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George Friedman (Friedman György) was born on 1 February, 1949 in Budapest, Hungary, is a Hungarian-American geostrategist (born 1949). Discover George Friedman's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 75 years old?

Popular As Friedman György
Occupation Political scientist
Age 75 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 1 February, 1949
Birthday 1 February
Birthplace Budapest, Hungary
Nationality Hungary

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His wife is Meredith Friedman (née LeBard)

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1949

George Friedman (Friedman György, born February 1, 1949) is a Hungarian-born American futurologist, political scientist, and writer.

He is a geopolitical author on international relations.

He is the founder and chairman of Geopolitical Futures.

Prior to founding Geopolitical Futures, he was chairman of the publishing company Stratfor.

Friedman was born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1949 to Jewish parents who survived the Holocaust.

His family fled Hungary when he was a child to escape the Communist regime as refugees, settling first in a camp for displaced persons in Austria and then emigrating to the United States.

Friedman describes his family's story as "a very classic story of refugees making a new life in America."

He grew up in New York City.

Friedman received a B.A. at the City College of New York, where he majored in political science, and a Ph.D. in government at Cornell University.

1991

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, he studied potential for a Japan-U.S. conflict and co-authored with his wife The Coming War with Japan in 1991.

The war he predicted did not occur.

Friedman spent nearly 20 years in academia, during which time he taught political science at Dickinson College.

1996

In 1996, Friedman founded Stratfor, a private intelligence and forecasting company, and served as the company's CEO and Chief Intelligence Officer.

Stratfor's head office is in Austin, Texas.

2010

In The Next Decade, Friedman argues how the U.S. administrations of the 2010s will need to create regional power balances by creating competing relationships, which Offset one another, in the world's different regions.

For example, in the past, Iraq balanced Iran, and currently Japan balances China.

Friedman asserts this is the decade where the U.S. as a power must mature to manage its power and balance as an unintended empire and republic.

2015

He resigned from Stratfor in May 2015.

That year, he founded Geopolitical Futures.

Friedman's reputation as a forecaster of geopolitical events led The New York Times magazine to comment, in a profile, "There is a temptation, when you are around George Friedman, to treat him like a Magic 8-Ball”.

2020

Friedman's latest book, The Storm Before the Calm: America's Discord, the Coming Crisis of the 2020s, and the Triumph Beyond, was released in 2020 by Doubleday.

Friedman is married to Meredith Friedman (née LeBard), has four children, and lives in Austin, Texas.

He and his wife have co-authored several publications, including The Coming War with Japan.