Abstract
George Freidman is founder and CEO of Stratford. Geopolitical
events and his writings are always intuitive and often on-site crisis. He writes
from an American point of view. The book consists of 254 pages but it doesn’t
have any references. In his book Freidman argues that China is not at
superpower level, mainly due to rises to the height of the central control
constantly challenged Beijing's internal regional forces. Friedman’s
investigations sorely lacking when it comes to the possibly disruptive nature
of global connectedness. Friedman argues that Countries are always worried
about borders, access to commodities, and preserving national identity. They
will always act to protect and preserve all three. He makes compelling cases
for this by pointing to many centuries of history, from the Ottoman Empire to
Germany in the 1900s.In our super-connected world; states cannot ignore the
geopolitical events. For Christ's followers engaged in international trading
activities, knowledge of the dynamics of the game is very important to good
decision making. It was stimulating to hear debates on world events over a
longer timetable than the 24-hour news cycle that dominates most of our
knowledge of the world. Friedman claims that around the year 2050 a Third
Mughiza Imtiaz. (2017) The Next 100 Years: A Forecast of the 21st Century, Orient Research Journal of Social Sciences, Volume 2, Issue 2.
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