George Friedman

Who is this?

George Friedman (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. He is best known for his 1991 book The Coming War With Japan, co-authored with his wife Meredith LeBard, which predicted a military conflict between the United States and Japan around 2020.

Career

1. 1949
   Born

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Budapest
• •Citizenship: United States
• •Known as: geopolitical analyst, political scientist, non-fiction writer, businessperson