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On G-20 and GM: Economics, Politics and Social Stability

George Fried­man of Strat­for has a very sharp piece out again that may be repub­lished and is a must read: ON G-20 AND GM: ECO­NOM­ICS, POL­I­TICS AND SOCIAL STA­BIL­ITY By George Fried­man The G-20 met last Sat­ur­day. After­ward, the group issued a mean­ing­less state­ment and decided to meet again in March 2009, or per­haps later. Clearly, the urgency of Octo­ber is …

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The Medvedev doctrine and the American strategy

Georges Fried­man of Strat­for checks in on the impli­ca­tions of the Geor­gian con­flict. It’s becom­ing clear that the Rus­sians shifted their pol­icy and decided to act on a large scale. Time will tell if the Amer­i­cans will also shift their views. In any events, the geopo­lit­i­cal sit­u­a­tion is much more unsta­ble now than it was before the con­fronta­tion. This is …

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