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Bloomberg Market Asia: Allison Fedirka on Ukraine War Ramifications
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April 4, 2022
Geopolitical Futures Director of Analysis Allison Fedirka says the war has dramatic ramifications on the geopolitical system that reach far beyond the parties in direct military conflict. She speaks to Rishaad Salamat and Haslinda Amin on "Bloomberg Market Asia". Full story
The National: Russia's Inability to Conquer Ukraine is Proof of Terminal Decline, George Friedman Claims
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March 29, 2022
The war in Ukraine is proof that Russia is a diminishing global power, said a leading geopolitical forecaster speaking at the World Government Summit in Dubai. Russia’s inability to be able to conquer Ukraine and take the city of Kyiv showed it was not the force of old, said George Friedman. Full story
RealClearWorld: Learning Lessons From the War in Ukraine
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March 15, 2022
The most important strategic lesson so far in the Russian invasion of Ukraine has nothing to do with Russia or Ukraine. The United States has demonstrated that perhaps the most powerful weapon in the world is the weaponized dollar. - George Friedman Full story
RealClearWorld: Evaluating Russia's Performance in Ukraine
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March 9, 2022
The Russians expected shock and awe to break Ukraine’s will to resist. The shock was dissipated by the loss of surprise. The awe was limited by Russia’s inability to concentrate strategic force, and ultimately by Ukraine’s mobilization of its population as a resistance force. - George Friedman Full story
RealClearWorld: How the Ukraine War Might Shift the Global System
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March 7, 2022
War is agony for everyone involved. An uncomfortable and thus overlooked fact of war is that sometimes these consequences are more significant than what the war was fought over. I believe this to be the case in Ukraine. - George Friedman Full story
RealClearWorld: What the Ukraine War Means for the Balkans
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March 1, 2022
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is hosting the Western Balkans Investment Summit on Monday, with the leaders of Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia all in attendance. - Antonia Colibasanu Full story
RealClearWorld: The Economic Retaliation Against Russia Takes Shape
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February 28, 2022
The economic retaliation against Russia for invading Ukraine is starting to shape up. Among the most important measures is the disconnection of Russian banks from SWIFT, a member-owned association connecting more than 11,000 banks, financial institutions and corporations in more than 200 countries and territories. - Antonia Colibasanu Full story
Newsweek: Russian Tanks Rolling Into Ukraine's Capital 'Highly Likely': Lloyd Austin
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February 20, 2022
"Russia had to establish control over Ukraine and the threat of an attack—not an attack—was a way to start negotiations with the West and show Ukraine that the West has further weakened and can't really stand up to a Russian threat. So far, Russia managed to show the reverse." - Antonia Colibasanu Full story
Magyar Nemzet: Putyinnak rengeteg ideje van
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February 15, 2022
Az orosz elnök annak a lehetőségét próbálgatja, hogy leválassza a németeket az amerikaiakról, és esetleg visszaszerezze Ukrajnát. Viszont Putyin ráér. Legfeljebb nem sikerül neki, de akkor sem veszített sokat — mondta a lapunknak adott villáminterjúban a jó geopolitikai előrejelzéseiről ismert George Friedman, aki nem számít háborúra. Full story