The Next Decade: Where We've Been . . . and Where We're Going: What the World Will Look Like - Hardcover

Friedman, George

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0385532946 ISBN 13: 9780385532945

Publisher: Doubleday & Co Inc., 2011

Synopsis

The author of the acclaimed New York Times bestseller The Next 100 Years now focuses his geopolitical forecasting acumen on the next decade and the imminent events and challenges that will test America and the world, specifically addressing the skills that will be required by the decade’s leaders.

The next ten years will be a time of massive transition. The wars in the Islamic world will be subsiding, and terrorism will become something we learn to live with. China will be encountering its crisis. We will be moving from a time when financial crises dominate the world to a time when labor shortages will begin to dominate. The new century will be taking shape in the next decade.

In The Next Decade, George Friedman offers readers a pro­vocative and endlessly fascinating prognosis for the immedi­ate future. Using Machiavelli’s The Prince as a model, Friedman focuses on the world’s leaders—particularly the American president—and with his trusted geopolitical insight analyzes the complex chess game they will all have to play. The book also asks how to be a good president in a decade of extraordinary challenge, and puts the world’s leaders under a microscope to explain how they will arrive at the decisions they will make—and the consequences these actions will have for us all.

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Review:

PRAISE FOR GEORGE FRIEDMAN:

"There is a temptation, when you are around George Friedman, to treat him like a Magic 8-Ball.″ --"New York Times Magazine"
"From the Hardcover edition."

"A must-read." --"The Washington Times"

"Delivered in an engaging style and with no little dramatic flourish . . . ["The Next Decade" should] find a wide and receptive popular audience." --"San Francisco Chronicle"

"Friedman . . . has the unusual ability to view events through the eyes of not only American but also foreign leaders." --"New York Observer"

"There is a temptation, when you are around George Friedman, to treat him like a Magic 8-Ball." "--The New York Times Magazine"
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"Considering how right [Friedman]'s been over the years, he's worth listening to." --"San Antonio Express-News"
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"Predictions have made George Friedman a hot property these days." --"The Wall Street Journal"

"Well-researched and compelling." --"Publishers Weekly"

"Expect the unexpected. . . . He can see without the crystal ball." --"Newsweek"

"A must-read." --"The Washington Times"
"Delivered in an engaging style and with no little dramatic flourish . . . ["The Next Decade" should] find a wide and receptive popular audience." --"San Francisco Chronicle"
"Friedman . . . has the unusual ability to view events through the eyes of not only American but also foreign leaders." --"New York Observer"
"There is a temptation, when you are around George Friedman, to treat him like a Magic 8-Ball." "--The New York Times Magazine"
" "
"Considering how right [Friedman]'s been over the years, he's worth listening to." --"San Antonio Express-News"
" "
"Predictions have made George Friedman a hot property these days." --"The Wall Street Journal"
"Well-researched and compelling." --"Publishers Weekly"
"Expect the unexpected. . . . He can see without the crystal ball." --"Newsweek"

A must-read. "The Washington Times"
Delivered in an engaging style and with no little dramatic flourish . . . ["The Next Decade" should] find a wide and receptive popular audience. "San Francisco Chronicle"
Friedman . . . has the unusual ability to view events through the eyes of not only American but also foreign leaders. "New York Observer"
There is a temptation, when you are around George Friedman, to treat him like a Magic 8-Ball. " The New York Times Magazine"
""
Considering how right [Friedman] s been over the years, he s worth listening to. "San Antonio Express-News"
""
Predictions have made George Friedman a hot property these days. "The Wall Street Journal"
Well-researched and compelling. "Publishers Weekly"
Expect the unexpected. . . . He can see without the crystal ball. "Newsweek""

A must-read. The Washington Times
Delivered in an engaging style and with no little dramatic flourish . . . [The Next Decade should] find a wide and receptive popular audience. San Francisco Chronicle
Friedman . . . has the unusual ability to view events through the eyes of not only American but also foreign leaders. New York Observer
There is a temptation, when you are around George Friedman, to treat him like a Magic 8-Ball. The New York Times Magazine

Considering how right [Friedman] s been over the years, he s worth listening to. San Antonio Express-News

Predictions have made George Friedman a hot property these days. The Wall Street Journal
Well-researched and compelling. Publishers Weekly
Expect the unexpected. . . . He can see without the crystal ball. Newsweek

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"A must-read." --The Washington Times

"Delivered in an engaging style and with no little dramatic flourish . . . [The Next Decade should] find a wide and receptive popular audience." --San Francisco Chronicle

"Friedman . . . has the unusual ability to view events through the eyes of not only American but also foreign leaders." --New York Observer

"There is a temptation, when you are around George Friedman, to treat him like a Magic 8-Ball." --The New York Times Magazine

"Considering how right [Friedman]'s been over the years, he's worth listening to." --San Antonio Express-News

"Predictions have made George Friedman a hot property these days." --The Wall Street Journal

"Well-researched and compelling." --Publishers Weekly

"Expect the unexpected. . . . He can see without the crystal ball." --Newsweek

About the Author:

GEORGE FRIEDMAN is the founder and CEO of Stratfor, the world’s leading publisher of global geopolitical intelligence. He is the author of six books, including the New York Times bestselling The Next 100 Years. He has appeared on all the major television networks and has been featured in several national publications.

About this edition

• Publisher: Doubleday & Co Inc.
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0385532946
• ISBN 13: 9780385532945
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272