George Friedman - The Next Decade

What ideas, leaders, countries and challenges will shape the next decade? Will America's influence on the world diminish or grow stronger? George Friedman gives his analysis of what to expect in the coming years and talks about his latest book, The Next Decade.

[@iraaus]

Very good insight!

[@timleuther2857]

He is part of the entertainment complex. But he is good in it. At least he is a open thinker and gives some new perspectives. But that dont say that they have a high chance to become true.

[@RobertJohnM]

This may be so as current situation stands but no-one knows the future.Here in Austrlia,enough shale oil has been recently found to rival Saudi Arabia
.If enough oil is found in allies countries.What then the dependance on the Persian gulf and OPEC?
George is well versed on his geography but IMHO i don't think he knows the full picture nor the future.

[@SeattlePioneer]

[@montyzoma]

Very accurate? you mean like his 1991 book "The coming war with Japan" ? the guy has a great imagination i'll give him that

[@AlexToussiehChannel]

He predicted that for _the mid XXI Century_ not for now

[@rcstar07]

he is reffering the domination and influence. Persian empire was dominant in Pre-islamic era. Even Shah also thought Iran should be the one of the super power due to it's geographical benifit which borders many strategic countries and control Hormutz. Now Iran influence is continuosly growing due to fall of Saddam Hussain and Al-Qaida. They both were Iran's biggest enimies.

[@yinrunner]

@CCostenjo yeah totally agree he is the 21st fortune teller

[@sdprz7893]

10 years later and he turned out be wrong on everything lol

[@npmankad]

There is no doubt that the position of US in the next decade will remain largely unchallenged and its supremacy in world affairs unaffected by most of its current problems and even by the emergence of China as economic powerhouse, but US will have to review and reassess the relations with its present allies. That will require complete about-turn on some of their decades old policies. Majority of the countries would prefer US to any other power for leading the global affairs.

[@themesaregreat]

His books are good but his book on japan in 1991 predicting a war with US and Japan in 20 years was completely off

[@ramzi45]

I don't get
the economy of iran is in the crap ..... 1 dollar equivalant to 40000 riyal .... and the iranians are happy that he is in power while they hardly can buy any bread...

[@fjasserik]

no but the the last point you are making

[@umyeahithink]

irrelevant to the point he was making.