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Learn more*One of Bloomberg's Best Books of the Year*
The master geopolitical forecaster and New York Times bestselling author of The Next 100 Years focuses on the United States, predicting how the 2020s will bring dramatic upheaval and reshaping of American government, foreign policy, economics, and culture.
In his riveting new book, noted forecaster and bestselling author George Friedman turns to the future of the United States. Examining the clear cycles through which the United States has developed, upheaved, matured, and solidified, Friedman breaks down the coming years and decades in thrilling detail.
Ā Ā Ā American history must be viewed in cyclesāparticularly, an eighty-year "institutional cycle" that has defined us (there are three such examplesāthe Revolutionary War/founding, the Civil War, and World War II), and a fifty-year "socio-economic cycle" that has seen the formation of the industrial classes, baby boomers, and the middle classes. These two major cycles are both converging on the late 2020sāa time in which many of these foundations will change. The United States will have to endure upheaval and possible conflict, but also, ultimately, increased strength, stability, and power in the world.
Ā Ā Ā Friedman's analysis is detailed and fascinating, and covers issues such as the size and scope of the federal government, the future of marriage and the social contract, shifts in corporate structures, and new cultural trends that will react to longer life expectancies. This new book is both provocative and entertaining.
George Friedman is founder and chairman of Geopolitical Futures, which specializes in geopolitical forecasting. Prior to this Friedman was chairman of the global intelligence company Stratfor, which he founded in 1996. Friedman is the author of six books, including theĀ New York TimesĀ bestsellersĀ The Next DecadeĀ andĀ The Next 100 Years.Ā He lives in Austin, Texas.
Bruce TurkĀ is a Los Angelesābased actor who has performed on stage, film, and television. His stage credits includeĀ The Green Bird, Juan Darien, andĀ King John. Bruce's television credits include appearances inĀ Numb3rs, Third Watch, andĀ Law & Order.Ā His Books on Tape recordings includeĀ The Last DayĀ by James Landis andĀ The LettersĀ by Luanne Rice andĀ Joseph Monninger.
George Friedman is founder and chairman of Geopolitical Futures, which specializes in geopolitical forecasting. Prior to this Friedman was chairman of the global intelligence company Stratfor, which he founded in 1996. Friedman is the author of six books, including theĀ New York TimesĀ bestsellersĀ The Next DecadeĀ andĀ The Next 100 Years.Ā He lives in Austin, Texas.
Bruce TurkĀ is a Los Angelesābased actor who has performed on stage, film, and television. His stage credits includeĀ The Green Bird, Juan Darien, andĀ King John. Bruce's television credits include appearances inĀ Numb3rs, Third Watch, andĀ Law & Order.Ā His Books on Tape recordings includeĀ The Last DayĀ by James Landis andĀ The LettersĀ by Luanne Rice andĀ Joseph Monninger.
Reviews
"[A] prescient anticipation of our current woe... the book contains real insights.”--The Wall Street Journal
“The vitriol of the Trump era masks crises in our economy and governing institutions that will deepen before resolving themselves, according to this probing and ultimately hopeful diagnosis of America’s discontents . . . Friedman offers a lucid, stimulating assessment of which way the wind is blowing.”
--Publishers Weekly
“[Friedman] offers a sharp analysis of American life, especially the roots of the knack for reinvention that allows the nation to start over after crises. Americans invented their country, he writes, and lacking shared history and culture, 'invented themselves.' Friedman also discusses the nation's reluctance to accept its responsibilities as the 'sole world power' and the tensions between its technocratic and industrial working classes. A provocative, idea-filled burst of prognostication.”
--Kirkus
"Friedman’s well-written book lays out convincing cases for how the institutional and socioeconomic cycles have played out repeatedly since America’s founding and how the two patterns will, for the first time, almost converge during this decade."
--Lone Star Literary Life
“This book is of obvious general interest but is essential reading for anyone with a role in strategic planning. It combines clear, interesting prose with a thought provoking projection of upcoming challenges and ultimate outcomes.”
--Douglas Duncan, Chief Economist, Fannie Mae
“In The Storm Before the Calm, George applies his geopolitical forecasting model to the United States and tells a unique story of American history from our founding to today. The result is a useful dispassionate framework for understanding where we are now and where we are likely going as nation.”
--Joe Daly, Gallup Senior Partner Expand reviews