Once again Friedman put together a compelling case that predicts the United States will be the dominant political power this century.
Predicting the possible path over the next 10 to 20 years sounded very plausible. Even though the predictions 50 to 100 years out seem too much like fiction, Friedman reminds us that our present day could not be predicted 50 years ago, never mind 100 years ago.
Once again, I found myself getting just a little bit depressed. The power games will continue, the targets will change but the game will not.
It just reminds me that we seem to be a pointless species; we are forever taking advantage of each other. We are not united, we war amongst ourselves and that is unlikely to change.
That's not to say that the book flawed, oh no - we are. Friedman did a terrific job of putting his vast knowledge of geopolitics and took a careful stab at predicting the future.
I recommend the book highly.
George Friedman - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Friedman
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