Very clear and blunt description of the present relationship between USA and Europe. As a Polish citizen, I must say that we have no illusion about the the common European intrest. There is no such a thing. Very few, if any, of our "Western friends" will be willing to die for Warsaw. For us there is no NATO. Our security depends solely on the USA and maybe some of our neighbors in Central and Eastern Europe. It is time to get up to be counted.
Krzysztof, You are correct. When it comes down to it, Polish security is based around the US. As a force they are the only ones I can see willing/able to defend Poland. I also think that Poland is worth defending and on top of that Poland does have somethings going for it - Russia and Germany have very aged populations. I would say that the Intermarium will bolster your options.
Agree or disagree with Mr. Fieldman, it took a lot of balls for an expat to stand in front of that crowd and give them an enema they didn't want, but desperately needed.
Rybo Culbreth You confuse Analysis with Propaganda an Warmongering. What he actually says is „We are the Mob and you better hurry up and let us protect you“.
@@sittertal The views of this video vs. the other 5 in this series is quite telling. Rest is a couple of hundred views and this one is 22k currently. What he says is direct, maybe not welcomed, but a fair depiction of current situations. Many can and will ignore the warnings, or propaganda as you say, but ignoring the issues does not make them go away. With defense, it would seem wise to have and not need, than to need and not have.
Rybo Culbreth I have heard many of his speeches and interviews the last three years. I really like how he openly reveals the goals of the US. Here he tells the Hungarians „We are the Mob, our Military is present allover the world, you better hurry up and let us protect you.“ That‘s very simplified of curse but all the Talks he holds in Eastern Europe are in this vein.
I've never seen any of the analyses you speak of. Analysis is taking something apart and relating it to the whole. If he did that he would not be able to speak for bare shame of the state of the country he tries to represent. But I tell you what I have seen. I've seen so much poverty in the US that the disparity between the reality of poor town America and the likes of this dude sinks deep. If the guy would expend his energy where needed, he would 1) speak about the horrific drug problems in the US, 2) mention the origin of it and 3) Present a plan of how to reverse the cycle of cultural decay that started when he was young, around 1965. The cultural decay cannot be reversed in a year or two. But the mere fact that Friedman derides a broad silent majority and a President who has attempted to reverse the horrific cultural direction of the nation, speaks volumes of who this man is and who pays him to jet around the world on first class, all the while "his" country is falling apart, piece by piece.
Would you ask a mechanic to mend your broken leg, or a baker to fix your car? Dr. Friedman is neither a politician nor an ambassador, he is an author and a geopolitical analysis. Do domestic problems exist? Yes, we have many, as does every country, but reports of our decline have been greatly prophesied and exaggerated by many all over the world. To step back a bit and to see the world stage, helps to see that some of our problems are sometimes kindled or stoked by foreign agents/actors. Their interests lie in dividing us internally as well as from our allies, alienating us from our friends and partners, and distracting us with small conflicts that spread our forces out in thinner lines. Forward deployment in strategic areas makes sense, and the more cooperation we get from friends and allies the better. If they reject us, then at least we know up front and can plan accordingly. Contrary to what some believe, making no decision is a decision.
I served in the 4th armored division for 15 months in Germany. Our mission was, should Russian invade, to stay alive for 2 weeks until reinforcements would arrive. After seeing the skill (lack of) and equipment (3rd rate) of the European NATO forces, the only hope was that should something happen the US could respond quickly. When Russia invaded Czechoslovakia, things got very tense. The 4th armored division and many others have been disbanded and US forces in Europe are now minimal.
This was a fantastic clarification of the both the strategic policy and strategic commitment of America. As a New Zealander, gratify to be free, due to the sacrifice of America military personnel in World War to keep the Pacific free, let it be known that New Zealand and Australia stand with America. Both New Zealand and Australia are engaged in the largest military build ups since world war two, to support as alliance members America. One wonders what Europe is doing.The faces of the audience seemed to sum up how, despite all their education, Europe stands open to threats it is unwilling to prepare for.
I visited Australia while on R & R from the army in S. Vietnam and I was pleased to find the Aussies supportive of us. We saw defending Vietnam as critical to the Pacific at that time. The domino theory did not happen - possibly because we bled the N. Vietnamese dry.
So many American families lost loved ones who were fighting to keep Australia (My home) and others free. We are permanently in debt to you for your egalitarian culture My own Grandfather fought in Europe in 1918 to "stop the bullying of the poor French people"
@@oldman2800 All of the people from the lands down under are dear to the average US citizen. You are rocks. Thank God for New Zealanders and Australians!
Americans thank you. Europe won’t be able to handle the restructuring of the world. The European stock has vanished. We will always available to alliances but it must be Reciprocal.
@@damnthetorpedos1691 Au secours ! L’esprit de supériorité et condescendance ( envers l’ Europe ) des anglo-saxons en toute leur splendeur dans ces commentaires . De l’autocongratulation insipide . Désolant.
USA saved Australia against Japan, made the USA weaponry companies very rich but at the cost of hundreds of thousands of young soldiers. Europe needs to build up it's own defensive forces by paying it's way to NATO, perhaps saving many thousands of their young soldiers by at least being a solid wall against any threat in the future. As Trump said "you want protection? then cough up" seems fair to me.
@Tom Jackson, you do know what purpose NATO was to serve?, don't you ?? "seem fair to me"... (????) you don't even know what fair means, in this case. Catch up on some ameriKan history, and certainly on some international treaties that you so clearly don't understand !!!!
The US is a declining power and rightfully so, it has done nothing good to the world the last decades.. It inflicted and fought so many senseless wars, caused so much suffering to other people and countries. These days you have to be ashamed to be American, especially ashamed of Trump and his followers! This Diddddin guy is the prime example of American stupidity. Karma will get you eventually!
Very true, as a Western European I am sick of the pacifists who belief in talk without hard power, and only want a 'european' army because it increases the centralisation of power in the EU.
Very observant and spot-on, Drusgoon; where, in particular, I am glad to read that at least some people commenting here understand and appreciate world history. The motivations of humans do not change: there are those who desire liberty and freedom for one and all, and, there are those who desire to control others. Time and again, history has demonstrated this axiom ... of which there should be no doubt. Further, one may not be interested in war ... but, war is interested in you. And, in closing: if one wants peace, prepare for war.
Mr Friedman simplified the issue of US modus operandi indeed. TTL reign over the seas, everything else is just a stright consequence of this goal. Clear, and (after short reflection) obvious, unfortunatelly often forgotten truth. Actually, great lesson of geopolitical matters ;)
You are wrong. US has nothing to do with NATO. NATO has become a money making machine for EU military suppliers and service providers who colluded with American elite to scam American taxpayers. Period. All about money, nothing else.
04:00 That's 100% true! As a Dutchman I can say, few people in Europe understand the US. The US is not a country like Denmark, Austria or France. But many Europeans treat it like one and the same. It is a huge, politically complex and powerful country with many different cultures, much more plural than Europa.
Its very sad, German and French news constant talk about the threat of Russia but had no combat divisions in Poland to even support their allies. We need combat divisions not cheerleaders.
@@Humanaut. True but Poland does. But the problem is Poland remembers the promises of help from France and UK in the early 1900s when Germany and Russia attacked. They know they can be sacrificed, only country that says any country that attacks their allies, there will be consequences and backed that up is the US. There is a reason why Poland kept up with the 2 percent rule and kept their military pretty active in terms of training and equipment replacement. Because they know they will have to do their part if the 'shit hits the fan.' Supposed allies like France and Germany will pretty much, stand in the sideline offering moral support. To the US, there is a reason they stopped giving a shit about these countries as allies because they have no intention to militarily support the US when they ask for it.
@OkayGotIt We have had a lot longer than the EU to create a National Identity. The migrants will actually help rather than hurt that identity, as they will be spread across Nations. The rise in Nationalism is understandable but it needs to bend in accepting them as citizens as its a losing argument and it is intended to help Europe survive. Europe, for some reason, forgot how to have babies. Its growing to old. It needs new blood. I am not sure EU with survive that transition as they didn't have a cohesive inclusive European identity strong enough yet.
We are a bit more mobile here. I was born in NY, raise in SD, live in OH. That kinda of distance might be strange in Europe but it wasn't that different. here.
Not exactly right, the gov passed a lot of favorable laws to allow fracking. Politicians are very sensitive to special interest because they sponsor them.
it had nothing to do with the Federal govt. The fracking was done on State and private lands, where the Feds have no jurisdiction. State laws yes, but in context with his comments were referring to the Federal Govt not being involved.
@@nutcase1959 Tom, you have touched on one of the fundamental differences between European citizens and American citizens. European citizens have no conception of private property rights when it comes to their land or their minerals and no understanding that a citizen can be sovereign over his own property. Americans have no consideration of federal rights when it comes to those things. In order for fracking to come to Europe every citizen in that state and the EU would have to agree to the splitting of the proceeds. In the United States the decision is made by the landowner alone. The concept of a sovereign citizen will forever stand in the way of understanding between these two civilizations.
@@luigimanzoni2705 I come to this discussion with some experience. I inherited a small Texas USA farm and have been negotiating over the years with oil developers over the mineral rights. So it's not foreign to me. I also have family who have worked for years in the oil patch as we call it. I know the safety and feasibility issues of oil drilling here. In the rest of the world land holders see only the risks and are only inconvenienced by the development of their minerals. They have no skin in the game as we say. Here I can make logical analysis of it's profitability to me based on the risks to my land. I cherish that right it will not surrender it to the state.
Wow I don't even know where to begin with the massive mistakes of thought here. Let's just point out the most obvious one: The EU does in terms of it's security policy what The US wants, because it has given the responsibility of continental defence to The US. Every single US president comes to office asking The NATO allies to spend more, gets them to agree to do so, finds out that Europe is now going to be in terms of security policy INDEPENDENT OF WHAT THE US WANTS, and then they go back to supplying to Europe the continental system of common defence.
Perhaps it was a mistake, seen with hindsight, that Europe helped US after 9/11. Europe should leave Americans for themselves and focus more in trade with other parts of the world. Americans tearing up all agreements on trade and peace relations just because it wants to act like a bully. If US wants to make more profits on exporting products, make better products and stay a trustworthy partner.
On Poland and Romania 12:29 China, Korea, Sth East Asia, Middle East and then PL and Rou 12:48 I care about Poland and Romania 16:48 Nato bureaucracy is a trap, PL and ROU is a bilateral Relationship 17:24 We are deeply committed to Poland and Romania , this is what left from NATO; 18:32 # US 100 years strategy 20:34 #Romania and #Poland 24:41US coastguard to Russian ship: We can t live with you on the Carpathians 26:19 US: we can't live with the armor divisions of the Russian force on the border of Romania 28:39 In Poland and In Romania 29:33 we ask Poland and Romania and each leaves with the consequences of the game it plays. 37:00 European Army how long would be to replace American forces in PL and ROU 38:30 Europe's Eastern front is held by a coalition of Poland, Romania and USA =and THIS is Nato Today. 39:26 We (US) will defend the border (Aka PL and ROU) according to the American Strategy 39:44 if things fall apart ...I would urge the Hungarian Government to consider -- Bonus we negotiate with Talibans cause we lost in Afghanistan 11:45
I would argue that your congressmen or senator don't really care what you or Europe thinks, they only care about maintaining their position of power or elevating it.
I started the matters movement in America. have pic proof. I marched in D.C. in 2007 with a sign that said everyone matters. now, it's everywhere in some form. all rights reserved
Interesting analysis from 30,000 feet. His thesis - American interests are first to defend our hemisphere by controlling the Atlantic and the Western Pacific, and second, to prevent the rise of a hegemonic power in Europe or Asia. As for our Western Europeans allies, they are not much concerned with war anymore. :-)
@@pauld9561 They just celebrated their 100th anniversary on November 11th. Having liberated themselves from German and Soviet domination, these people are highly determined to rise up to major nation status.
@@sahiel5 Poland is emerging as the new regional power. They can operate more freely and with credibility in the region, and be assured the US backs them.
Donald Clifford US is investing in nations in specific locations and destroying other nations. They are investing in Poland, albanians and kurds. In Poland they have been pouring dollars for a long time. The main reason is of coure to oppose Russia. The country has been rusophobic historically so it doesnt take much to convince the mto die fighting russians in a few decades. The country will be a center for power for sure. Its the trojan horse of the US in EU and will probably will be the trigger to destroy it. The albanian factor is used against the southern slavs who turned out to be rusophiles as history progressed. All of them were given independence form the Otoman Empire after Russian-Ottoman wars. Bulgaria is a very bright example of country being destroyed by media and NGOs controleld by the USA. It is also in NATO, just like Poland, but the population is rusophilic and as such it doesnt fit in the plans of the USA - so no free money for them. The kurds are a kind of a special case but everyone wants them on their side cause they have high birth rate and if you can shape their minds you will have a powerfull ally in half a century that will die for whatever cause you want - the most obvious cause is Kurdish country. This will trigger a huge war invloving Turkey, Iran on one side and kurds on the other. I dont mention Syria and Iraq as involved in the war cause they are not real countries and their territory will be used as kurdish training grounds and proto-country.
American corporate based capitalism will eat democracy. Let be united from the East & West for the sake of democracy. Lets work together for the survival of true democracy.
Dr Friedman just made great case for Intermarium (3 Seas Initiative). Also, one can appreciate the honesty about collapsing stalemate agreement on Ukraine and Belarus. Soon, the new demarkation lines will have to be drawn - Yalta revisited. Central and Eastern European nations like Poland, Romania, Hungary, and perhaps Baltic States will have to be prepared to for changes that are inevitable. One thing is critical in this new chess game - US must intensify its verbal support for Poland and Romania with really meaningful actions in terms of investments (economic and military) - FAST!!!.
Mr. Friedman sketched-up a complex equation, with multiple unknowns, which needless to say, very difficult, or impossible to solve at the present time. His preferred solution, that NATO member states fess-up to the common task of holding back Russia, is not palatable for many in Europe, because it perpetuate our subordination to the Americans. The problem is, there are no viable alternatives: On one hand Europeans don't wish to slide into the Russian sphere of influence, but on the other hand, they lack cohesion and stark resolution to organize a strong enough independent force on their own, to be a credible deterrent against Russia. How shall the future unfold, is anyone's guess, but most likely, the aimless, wobbly drifting of Europe shall continue, if things remain the same.
Yep. European indecision and paralysis, right up until Russia invaded Ukraine. Then the 911 call to the White House again BEGGING for help! I give Germany a large measure of credit for this war beginning: 1 foolish overreliance on Russian energy 2. foolish climate hysteria, making energy dependence even worse. 3. German unilateral disarmament Well, the peace and prosperity Germany and Europe thought they were buying at a very cheap price is gone, now. Too bad it's the Ukrainians who are paying by far the highest price, however much Germans are bleating about high energy costs. Keep in mind that under Obama, Putin was emboldened to grab up Ukraine Under Biden, Putin probably expected another weak response, but was disappointed to find himself embroiled in a real war, and be on the putatively losing side ----so far. However, that came at the price of peace and prosperity for Europe. But under Trump, who Europeans held in contempt, Putin was GOOD AS GOLD! Had a few thousand votes been different in the 2020 American election, Trump would have been reelected and I suggest there would still be peace and prosperity in Europe today. Why would there not?
@Random PersonYou are right, I didn't understand the false premise of his remark. And no, "Zionists" ARE NOT pushing for "Open Borders", in fact the Arabs take major exception to the fact they don't!!!! LMIJAO!!!! "Zionists" are those who support the development of the sovereignty and self determination of the Jewish People in their Ancestral Homeland!!!!!! It is an Indigenous Group's Nationalist Movement!!!! With a belief in borders and national identity!!!! Joe!!!!! Get a clue!!!!! "Open Borders" is a secular, globalist, Leftist Mpvement trying to make everyone "the same".....LOLOLOL!!! They HATE Israel!!!!!
@@democracyrespecterilovedem8607 I agree, you do. Why you let an economic project like the EU rule y'all, I have no idea, you don't even get to vote on your rulers! Why you let them take your tax money and give it to Islamist Terrorists in the middle east is beyond me...and ship in tons of economic migrants who will destroy your cultures is beyond me...Didn't y'all learn from what happened to the Americas when millions of economic migrants wet backed into the Native People's Lands and Lives there? There are now around 2 Million AmerNDNs in the US. There once were closer to 100 million in North America. Guess what happened with an aggressive, violent culture, and a religion saying that killing and enslaving Natives and people with dark skin was fine. The Islamist Cultures are now doing the same to Europe. They are importing their cultures to your Lands. And your Rulers embrace that.
@@romeotango8324 LOLOLOL!!! What cave have you been living in?????? 1) Your incongruous fantasy that a little bitty ethnoreligious People (who tend to be internally focused anyway) not only might have an interest outside of their own business, families and folks (they don't even PROSELYTIZE!!!!!), but that 15 million of these same folks (worldwide), who have to make a living, mow the yard, raise the kids, grocery shop, etc., are in some weird conspiracy to cause every bit of trouble that exists for the World Population of 7,714,576,923. WOW!!!!!! What an active, if rather stupid imagination you have. Most of the World's population haven't even met a Jew, or know anything about Jews. And RT, I would have to say you are one of those. 2) You choose to claim that Israel is not a Country. Well, you see there was this little brouhaha called World War One. (WW1) In this war, the losing side was composed of the Imperial German Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the Ottoman Turkish Empire. As these Empires were being broken up into Nation States, the League of Nations, an International Organization of Sovereign Nations, was given the responsibility of organizing the break ups at the San Remo Conference. Out of that Conference came Accords which became International Law. The Treaty of Sevres (specific to the former Ottoman Empire) was also enshrined into the Canon of International Law at that time. The implementation of the San Remo Accords for the Levantine portion of the Turkish Empire was called the "Mandatory System". Various Mandates were set up, as Nation-State Incubators, overseen by a League of Nations Allied Nation winner of WW1. So ther were 3 Mandatories set up, The Mandate for Syria, which became the Nation states of Lebanon and Syria, the Mandate for Mesopotamia, which became the Nation States of Iraq and Kuwait, and the Mandate for Palestine (the Roman/European name for the south Levant, including the Land that had been the State of Judea, (Land of the Jews) prior to the Roman Conquest. And that Mandate became TransJordan and Israel. All legally done, all right and tight under International Laws. If one of the Mandatory Nation States is illegal< then they are all illegal. So the next time you decide to lie on social media, you may want to remind yourself that there are people out here who actually learn something about a given subject prior to blatting out lies because they live in a weird Jew Hate fantasy world.
Friedman is beside the point today, and it's only 6 months later! His assumptions and evaluations of what there is to observe may be completely accurate but completely miss the point because of something he's not looking at since access to control is military if you are vulnerable to military aggression. However, the EU and US cooperate about aggression from corporations and/or economic, electronic, propaganda, crimes or the less organized violence called, terrorism.
George I really like your concise pragmatic and realistic view on life. What I wonder is do you really believe that the 9/11 incident was planned by Al Qaeda in some cave is are you are just continuing with the pretence to appease your image and ensure you are not ostracised?
I would bet my entire fortune that John Brennan knows exactly who conceived and carried out "9-11" . They were all from Saudi Arabia - where Brennan converted to Islam . Why we hear nothing about this has always amazed me .
Take the time to watch this. He delivered a geopolitical & history lesson that so many people have no clear understanding. This relates directly to the current Russia threatened invasion of sovereign Ukraine and Germany’s NordStream 2 waffling.
Trade wars - ignores banking, Goldman Sachs, IMF, petrol dollar etc... WWII EU lost what 20-30 million? Russia 30 million? US only about 1.5 million? you get the idea
I was agreeing with just about everything up to the conclusion that NATO troops are only Romanian and Polish. That ignores a whole lot of sophisticated countries with top military experts. It's also suspicious to leave out the cyber element and what Estonia offers in the way of cybersecurity.
@Didddin duuu nufffin Wakanda enn shiiieet - USA is not protecting Europe brainwashed programed confused spined manipulated fucked in the head slave Stop watching TV brainwashed slaves USA IS PROTECTING USA EMPIRE
All good and well. The only problem is, aside from Poland and Romania, Europe seems to be hundreds of millions of snowflakes incapable of envisioning a time when things actually will go downhill quickly. This no doubt is because so few remain alive who understand how rapidly things went to shit in 1914 and 39. Judging by the body language of the audience, most seemed still unconvinced that NATO should be supported by Europe. Kudos to Mr Friedman for making such a strong case for military preparedness. My only suggestion would be to avoid saying at the end of the presentation that America will be sending lots of troops very quickly when things go downhill. After all the excellent dialogue suggesting America might not be able help nations who don’t tow the line now during peacetime, pointing out that we will parachute in when SHTF might undermine the argument made earlier. Other than that one small correction, I’d say Friedman hit a home run once again.
I know dry powder is still dry powder. But it's the mind that ignites the powder and the mind works differently in 2018. It's interconnected with other minds. It's had 5000 days to prepare itself since the popularization of video on demand.
It is obvious to me we are still in the dark ages. We will continue to be in the dark ages until we ditch the money-based system but that cannot be done overnight and it cannot be done safely in any sort of wishy-washy way. I have plans in my head of how it might be achieved but no possible way to put the plans into action just from my own resources. If all the countries of the world come to me and ask how they can help, I will tell them. No point in telling you, the reader, unless you are the leader of a country. At some point, I will make some videos.
He is not European, his thoughts process been developed in USA. Ether he likes it or not. Born In Hungaria yes. But from 5y old his mind been molded by USA perspective to this day... He is not represent 2019 European more advanced strategy's. Rise of Marxist communism and remedy for it is next level coz is 2019, not 1992 where all his knowledge he takes from.... He have no idea about polish Krzysztof Karon book : "historia antykultury" from 2018, coz no one dare it to translate in to English such a complex "Misses+Marx collage" to explain today's European reality... it blowns readers minds author IQ! No Dawkins,nor Harris, either Peterson, or Richard Wolff came close! Anyway good history lesson... Good historian I have to admit. Public want's to hearing greatest hits from old rockbands, and that's what he delivered year after year on his lectures... God bless you ppl who are curious minded as me. With love from Poland😀
1:18 are we joking? You do realize Spain, UK, Germany and Italy are Parliamentary Republics? NOT PRESIDENTIAL REPUBLICS LIKE THE US. Not only, but these are all aslo multi-party parlaments unlike the US (especially to respect of Germany and Italy). What are you on about sir?
Just a fossilised war monger. The young are the future and they think very differently from this terrible generation still teary eyed and reminiscing over the world wars.
Russia is a declining power but not the US, Russia is a 3rd rate super power with no control over pricing schemes of its biggest export aka Oil and natural gas, true to a certain extent but just this week Russia and KSA decided to control the production of oil. However not directly affecting the US for the time being but clearly shows the shifting priorities. Having said that I have little to no trust in KSA and other GCC countries when it comes to getting rid of their dependency on US for protection. Middle East a mess and mostly thanks to the American policies in the region, and now the war hawks in White House wants another war with Iran, if Iraq wasn't bad enough. The Americans by withdrawing from the Iran Nuclear Deal made it clear to the rest of the world including Europeans that all treaties will only be observed as long as they server American interests, if that was not clear from the get go. Trump removed the mask off of American so called motives. If Europeans are to smarten up, the first thing they need is to get rid of American dollar as worlds currency, easier said then done. America is lighting fires across the globe and expects others to follow blindly, but just like US Europeans will also protect their interests. Germany clearly understands this, hence is already making moves to balance its relationship with Russia, how successful this will be is not clear at the moment. In Middle East their is one country that is clearly in the best position to dictate its will and that is Russia not US anymore. George Friedman sounded too brash and arrogant with thin on facts or ground realities. Yes Chinese will be subdued, Russia will falter, assumptions assumptions and too many assumptions. No wonder empire can't see their demise coming with thinkers such as him.Good luck to all of us.
I just started listening to this guy and I can tell from a few of his presentations that his views on Europe and the world are not based on facts. Most of his views are biased because of his background and upbringing, not based on education and analysis of facts. His East European background causes a major resentment against the Russians. He is definitely a smart analyst but biased...
Clearly Mr. Friedman has a number of interesting ideas unfortunately he lacks a basic understanding of the US governmental structure... apparently our success is by chance and his "psychic interpretation" of Trumps statements makes me concerned his snide comments are a but distraction to gain the favor of his unwitting audience and sponsors and do not convey deep understanding of the topic. FYI Europe is a continent, not a country! Who do you speak for by the way because you seem to insult everyone?!! Mumbo Jumbo and little green men... perhaps he is suffering from TDS. Hey buddy in the front row...wake up its almost over.
@@Sigmacadabra That is precisely what he's doing, though given Russel's comment, it's pretty evident that it's not only those that oppose him hysterically that are idiots, but also those that support him with equal passion.
@@1989TS.. How are they truth? Did he not say no one is about to invade europe, and then he says you need to build up your military, why? Are they preparing for a war on your continent? Why a 100 year strategy so important that everyone else needs to comply with it? What is their agenda? The most untrustworthy people on the planet .
@@iraaus 100+ year strategy is trade and stable world economy. Part of it imposed on the World is known as United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Why don't Europeans love their children enough to pay for their own military defense forces? How many more decades will American taxpayers continue subsidizing the EU military budgets?
Brazil has de-Bricked, Indian has a trade relation with Russia, Nato is more likely, to dump the EU. People would die to defend you Russians from coming on "Pradeep," but to die for Merkel and Macron, Juncker? Not even Putin believes that!
India and China are rivals, Russia is in steep decline, South Africa doesn't even register in global politics, and Brazil is pro US..... So... your only viable alliance in all of that is China and Russia (who historically are at each other's throat) in which it'll be a China dominated alliance even more so than NATO is a US dominated alliance.
Ralph Matthews : why? So Europe can be divided with the western +central nations fighting Russia? Friedman states several times that a goal of the USA is to thwart any European hegemon. Now maybe Russia, later Germany, or possibly France. Geopolitically the European nations are weak (susceptible to American interest) divided. Russia is part of Europe, and were it united with Europe, the USA would have difficulty exerting its influence.
Russia is a third world power. Also Russia: Only country that has developed and deployed hypersonic missile weapons. Biggest and most efficient energy exporter in the world. Only major country on the planet not drowning in debt.
He's definitely blunt, but not necessarily proficient at reading the situation and most definitely no good at prediction. He did write a book called "the coming war with japan" in 1991. Peter Ziehan is also a ex Stratfor guy who i found credible in a few areas, but not in his east europe russia assessment. Now i know where he learned his mistakes.
With all respect the analyze of George Friedman , just reflect the USA interests In a European citizen point of wiew , Russia are not a threat for Europe ( Poland , Romenia and Ucrain ) they where Russia alies in cold war , they want harass Russia ? go alone why a Portuguese or Spanish citizen need make sacrifices for other Coutries with shamefull behavor ? Ronald Reagan and Gorbachov made a deal , Russia would let the Germany wall fall if , NATO agree dont advance even 1 inch to east ...Why USA broke that pact ? we Europeans dont want advance to east , Russia dont want advance to west anyone can trust USA word ? they " Govern " have no Honor , no word of honor , sigh up pacts for nogghting they dont keep their word We Europeans are losing a lot of our , well-deserved benefits that we strive for , Govens say need cut a litlle on free healthcare because have no money , need cut on social security because have no money , at Education they cant because we would turn down all , but they try cut expenses at University level raising , So if there are no money , now they have money for militar ? we going do a revolution , WTF ? We citizens dont want go fight external big corps interests ( thats a thing from the past ) We dont understand the western cowboy mentality of USA citizens that allow milions of US citizens die because lack of heathcare its a shame , dont have few milions for free heathcare for all ( healthcare can not be a bussiness , NEVER thats imoral ) but for war USA can have trilions , and thats ok ? , dump people . Russia now its a comercial partner not a treat USA want have hegemony in the world and we Europeans need pay more for that ? we demand that our Govens spend our money in free high quality Education , free hight Quality in Heathcare and raise Social security for ll We dont need militar , we dont need have hegemony in the world , we dont want wars , ps: fuck all militars fuck all criminal wars
@varro We , Thats not true , after WW2 that block adopted socialist ( independent States ) and they beneficiate a lot with Russia , a son of a farmer could study and be a doctor or cientist all costs payed by the State , that not happen in western coutries , where a son of a bricklayer cant go to University ,no way and history confirm , lots of adults today saying , i could not study more because my parents were poor !... recently they invented the loans just for the Elite profit more , never for help , , anyway Russia is not comunist anymore ( i wish it was ) and no trest to Europe , it never were , Today Russia is just a treat for USA big corps interests and Hegemony , shall not count with us Europeans to boost big corporations proffits
U all get grip together when russian border might end up on Berlin, they did it once why not again. Troops in belarus raid to warsaw in 40 minutes mayby less. Cheers
Very clear and blunt description of the present relationship between USA and Europe. As a Polish citizen, I must say that we have no illusion about the the common European intrest. There is no such a thing. Very few, if any, of our "Western friends" will be willing to die for Warsaw. For us there is no NATO. Our security depends solely on the USA and maybe some of our neighbors in Central and Eastern Europe. It is time to get up to be counted.
Krzysztof Odziński : Your security depends on trade and improving relationship with Russia and not USA
I like to think you can depend on the UK at least
Krzysztof, You are correct. When it comes down to it, Polish security is based around the US. As a force they are the only ones I can see willing/able to defend Poland. I also think that Poland is worth defending and on top of that Poland does have somethings going for it - Russia and Germany have very aged populations. I would say that the Intermarium will bolster your options.
James Hehir : I am sorry to say that the sun has set on UK. Shortly it will not be able to defend itself let alone defend Poland
@@pardeeptandon6730 We've had strong relationships with USSR. It wasn't goog bussines for us. We don't want it again.
Douglas MacArthur, "there is no security, only opportunity"
isn't that "only arms sales"?
and if the other opponent has Nukes? Then what?
Agree or disagree with Mr. Fieldman, it took a lot of balls for an expat to stand in front of that crowd and give them an enema they didn't want, but desperately needed.
An alliance of Romania, Hungary and Poland with the USA would not be insignificant.
When the balls are to big, it doen't mean courage but disease. Too much friction !
RIGHT - Americans are the most "asleep" people ( politically ignorant) of all the developed countries .
@@johnchoquette5695 Spoken like a true intellectual dilettante.
So wonderful to have the possibility of being enlightened today so easily.
He resembles former president George Bush to me in his look and deminer. Does anybody else see this?
Yes both look very much alike as well as their demeanor ! But it seems Bush doesn"t have his brains and sophistication.
Alea Fox i checked the video because i thought that
But a bit smart...
Yes
Mr Friedman is more handsome
George Friedman is great to listen to anytime, among the best analytical minds in the world.
Rybo Culbreth You confuse Analysis with Propaganda an Warmongering. What he actually says is „We are the Mob and you better hurry up and let us protect you“.
@@sittertal The views of this video vs. the other 5 in this series is quite telling. Rest is a couple of hundred views and this one is 22k currently. What he says is direct, maybe not welcomed, but a fair depiction of current situations. Many can and will ignore the warnings, or propaganda as you say, but ignoring the issues does not make them go away. With defense, it would seem wise to have and not need, than to need and not have.
Rybo Culbreth I have heard many of his speeches and interviews the last three years. I really like how he openly reveals the goals of the US. Here he tells the Hungarians „We are the Mob, our Military is present allover the world, you better hurry up and let us protect you.“ That‘s very simplified of curse but all the Talks he holds in Eastern Europe are in this vein.
I've never seen any of the analyses you speak of. Analysis is taking something apart and relating it to the whole. If he did that he would not be able to speak for bare shame of the state of the country he tries to represent. But I tell you what I have seen. I've seen so much poverty in the US that the disparity between the reality of poor town America and the likes of this dude sinks deep. If the guy would expend his energy where needed, he would 1) speak about the horrific drug problems in the US, 2) mention the origin of it and 3) Present a plan of how to reverse the cycle of cultural decay that started when he was young, around 1965. The cultural decay cannot be reversed in a year or two. But the mere fact that Friedman derides a broad silent majority and a President who has attempted to reverse the horrific cultural direction of the nation, speaks volumes of who this man is and who pays him to jet around the world on first class, all the while "his" country is falling apart, piece by piece.
Would you ask a mechanic to mend your broken leg, or a baker to fix your car? Dr. Friedman is neither a politician nor an ambassador, he is an author and a geopolitical analysis. Do domestic problems exist? Yes, we have many, as does every country, but reports of our decline have been greatly prophesied and exaggerated by many all over the world. To step back a bit and to see the world stage, helps to see that some of our problems are sometimes kindled or stoked by foreign agents/actors. Their interests lie in dividing us internally as well as from our allies, alienating us from our friends and partners, and distracting us with small conflicts that spread our forces out in thinner lines. Forward deployment in strategic areas makes sense, and the more cooperation we get from friends and allies the better. If they reject us, then at least we know up front and can plan accordingly. Contrary to what some believe, making no decision is a decision.
I served in the 4th armored division for 15 months in Germany. Our mission was, should Russian invade, to stay alive for 2 weeks until reinforcements would arrive. After seeing the skill (lack of) and equipment (3rd rate) of the European NATO forces, the only hope was that should something happen the US could respond quickly. When Russia invaded Czechoslovakia, things got very tense. The 4th armored division and many others have been disbanded and US forces in Europe are now minimal.
Minimal isn't good enough. How about none.
This was a fantastic clarification of the both the strategic policy and strategic commitment of America. As a New Zealander, gratify to be free, due to the sacrifice of America military personnel in World War to keep the Pacific free, let it be known that New Zealand and Australia stand with America. Both New Zealand and Australia are engaged in the largest military build ups since world war two, to support as alliance members America. One wonders what Europe is doing.The faces of the audience seemed to sum up how, despite all their education, Europe stands open to threats it is unwilling to prepare for.
I visited Australia while on R & R from the army in S. Vietnam and I was pleased to find the Aussies supportive of us. We saw defending Vietnam as critical to the Pacific at that time. The domino theory did not happen - possibly because we bled the N. Vietnamese dry.
So many American families lost loved ones who were fighting to keep Australia (My home) and others free.
We are permanently in debt to you for your egalitarian culture
My own Grandfather fought in Europe in 1918 to "stop the bullying of the poor French people"
@@oldman2800 All of the people from the lands down under are dear to the average US citizen. You are rocks. Thank God for New Zealanders and Australians!
Americans thank you. Europe won’t be able to handle the restructuring of the world. The European stock has vanished. We will always available to alliances but it must be Reciprocal.
@@damnthetorpedos1691 Au secours ! L’esprit de supériorité et condescendance ( envers l’ Europe ) des anglo-saxons en toute leur splendeur dans ces commentaires . De l’autocongratulation insipide . Désolant.
USA saved Australia against Japan, made the USA weaponry companies very rich but at the cost of hundreds of thousands of young soldiers. Europe needs to build up it's own defensive forces by paying it's way to NATO, perhaps saving many thousands of their young soldiers by at least being a solid wall against any threat in the future. As Trump said "you want protection? then cough up" seems fair to me.
Do you have any idea what the European-Nato military budgets might be, compared to Russia's?
@Tom Jackson,
you do know what purpose NATO was to serve?, don't you ??
"seem fair to me"... (????)
you don't even know what fair means, in this case.
Catch up on some ameriKan history, and certainly on some international treaties that you so clearly don't understand !!!!
You are spot on:"made the USA weaponry companies very rich but at the cost of hundreds of thousands of young soldiers"
The US is a declining power and rightfully so, it has done nothing good to the world the last decades.. It inflicted and fought so many senseless wars, caused so much suffering to other people and countries.
These days you have to be ashamed to be American, especially ashamed of Trump and his followers! This Diddddin guy is the prime example of American stupidity.
Karma will get you eventually!
@@ikootsk240 What are you smokin?
BRILLIANT explanation to old-world structured Europeans of American Worldview.
You should read the book "War is a Racket". It was written by a former General. It's an easy read.
War is competition; hence, all trade is war. The history of the Vikings is instructive.
I'll check it out thanks
He who looks for conflict will find one where it was least expected.
And He who does look for a conflict will be found by it and found wanting.
George Friedman is brilliant. I've been following him every since I read his book "The Next 100 Years"
Thanks I'll check it out
Always a pleasure to listen to Dr. Friedman. 👏👏👏
Very true, as a Western European I am sick of the pacifists who belief in talk without hard power, and only want a 'european' army because it increases the centralisation of power in the EU.
Very observant and spot-on, Drusgoon; where, in particular, I am glad to read that at least some people commenting here understand and appreciate world history. The motivations of humans do not change: there are those who desire liberty and freedom for one and all, and, there are those who desire to control others.
Time and again, history has demonstrated this axiom ... of which there should be no doubt.
Further, one may not be interested in war ... but, war is interested in you. And, in closing: if one wants peace, prepare for war.
@@johnk2452 Indeed!
Mr Friedman simplified the issue of US modus operandi indeed. TTL reign over the seas, everything else is just a stright consequence of this goal. Clear, and (after short reflection) obvious, unfortunatelly often forgotten truth.
Actually, great lesson of geopolitical matters ;)
I very much agree
You are wrong. US has nothing to do with NATO. NATO has become a money making machine for EU military suppliers and service providers who colluded with American elite to scam American taxpayers. Period. All about money, nothing else.
04:00 That's 100% true! As a Dutchman I can say, few people in Europe understand the US. The US is not a country like Denmark, Austria or France. But many Europeans treat it like one and the same. It is a huge, politically complex and powerful country with many different cultures, much more plural than Europa.
Its very sad, German and French news constant talk about the threat of Russia but had no combat divisions in Poland to even support their allies. We need combat divisions not cheerleaders.
Well Ukraine is not in the eu or in the NATO, so Europe has no obligation to defend it.
@@Humanaut. True but Poland does. But the problem is Poland remembers the promises of help from France and UK in the early 1900s when Germany and Russia attacked. They know they can be sacrificed, only country that says any country that attacks their allies, there will be consequences and backed that up is the US. There is a reason why Poland kept up with the 2 percent rule and kept their military pretty active in terms of training and equipment replacement. Because they know they will have to do their part if the 'shit hits the fan.' Supposed allies like France and Germany will pretty much, stand in the sideline offering moral support. To the US, there is a reason they stopped giving a shit about these countries as allies because they have no intention to militarily support the US when they ask for it.
@OkayGotIt We have had a lot longer than the EU to create a National Identity. The migrants will actually help rather than hurt that identity, as they will be spread across Nations. The rise in Nationalism is understandable but it needs to bend in accepting them as citizens as its a losing argument and it is intended to help Europe survive. Europe, for some reason, forgot how to have babies. Its growing to old. It needs new blood.
I am not sure EU with survive that transition as they didn't have a cohesive inclusive European identity strong enough yet.
We are a bit more mobile here. I was born in NY, raise in SD, live in OH. That kinda of distance might be strange in Europe but it wasn't that different. here.
He who pays the piper... I'd like to know who pays!
Man this guy is laying it out pretty straight. A lot of the welfare state Europeans seem rather embarrassed.
yeah I wish he was saying this to the leaders of the EU.
Thinking of German and Russia Peace Treaty in 1939, we could understand the worries of US now.
What about German/Polish Treaty of 1934?
@Random Person Yeah. Stalin at least had a real cause - ongoing war with Japan. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_Khalkhin_Gol
THOSE WHO CONTROL EURASIA CONTROL THE WORLD
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Not exactly right, the gov passed a lot of favorable laws to allow fracking. Politicians are very sensitive to special interest because they sponsor them.
it had nothing to do with the Federal govt. The fracking was done on State and private lands, where the Feds have no jurisdiction. State laws yes, but in context with his comments were referring to the Federal Govt not being involved.
@@nutcase1959 Tom, you have touched on one of the fundamental differences between European citizens and American citizens. European citizens have no conception of private property rights when it comes to their land or their minerals and no understanding that a citizen can be sovereign over his own property. Americans have no consideration of federal rights when it comes to those things. In order for fracking to come to Europe every citizen in that state and the EU would have to agree to the splitting of the proceeds. In the United States the decision is made by the landowner alone. The concept of a sovereign citizen will forever stand in the way of understanding between these two civilizations.
@@rodofdallas Precisely. Excellent observation!
@@luigimanzoni2705 I come to this discussion with some experience. I inherited a small Texas USA farm and have been negotiating over the years with oil developers over the mineral rights. So it's not foreign to me. I also have family who have worked for years in the oil patch as we call it. I know the safety and feasibility issues of oil drilling here. In the rest of the world land holders see only the risks and are only inconvenienced by the development of their minerals. They have no skin in the game as we say. Here I can make logical analysis of it's profitability to me based on the risks to my land. I cherish that right it will not surrender it to the state.
Provocative, insightful, manipulative and visionary = brain candy from Friedman.
George just invented strategic communications....'FAST CHAT'
it's the taking away rather than the adding to. thanks euro
Its true, Americans love the Idea of a European Army.
Wow I don't even know where to begin with the massive mistakes of thought here.
Let's just point out the most obvious one: The EU does in terms of it's security policy what The US wants, because it has given the responsibility of continental defence to The US.
Every single US president comes to office asking The NATO allies to spend more, gets them to agree to do so, finds out that Europe is now going to be in terms of security policy INDEPENDENT OF WHAT THE US WANTS, and then they go back to supplying to Europe the continental system of common defence.
Nobody in America wants to defend your European ass! Bring all troops home and pay for your own defense
Perhaps it was a mistake, seen with hindsight, that Europe helped US after 9/11. Europe should leave Americans for themselves and focus more in trade with other parts of the world. Americans tearing up all agreements on trade and peace relations just because it wants to act like a bully. If US wants to make more profits on exporting products, make better products and stay a trustworthy partner.
On Poland and Romania
12:29 China, Korea, Sth East Asia, Middle East and then PL and Rou
12:48 I care about Poland and Romania
16:48 Nato bureaucracy is a trap, PL and ROU is a bilateral Relationship
17:24 We are deeply committed to Poland and Romania , this is what left from NATO;
18:32 # US 100 years strategy
20:34 #Romania and #Poland
24:41US coastguard to Russian ship: We can t live with you on the Carpathians
26:19 US: we can't live with the armor divisions of the Russian force on the border of Romania
28:39 In Poland and In Romania
29:33 we ask Poland and Romania and each leaves with the consequences of the game it plays.
37:00 European Army how long would be to replace American forces in PL and ROU
38:30 Europe's Eastern front is held by a coalition of Poland, Romania and USA =and THIS is Nato Today.
39:26 We (US) will defend the border (Aka PL and ROU) according to the American Strategy
39:44 if things fall apart ...I would urge the Hungarian Government to consider --
Bonus we negotiate with Talibans cause we lost in Afghanistan 11:45
Brilliant exposé on the sense and direction of US foreign policy.
Peace no war, let go the warmongers .
You knw were you will find peace, the grave, is the only peaceful place on this old world,
Great analysis.
I would argue that your congressmen or senator don't really care what you or Europe thinks, they only care about maintaining their position of power or elevating it.
and their lobbyist donors
Great case for the Intermarium
Poland and Romania are the two antipodes of the Intermarium geography.
More like an interbellum.
@@chavdarnaidenov2661 The strategic purpose of the Intemarium is to provide stability. It's. as George says, the replacement for NATO.
I do not like or believe what he says...
@@lianasammartino8490 What, exactly, and why?
I started the matters movement in America. have pic proof. I marched in D.C. in 2007 with a sign that said everyone matters. now, it's everywhere in some form. all rights reserved
Interesting analysis from 30,000 feet. His thesis - American interests are first to defend our hemisphere by controlling the Atlantic and the Western Pacific, and second, to prevent the rise of a hegemonic power in Europe or Asia. As for our Western Europeans allies, they are not much concerned with war anymore. :-)
Poland is just cannon fodder. So were the chechens, georgians etc.
Not anymore.
@@pauld9561 They just celebrated their 100th anniversary on November 11th. Having liberated themselves from German and Soviet domination, these people are highly determined to rise up to major nation status.
well since ther are usa troops over ther right along with Poles than probably so are they
@@sahiel5 Poland is emerging as the new regional power. They can operate more freely and with credibility in the region, and be assured the US backs them.
Donald Clifford US is investing in nations in specific locations and destroying other nations. They are investing in Poland, albanians and kurds. In Poland they have been pouring dollars for a long time. The main reason is of coure to oppose Russia. The country has been rusophobic historically so it doesnt take much to convince the mto die fighting russians in a few decades. The country will be a center for power for sure. Its the trojan horse of the US in EU and will probably will be the trigger to destroy it. The albanian factor is used against the southern slavs who turned out to be rusophiles as history progressed. All of them were given independence form the Otoman Empire after Russian-Ottoman wars. Bulgaria is a very bright example of country being destroyed by media and NGOs controleld by the USA. It is also in NATO, just like Poland, but the population is rusophilic and as such it doesnt fit in the plans of the USA - so no free money for them. The kurds are a kind of a special case but everyone wants them on their side cause they have high birth rate and if you can shape their minds you will have a powerfull ally in half a century that will die for whatever cause you want - the most obvious cause is Kurdish country. This will trigger a huge war invloving Turkey, Iran on one side and kurds on the other. I dont mention Syria and Iraq as involved in the war cause they are not real countries and their territory will be used as kurdish training grounds and proto-country.
Iran not exactly a superpower, but as strategic as it gets. Very smart cookies indeed.
Iran projects like a super power. Need regime change, flip the country to pro US.
so?
@@joebuckcoker7966 Go back to sleep.
American corporate based capitalism will eat democracy. Let be united from the East & West for the sake of democracy. Lets work together for the survival of true democracy.
We could not afford to defend anything but euro threats as the USD took care of the euro economies.
Dr Friedman just made great case for Intermarium (3 Seas Initiative). Also, one can appreciate the honesty about collapsing stalemate agreement on Ukraine and Belarus. Soon, the new demarkation lines will have to be drawn - Yalta revisited. Central and Eastern European nations like Poland, Romania, Hungary, and perhaps Baltic States will have to be prepared to for changes that are inevitable. One thing is critical in this new chess game - US must intensify its verbal support for Poland and Romania with really meaningful actions in terms of investments (economic and military) - FAST!!!.
Mr. Friedman sketched-up a complex equation, with multiple unknowns, which needless to say, very difficult, or impossible to solve at the present time. His preferred solution, that NATO member states fess-up to the common task of holding back Russia, is not palatable for many in Europe, because it perpetuate our subordination to the Americans. The problem is, there are no viable alternatives: On one hand Europeans don't wish to slide into the Russian sphere of influence, but on the other hand, they lack cohesion and stark resolution to organize a strong enough independent force on their own, to be a credible deterrent against Russia. How shall the future unfold, is anyone's guess, but most likely, the aimless, wobbly drifting of Europe shall continue, if things remain the same.
Yep. European indecision and paralysis, right up until Russia invaded Ukraine.
Then the 911 call to the White House again BEGGING for help!
I give Germany a large measure of credit for this war beginning:
1 foolish overreliance on Russian energy
2. foolish climate hysteria, making energy dependence even worse.
3. German unilateral disarmament
Well, the peace and prosperity Germany and Europe thought they were buying at a very cheap price is gone, now.
Too bad it's the Ukrainians who are paying by far the highest price, however much Germans are bleating about high energy costs.
Keep in mind that under Obama, Putin was emboldened to grab up Ukraine
Under Biden, Putin probably expected another weak response, but was disappointed to find himself embroiled in a real war, and be on the putatively losing side ----so far. However, that came at the price of peace and prosperity for Europe.
But under Trump, who Europeans held in contempt, Putin was GOOD AS GOLD! Had a few thousand votes been different in the 2020 American election, Trump would have been reelected and I suggest there would still be peace and prosperity in Europe today.
Why would there not?
@@SeattlePioneer Fine, comprehensive assessment, yet it is still in a nutshell. Indeed, anyone could be proud of it.
Best wishes!
this again shows how self absorb, close minded, spoiled they are
Speaking of the Europeans?
Trump is the best president in our time please vote for him 2020
Fabiano socialism is destroying the EU but is still weaker in the USA
Looks like the Americans have a plan, a position and would act.
we should have open borders for israel like in the US and EU
What? @@romeotango8324
@Random PersonYou are right, I didn't understand the false premise of his remark. And no, "Zionists" ARE NOT pushing for "Open Borders", in fact the Arabs take major exception to the fact they don't!!!! LMIJAO!!!! "Zionists" are those who support the development of the sovereignty and self determination of the Jewish People in their Ancestral Homeland!!!!!! It is an Indigenous Group's Nationalist Movement!!!! With a belief in borders and national identity!!!! Joe!!!!! Get a clue!!!!! "Open Borders" is a secular, globalist, Leftist Mpvement trying to make everyone "the same".....LOLOLOL!!! They HATE Israel!!!!!
@@romeotango8324 What do Gentiles know? That would be everybody in the World except (maybe) 15 million Jews?
@@democracyrespecterilovedem8607 I agree, you do. Why you let an economic project like the EU rule y'all, I have no idea, you don't even get to vote on your rulers! Why you let them take your tax money and give it to Islamist Terrorists in the middle east is beyond me...and ship in tons of economic migrants who will destroy your cultures is beyond me...Didn't y'all learn from what happened to the Americas when millions of economic migrants wet backed into the Native People's Lands and Lives there? There are now around 2 Million AmerNDNs in the US. There once were closer to 100 million in North America. Guess what happened with an aggressive, violent culture, and a religion saying that killing and enslaving Natives and people with dark skin was fine. The Islamist Cultures are now doing the same to Europe. They are importing their cultures to your Lands. And your Rulers embrace that.
@@romeotango8324 LOLOLOL!!! What cave have you been living in?????? 1) Your incongruous fantasy that a little bitty ethnoreligious People (who tend to be internally focused anyway) not only might have an interest outside of their own business, families and folks (they don't even PROSELYTIZE!!!!!), but that 15 million of these same folks (worldwide), who have to make a living, mow the yard, raise the kids, grocery shop, etc., are in some weird conspiracy to cause every bit of trouble that exists for the World Population of 7,714,576,923. WOW!!!!!! What an active, if rather stupid imagination you have. Most of the World's population haven't even met a Jew, or know anything about Jews. And RT, I would have to say you are one of those. 2) You choose to claim that Israel is not a Country. Well, you see there was this little brouhaha called World War One. (WW1) In this war, the losing side was composed of the Imperial German Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the Ottoman Turkish Empire. As these Empires were being broken up into Nation States, the League of Nations, an International Organization of Sovereign Nations, was given the responsibility of organizing the break ups at the San Remo Conference. Out of that Conference came Accords which became International Law. The Treaty of Sevres (specific to the former Ottoman Empire) was also enshrined into the Canon of International Law at that time. The implementation of the San Remo Accords for the Levantine portion of the Turkish Empire was called the "Mandatory System". Various Mandates were set up, as Nation-State Incubators, overseen by a League of Nations Allied Nation winner of WW1. So ther were 3 Mandatories set up, The Mandate for Syria, which became the Nation states of Lebanon and Syria, the Mandate for Mesopotamia, which became the Nation States of Iraq and Kuwait, and the Mandate for Palestine (the Roman/European name for the south Levant, including the Land that had been the State of Judea, (Land of the Jews) prior to the Roman Conquest. And that Mandate became TransJordan and Israel. All legally done, all right and tight under International Laws. If one of the Mandatory Nation States is illegal< then they are all illegal.
So the next time you decide to lie on social media, you may want to remind yourself that there are people out here who actually learn something about a given subject prior to blatting out lies because they live in a weird Jew Hate fantasy world.
Have you here what he says at 11:30 3 years ago?
ah, sophistication, an individual mechanism to invoke 'it's not my fault'
Friedman is beside the point today, and it's only 6 months later! His assumptions and evaluations of what there is to observe may be completely accurate but completely miss the point because of something he's not looking at since access to control is military if you are vulnerable to military aggression. However, the EU and US cooperate about aggression from corporations and/or economic, electronic, propaganda, crimes or the less organized violence called, terrorism.
George I really like your concise pragmatic and realistic view on life. What I wonder is do you really believe that the 9/11 incident was planned by Al Qaeda in some cave is are you are just continuing with the pretence to appease your image and ensure you are not ostracised?
I would bet my entire fortune that John Brennan knows exactly who conceived and carried out "9-11" . They were all from Saudi Arabia - where Brennan converted to Islam . Why we hear nothing about this has always amazed me .
Take the time to watch this. He delivered a geopolitical & history lesson that so many people have no clear understanding. This relates directly to the current Russia threatened invasion of sovereign Ukraine and Germany’s NordStream 2 waffling.
I’m starting to luv this man
God bless Hungary!
Trade wars - ignores banking, Goldman Sachs, IMF, petrol dollar etc...
WWII EU lost what 20-30 million? Russia 30 million? US only about 1.5 million? you get the idea
Loved it! Good job.
LOL Hes kinda right. French General is almost an oxymoron.
I was agreeing with just about everything up to the conclusion that NATO troops are only Romanian and Polish. That ignores a whole lot of sophisticated countries with top military experts. It's also suspicious to leave out the cyber element and what Estonia offers in the way of cybersecurity.
@Didddin duuu nufffin Wakanda enn shiiieet
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USA is not protecting Europe brainwashed programed confused spined manipulated fucked in the head slave
Stop watching TV brainwashed slaves
USA IS PROTECTING USA EMPIRE
So strange now
All good and well. The only problem is, aside from Poland and Romania, Europe seems to be hundreds of millions of snowflakes incapable of envisioning a time when things actually will go downhill quickly. This no doubt is because so few remain alive who understand how rapidly things went to shit in 1914 and 39. Judging by the body language of the audience, most seemed still unconvinced that NATO should be supported by Europe. Kudos to Mr Friedman for making such a strong case for military preparedness. My only suggestion would be to avoid saying at the end of the presentation that America will be sending lots of troops very quickly when things go downhill. After all the excellent dialogue suggesting America might not be able help nations who don’t tow the line now during peacetime, pointing out that we will parachute in when SHTF might undermine the argument made earlier. Other than that one small correction, I’d say Friedman hit a home run once again.
I know dry powder is still dry powder. But it's the mind that ignites the powder and the mind works differently in 2018. It's interconnected with other minds. It's had 5000 days to prepare itself since the popularization of video on demand.
europe wet downhill because american bankers backed germany just for profit. also the banks in england colluded with them.
Europe is the problem. Germany and Russia (USSR) started the last 2 world wars.
It is obvious to me we are still in the dark ages. We will continue to be in the dark ages until we ditch the money-based system but that cannot be done overnight and it cannot be done safely in any sort of wishy-washy way. I have plans in my head of how it might be achieved but no possible way to put the plans into action just from my own resources. If all the countries of the world come to me and ask how they can help, I will tell them. No point in telling you, the reader, unless you are the leader of a country. At some point, I will make some videos.
His spineless grab for laughs by denigrating Donald Trump is pathetic and immature.
What 'Russian threat' - and why?
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He is not European, his thoughts process been developed in USA. Ether he likes it or not. Born In Hungaria yes. But from 5y old his mind been molded by USA perspective to this day... He is not represent 2019 European more advanced strategy's. Rise of Marxist communism and remedy for it is next level coz is 2019, not 1992 where all his knowledge he takes from.... He have no idea about polish Krzysztof Karon book : "historia antykultury" from 2018, coz no one dare it to translate in to English such a complex "Misses+Marx collage" to explain today's European reality... it blowns readers minds author IQ! No Dawkins,nor Harris, either Peterson, or Richard Wolff came close! Anyway good history lesson... Good historian I have to admit. Public want's to hearing greatest hits from old rockbands, and that's what he delivered year after year on his lectures... God bless you ppl who are curious minded as me. With love from Poland😀
What an agent of chaos...
Our view on UN - decided... watching the UN watch the Rwanda genocide.
1:18 are we joking? You do realize Spain, UK, Germany and Italy are Parliamentary Republics? NOT PRESIDENTIAL REPUBLICS LIKE THE US.
Not only, but these are all aslo multi-party parlaments unlike the US (especially to respect of Germany and Italy). What are you on about sir?
Just a fossilised war monger. The young are the future and they think very differently from this terrible generation still teary eyed and reminiscing over the world wars.
Maybe in Europe where they are getting replaced.
There aren't enough empty seats in the room.
Russia is a declining power but not the US, Russia is a 3rd rate super power with no control over pricing schemes of its biggest export aka Oil and natural gas, true to a certain extent but just this week Russia and KSA decided to control the production of oil. However not directly affecting the US for the time being but clearly shows the shifting priorities. Having said that I have little to no trust in KSA and other GCC countries when it comes to getting rid of their dependency on US for protection. Middle East a mess and mostly thanks to the American policies in the region, and now the war hawks in White House wants another war with Iran, if Iraq wasn't bad enough. The Americans by withdrawing from the Iran Nuclear Deal made it clear to the rest of the world including Europeans that all treaties will only be observed as long as they server American interests, if that was not clear from the get go. Trump removed the mask off of American so called motives. If Europeans are to smarten up, the first thing they need is to get rid of American dollar as worlds currency, easier said then done. America is lighting fires across the globe and expects others to follow blindly, but just like US Europeans will also protect their interests. Germany clearly understands this, hence is already making moves to balance its relationship with Russia, how successful this will be is not clear at the moment. In Middle East their is one country that is clearly in the best position to dictate its will and that is Russia not US anymore. George Friedman sounded too brash and arrogant with thin on facts or ground realities. Yes Chinese will be subdued, Russia will falter, assumptions assumptions and too many assumptions. No wonder empire can't see their demise coming with thinkers such as him.Good luck to all of us.
I see this now , with all that is happening with Russia war and I can just say God Bless America .
I just started listening to this guy and I can tell from a few of his presentations that his views on Europe and the world are not based on facts. Most of his views are biased because of his background and upbringing, not based on education and analysis of facts. His East European background causes a major resentment against the Russians. He is definitely a smart analyst but biased...
Clearly Mr. Friedman has a number of interesting ideas unfortunately he lacks a basic understanding of the US governmental structure... apparently our success is by chance and his "psychic interpretation" of Trumps statements makes me concerned his snide comments are a but distraction to gain the favor of his unwitting audience and sponsors and do not convey deep understanding of the topic. FYI Europe is a continent, not a country! Who do you speak for by the way because you seem to insult everyone?!! Mumbo Jumbo and little green men... perhaps he is suffering from TDS. Hey buddy in the front row...wake up its almost over.
I voted Trump because he drives exactly all the right people barking dog mad.
Me too, and this man is one of them, though he will not admit it!
you are a moron then
You must be surrounded by morons than...
@@Sigmacadabra That is precisely what he's doing, though given Russel's comment, it's pretty evident that it's not only those that oppose him hysterically that are idiots, but also those that support him with equal passion.
He's not referencing Trump in any what is inaccurate in description.
Arrogance and hypocrisy is adorable.
When delivered intellectually.
Where? Everything he said is true. Clearly we know what side of the debate you land on.
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How are they truth? Did he not say no one is about to invade europe, and then he says you need to build up your military, why? Are they preparing for a war on your continent? Why a 100 year strategy so important that everyone else needs to comply with it? What is their agenda?
The most untrustworthy people on the planet .
@@iraaus 100+ year strategy is trade and stable world economy. Part of it imposed on the World is known as United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
@@iraaus Agenda is world trade domain for open market stability with USA as protectorate.
That Jew has HUGE ears!
great man
Why don't Europeans love their children enough to pay for their own military defense forces?
How many more decades will American taxpayers continue subsidizing the EU military budgets?
@Didddin duuu nufffin Wakanda enn shiiieet Awesome I love the down under
@Didddin duuu nufffin Wakanda enn shiiieet
USA is in Europe not to protect Europe but to protect
USA
stoP watching TV once and for all times
28:57 Rightfully so, he makes jokes about german positions.
I like him, he is very specific and knows a lot
You are being took in.
US is alone in this world.
US, mouth full about the Bible and God
The smile to US, from the EU / Canada / Australia / God is false / trap.
Not true the UK will and have always been strong allies to America They are not alone. Stop dishing out Fake News
Funny man :) and left when the time has come :)
What If BRICS form a NATO like alliance and EU dumps NATO?
The three biggest bricks are more likely to nuke each other and if the EU agrees with Trump and dumps NATO we will wave goodbye.
India and China are rivals they wouldn't form a military alliance especially since they have serious border disputes.
Brazil has de-Bricked, Indian has a trade relation with Russia, Nato is more likely, to dump the EU. People would die to defend you Russians from coming on "Pradeep," but to die for Merkel and Macron, Juncker? Not even Putin believes that!
India and China are rivals, Russia is in steep decline, South Africa doesn't even register in global politics, and Brazil is pro US.....
So... your only viable alliance in all of that is China and Russia (who historically are at each other's throat) in which it'll be a China dominated alliance even more so than NATO is a US dominated alliance.
what if unicorns existed?
north america is not an island its a CONTINENT , and originally it was MEXICO AND RUSSIA ON THE ALASKA PART
He was not speaking literally, but metaphorically. Mexico? No, Spain.
By Mackinder Hohn Halford
North America is an Island
on the periphery of Eurasia or World-Island
set up a fixed camera, fire camera operator and the directors.
basically, loads of lies
Si dice Religioso politico e' metaforico
NATO best step up their game now .and stop being weak
Ralph Matthews : why? So Europe can be divided with the western +central nations fighting Russia? Friedman states several times that a goal of the USA is to thwart any European hegemon. Now maybe Russia, later Germany, or possibly France. Geopolitically the European nations are weak (susceptible to American interest) divided. Russia is part of Europe, and were it united with Europe, the USA would have difficulty exerting its influence.
Brutal mais interessant!
Russia is a third world power.
Also Russia: Only country that has developed and deployed hypersonic missile weapons. Biggest and most efficient energy exporter in the world. Only major country on the planet not drowning in debt.
If Russia isn't already drowning in debt(which it is) it will be in a short while due to their demographic.
@@TheMrHaraldur Russia is the least indebted country of any importance on planet by far. All relevant stats show this.
Comments on Trump but gives no basis.
souds desparate and loony suggesting a trade war can't hurt america. Now that's just a false claim... wishful thinking actually.
it won't hurt us much or for very long.
Over stretched and about to be down sized, and about time.
You are not gun slingers and yet you seem to be only talking with guns in your hand.
This shameless person is again lecturing. He is always wrong.
How is he wrong?
Non of his previous predictions have proved correct.
He's definitely blunt, but not necessarily proficient at reading the situation and most definitely no good at prediction. He did write a book called "the coming war with japan" in 1991.
Peter Ziehan is also a ex Stratfor guy who i found credible in a few areas, but not in his east europe russia assessment. Now i know where he learned his mistakes.
With all respect the analyze
of George Friedman , just reflect the USA interests
In a European citizen point of wiew , Russia are not a threat for Europe
( Poland , Romenia and Ucrain ) they where Russia alies in cold war , they want harass Russia ? go alone
why a Portuguese or Spanish citizen need make sacrifices for other Coutries with shamefull behavor ?
Ronald Reagan and Gorbachov made a deal , Russia would let the Germany wall fall if , NATO agree dont advance even 1 inch to east ...Why USA broke that pact ? we Europeans dont want advance to east , Russia dont want advance to west
anyone can trust USA word ? they " Govern " have no Honor , no word of honor , sigh up pacts for nogghting they dont keep their word
We Europeans are losing a lot of our
, well-deserved benefits that we strive for , Govens say need cut a litlle on free healthcare because have no money , need cut on social security because have no money , at Education they cant because we would turn down all , but they try cut expenses at University level raising , So if there are no money , now they have money for militar ?
we going do a revolution , WTF ?
We citizens dont want go fight external big corps interests ( thats a thing from the past )
We dont understand the western cowboy mentality of USA citizens that allow milions of US citizens die because lack of heathcare
its a shame , dont have few milions for free heathcare for all ( healthcare can not be a bussiness , NEVER thats imoral )
but for war USA can have trilions , and thats ok ? , dump people .
Russia now its a comercial partner not a treat
USA want have hegemony in the world and we Europeans need pay more for that ? we demand that our Govens spend our money in free high quality Education , free hight Quality in Heathcare and raise Social security for ll
We dont need militar , we dont need have hegemony in the world , we dont want wars , ps: fuck all militars fuck all criminal wars
@varro We , Thats not true , after WW2 that block adopted socialist ( independent States ) and they beneficiate a lot with Russia , a son of a farmer could study and be a doctor or cientist all costs payed by the State , that not happen in western coutries , where a son of a bricklayer cant go to University ,no way and history confirm , lots of adults today saying , i could not study more because my parents were poor !...
recently they invented the loans just for the Elite profit more , never for help , , anyway Russia is not comunist anymore ( i wish it was ) and no trest to Europe , it never were , Today Russia is just a treat for USA big corps interests and Hegemony , shall not count with us Europeans to boost big corporations proffits
U all get grip together when russian border might end up on Berlin, they did it once why not again. Troops in belarus raid to warsaw in 40 minutes mayby less. Cheers
And 4 days later, Russia is reduced to the Muscovite Province...
GO TRUMP.
a huge audience lol
Great speech