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American businessman and political scientist

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George Friedman is a Hungarian-born American futurologist, political scientist, and writer. He is a geopolitical author on international relations. He is the founder and chairman of Geopolitical Futures. Prior to founding Geopolitical Futures, he was chairman of the publishing company Stratfor.

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George Friedman
said · 2080
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Mexico will emerge as a major global economic power. Ranked fourteenth or fifteenth early in the century, it will be firmly within the top ten by 2080.

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George Friedman
said · 2040
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By 2040, France and Germany are going to be has-beens, historically.

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George Friedman
said · 2015
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No continent is as small and fragmented as Europe.

Flashpoints: The Emerging Crisis in Europe (2015), New York: Doubleday

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George Friedman is a Hungarian-born American futurologist, political scientist, and writer. He is a geopolitical author on international relations. He is the founder and chairman of Geopolitical Futures. Prior to founding Geopolitical Futures, he was chairman of the publishing company Stratfor. He is best known for his 1991 book The Coming War With Japan, co-authored with his wife Meredith LeBard, which predicted a military conflict between the United States and Japan around 2020.

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Born 1949 · age 77
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