George Friedman making sense of this crazy world in two sentences

  1. Russia can’t defeat Ukraine.
    If Russia can’t even defeat Ukraine, the EU does not need the US to defeat Russia, all the EU needs is to stop freeloading on the USA.

  2. China needs the USA
    The USA is China’s largest market, without it China’s economy collapses. That’s enough to protect Taiwan.

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George Friedman on Why Trump’s New National Security Strategy is Here to Stay

America’s new National Security Strategy reflects a fundamental change in U.S. strategy. The policy, published at the end of last week, prioritizes America maintaining its preeminence in the Western Hemisphere, avoiding military competition with China and asking Europe to stand on its own feet. Many of these policies are not surprising. But the White House’s decision to commit them to paper has given the world a more definitive view of American thinking.

The Captain

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Good followup by Britain’s Jacob Rees-Mogg

The Captain

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The above doesn’t make any money for the US defense industry.
So the above will NOT be pumped out by the US Main Stream Media or the US military.
The masses of USians need to be distracted from the increasing income inequality within our nation.
The US is a corporatocracy.

The final nail in the coffin was the US Supreme Court Ruling in 2010:

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Oh my, what a crock.

China’s exports in November 2025 rebounded strongly, growing 5.9% year-on-year to beat expectations, with the annual trade surplus exceeding $1 trillion for the first time ever, driven by increased shipments to the EU, [Southeast Asia], and other markets, despite a nearly 29% drop in exports to the U.S..

It’s been all over the news, China reached a trillion $$ in exports earlier than ever before in history, in spite of a collapse in trade with the US. Where you been?

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George Friedman is the John Hussman of geopolitics. Everything he says sounds good but he is always wrong.

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I will throw two monkey wrenches in your Russia, china equation

Xi
Putin

What could go wrong?

Look for a smart honest chinese or Russian to fill you in

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