Friedman on Geopolitics

The G-20 met last Saturday. The bland statement at the meeting's conclusion indicates that the global financial crisis has receded, leaving the world now focused on the question of how to address a cyclical recession. [more]

Iran is set to re-emerge close to the top of the U.S. agenda. [more]

Barack Obama has been elected president of the United States by a large majority in the Electoral College. The road ahead is not so rosy for him. [more]

The year 2008 has seen two major developments: the resurrection of the nation-state and the shift of the global balance between the state and business, and a redefinition of the global geopolitical system opening the door to a Russian resurgence and revealing European and NATO weakness. [more]

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and U.S. President George W. Bush met Oct. 18 to discuss the possibility of a global financial summit. [more]

A complex set of meetings over the weekend attempted to impose a political solution on what began as an economic crisis. [more]

German Chancellor Angela Merkel made clear that Germany will oppose NATO membership for Ukraine and Georgia after meeting with Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev last week. [more]

The Sept. 29 congressional rejection of the financial bailout plan has raised the possibility that the federal government will not act in the face of a financial crisis. [more]

As Russia works to restore its influence in its near abroad, it will work to keep the United States occupied elsewhere -- particularly in Latin America. [more]

Part of the fallout of the Russo-Georgian war was a rapid reversal of Israeli behavior toward Russia. [more]

Between the ongoing U.S.-jihadist war and the Russian resurgence, American national strategy is in crisis. [more]

The Kosovo question, which set the stage for the rise of Putin and current and future crises, will stand out as a turning point in the history of the coming period. [more]

On Aug. 8 the Russians showed the world that the 21st century will be like any other. [more]

The last week saw the Russian military move against Russia's small southern neighbor Georgia. [more]

Alexander Solzhenitsyn, the man who in many ways laid the intellectual foundations for the fall of Soviet communism, died this week. [more]

Chinese officials have been clamping down on visa applications. [more]

China and Russia are anything but natural partners. In fact, their being civil is no small accomplishment. But what if ... [more]

The Bush administration has let it be known that it is prepared to reduce U.S. troop levels in Iraq. [more]

An Israeli-Syrian peace deal and a U.S.-Iranian deal over Iraq are within sight. [more]

A highly publicized Israeli air force exercise over the Mediterranean Sea in early June could have been a dress rehearsal for an attack against Iran or an exercise in psychological warfare. [more]