George Friedman, "Europe: Destined for Conflict?"
Why Hacker News recommends it
Some recommend it for his geopolitical framing, including a prediction of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, while others found his candor about US policy shocking.
What it is
George Friedman of Stratfor speaks at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs about flashpoints in Europe that he expects to erupt again, including borderlands and cultural fault lines.
Recommended by 2 HN commenters across 2 different months, 2015 to 2022.
What Hacker News said
Recommends wsc981 · 2015-06 · on “In Greek Debt Puzzle, the Game Theorists Have It”
I thought George Friedman had some interesting perspectives on the Greece, Germany and the dept crisis. In this video [0], Friedman explains that keeping all countries in the Euro is very important for the German economy (export + welfare state). And it seems the Greece government uses this knowledge in their negotiations with the EU. --- [0] [this video]
Recommends coward-guy · 2022-04 · on “Nearly half of Mariupol has suffered grave damage”
Did I say that Russian soldiers are the victims? No. I know they killed civilians. I know that many of them are looters. I strongly against this war. I want it to stop it right now. The purpose of my message is to show that most people only read pro-Ukraine propaganda and they don't want to figure out what were the reasons for this war. They don't want to know that the National Guard of Ukraine has a real neo-nazi battalion, which in 2019, 40 US senators recognized as terrorist. Most people don't want to know that there was a war in the east of Ukraine for 8 years and now it's final stage. They don't want to think about Odessa massacre in 2014 when pro-Ukranian activists burned their opponen
Cites binarray2000 · 2016-03 · on “In Syria, militias armed by the Pentagon fight those armed by the CIA”
I assume, you are reffering to this: [this video] Chilling insight into foreign policy of a superpower (an euphemism for "empire"). Not that he says something new (if you've read Carroll Quigley), but still... it's a fresh proof from the founder of the "Shadow CIA".
Critical stephenwinter2 · 2015-10 · on “The Geopolitics of the United States, Part 1: The Inevitable Empire (2011)”
As always with Stratfor this analysis is not about security of North America but about global dominance. My opinion on stratfor is not really profound. But half a year ago I was so shocked about this video: [this video] I had to write something then against this horrible propaganda: [LINK] My English is too poor to take part in further discussions here. I'm sure most will not agree with my opinions. In a manner my writing is propaganda too. But perhaps it's anyway interesting to read what (some) Europeans think.