Renowned forecaster George Friedman is back to respond to your comments. Over half a million viewers watched my last interview with George shortly after the US and Russia began settlement discussions about Ukraine. This sparked an animated discussion in the comments section over President Trump’s plan to redesign global trade, whether Putin is really losing in Ukraine, and who (if anyone) George voted for.
Today George, the founder of Geopolitical Futures, explains why Russia cannot realistically wage war in Europe, NATO's diminishing relevance, and how the current flurry of activity in the White House compares to Roosevelt's first hundred days in office.
George also breaks down Russia's economic "dead cat bounce" following the Ukraine conflict—and why punishing Putin isn't a practical geopolitical strategy.
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00:00 Introduction
00:26 If Russia lost, how can they wage war in Europe?
02:06 Putin got away with all of the goodies. What more do you want?
03:31 Does failing in Afghanistan disqualify US from being a superpower?
06:09 What's NATO’s new role?
08:10 Europeans don't hate each other like Americans..
11:55 If Russia is weak, why their economy is growing faster than US'?
12:55 Is George not concerned that Russia will go unpunished?
16:02 "What's left of the US minus it's trade empire? Nothing."
20:18 George didn't vote for Trump.
25:44 The old political system is obsolete