About this episode

George Friedman discusses the cycles of American reinvention and the implications of current geopolitical tensions.

The US is divided at home and gridlocked abroad. Is the chaos a sign of decline or just the normal process of American progress? On this episode of Talking Geopolitics , GPF Chairman George Friedman joins host Christian Smith to discuss how underestimating the US led to D-Day, the myth of American decline, and how historical cycles can predict the process of US reinvention. Also: foreign policy shifts and competition with China. Learn more about GeoEconomic Lens and access the first issue for free at https://geopoliticalfutures.com/lens/introducing-lens/ . Learn more about GPF and subscribe to our free newsletter at http://www.geopoliticalfutures.com/gpf-newsletter .

People in this episode

Host: Christian Smith

Guest: George Friedman

Topics covered

• American reinvention
• D-Day
• foreign policy
• US decline
• historical cycles
• competition with China

Keywords

• D-Day
• American progress
• foreign policy shifts
• China competition
• historical cycles
• US decline

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Organizations: Geopolitical Futures, China

Places: US

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