The Great Geopolitical Re-Anchoring: US & China Align, Russia Falls | George Friedman

I sat down with George Friedman of Geopolitical Futures to discuss his latest annual forecast, and what a conversation it turned out to be.

George walks us through what he calls the “re-anchoring” of the world order. The Cold War didn’t truly end with the fall of the Soviet Union—it ended in Ukraine, where Russia proved it couldn't even take its neighbor. Now the US-China relationship has replaced the US-Russia dynamic as the world’s primary anchor, creating a fundamentally different situation.

We dig into the economic challenges both countries face, the future of NATO, and yes—I had to ask George about Greenland. George also shares his thoughts on what comes after Trump, the demographic crisis facing the developed world, and why Russia’s position has become increasingly precarious.

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Timestamps:
0:00 – Introduction
1:03 – The world is becoming re-anchored
3:40 – US-China: A more intimate relationship
9:08 – One-quarter of the world’s economy
10:25 – What about Europe?
12:38 – Is NATO obsolete at this point?
14:38 – The “why” behind Greenland
20:03 – The Donroe Doctrine
22:04 – Middle of the storm
28:05 – Spooky entanglement
29:45 – What’s next for Russia?