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A conversation with Dr. George Friedman,
Founder and CEO of STRATFOR
The current political and social unrest in the Middle East and North Africa is rapidly changing
the face of that region and has deep implications for global markets and economies. Dr. George
Friedman, founder of global intelligence firm STRATFOR, will discuss the economic fallout from
recent events in the Middle East and Libya. With his broad knowledge and experience, Dr. Friedman’s
insights into the current developments and potential ramifications of these events are a valuable
resource in this time of geopolitical uncertainty.
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About Dr. George Friedman
Since 1996 Dr. Friedman has driven the strategic vision guiding STRATFOR to
global prominence in private geopolitical intelligence and forecasting.
Dr. Friedman is the author of The New York Times bestseller “The Next Decade:
Where We’ve Been…and Where We’re Going,” which forecasts the major events
and challenges that will test America and the American President over the course
of the next decade. Dr. Friedman’s previous book, “The Next 100 Years: A Forecast
for the 21st Century” was also a New York Times bestseller and was published in
over 20 languages.
A very popular keynote speaker, Dr. Friedman is in high demand at numerous
conferences and industry-specific events for major financial firms such as
JP Morgan, Citibank, Ernst & Young, and many Fortune 500 companies. In addition, he has briefed the Australian
Command and Staff College, Eglin Air Force Research Laboratory, U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff College and
many other military and government organizations.
Dr. Friedman is frequently invited to speak internationally, including in Turkey, Germany, Poland, Azerbaijan,
Australia and New Zealand. Major television and radio networks such as CNN, Fox News and NPR frequently invite
Dr. Friedman to appear as an international intelligence expert.
He and STRATFOR have also been featured in cover stories in Barron’s and in the UK’s New Statesman. Dr. Friedman
has been featured in Time Magazine, The New York Times Magazine and The Wall Street Journal. He is frequently
quoted in The New York Times, Fortune, Newsweek, USA Today, the International Herald Tribune and many other
publications.
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