjednoczonych, osłabienia Rosji, Niemiec i Chin i pojawienia się nowych potęg – Turcji, Japonii, Meksyku i… Polski, jako jednego z czołowych europejskich mocarstw, które zyska na klęsce i rozpadzie Rosji. George Friedman, uznany ekspert w dziedzinie geopolityki i założyciel prywatnej agencji wywiadu Stratfor, w swojej przenikliwej analizie wskazuje na zmiany, które przyniesie nam nowa epoka. Wyjaśnia źródła przyszłych konfliktów, politycznych i gospodarczych przemian oraz wstrząsów w poszczególnych regionach i krajach. A także pokazuje, jak nowe technologie i trendy kulturowe zmienią oblicze świata.

In seinem fesselnden neuen Buch beschäftigt sich Bestsellerautor George Friedman mit der Zukunft der Vereinigten Staaten. Der Doyen der Geopolitik zeigt, welche dramatischen Entwicklungen in den kommenden Jahren die Wirtschaft und die Politik der USA umwälzen und damit auch weltweit für Erschütterungen sorgen werden. Friedmans detaillierte und faszinierende Analyse behandelt Themen wie die Regierung, die Sozialpolitik, die Wirtschaftswelt und neue kulturelle Trends. Provokant und unterhaltsam – mit einem optimistischen Ausblick: Der neue George Friedman ist Pflichtlektüre für alle, die sich für die Zukunft der USA und damit der westlichen Welt interessieren.