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The Next 100 Years
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The Next 100 Years

A Forecast for the 21st Century

Doubleday Broadway, 2008 mais...


Editorial Rating

8

Qualities

  • Innovative

Recommendation

In this bold, lively and entertaining book, political strategy researcher and analyst George Friedman makes highly specific predications about the 21st century. His discussion of the globe’s changing face educates readers about the forces shaping international politics. Friedman is committed to a wide geopolitical perspective, and his predictions rest on broad, detailed historical knowledge. Even if you think some predictions are farfetched (or too specific for such long time frames), the parallels he draws between what happened historically and what he believes will happen in the future are quite educational. getAbstract recommends Friedman’s book to professionals involved in international business or long-term strategic planning, and to any reader interested in pragmatic, interesting and, of course, theoretical, assertions about the future.

Take-Aways

  • Geopolitics and geography shape international affairs so much they enable long-range predictions.
  • Geopolitical forces position the U.S. to dominate much of the 21st century.
  • American politics follow 50-year cycles. Each cycle has a different focus and features a defining clash between political forces.

About the Author

George Friedman, author of America’s Secret War, is founder and CEO of STRATFOR, a private intelligence and forecasting company.


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