The master geopolitical forecaster and New York Times bestselling author of The Next 100 Years focuses on the United States, predicting how the 2020s will bring dramatic upheaval and reshaping of American government, foreign policy, economics, and culture.
GEORGE FRIEDMAN is founder and chairman of Geopolitical Futures, which specializes in geopolitical forecasting. Prior to this Friedman was chairman of the global intelligence company Stratfor, which he founded in 1996. Friedman is the author of six books, including the New York Times bestsellers The Next Decade and The Next 100 Years. He lives in Austin, Texas.
"[A] prescient anticipation of our current woe... the book
contains real insights.”
--The Wall Street Journal
“The vitriol of the Trump era masks crises in our economy and
governing institutions that will deepen before resolving
themselves, according to this probing and ultimately hopeful
diagnosis of America’s discontents . . . Friedman offers a lucid,
stimulating assessment of which way the wind is blowing.”
--Publishers Weekly
“[Friedman] offers a sharp analysis of American life, especially
the roots of the knack for reinvention that allows the nation to
start over after crises. Americans invented their country, he
writes, and lacking shared history and culture, 'invented
themselves.' Friedman also discusses the nation's reluctance to
accept its responsibilities as the 'sole world power' and the
tensions between its technocratic and industrial working classes. A
provocative, idea-filled burst of prognostication.”
--Kirkus
"Friedman’s well-written book lays out convincing cases for how the
institutional and socioeconomic cycles have played out repeatedly
since America’s founding and how the two patterns will, for the
first time, almost converge during this decade."
--Lone Star Literary Life
“This book is of obvious general interest but is essential reading
for anyone with a role in strategic planning. It combines clear,
interesting prose with a thought provoking projection of upcoming
challenges and ultimate outcomes.”
--Douglas Duncan, Chief Economist, Fannie Mae
“In The Storm Before the Calm, George applies his geopolitical
forecasting model to the United States and tells a unique story of
American history from our founding to today. The result is a useful
dispassionate framework for understanding where we are now and
where we are likely going as nation.”
--Joe Daly, Gallup Senior Partner
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