George Friedman, "Europe: Destined for Conflict?" 

I'm Ukrainian-Russian from Kiev. And that's a very interesting video. I told the same things about proxy-war to all my friends, but nobody cares. They are like kids, that believe a fairytales from monopolized massmedia. At least I have proofs and good explanations, why I am suffering from the hardships of war and cannot get out of here. Wish all best to all. Hope this will stop ASAP.

Anyone watching this in May 2024? 😮

watching this in 2022. Aged like fine wine.

53:45 Every German and every Russian, and Every European - hast to watch this!

This is simply one of the most important Talks I have ever seen. I am german and I think some people might understand, that I am not amused, that you guys really consider destroying germany a third time, just because they might be a threat for your world domination plans. But thanks for sharing this and making this public. I already spreaded this video to the whole alternative media scene in germany and it seems that thousands of others are also not very amused... What you guys are talking there ist the biggest threat for human peace I have ever heared in my whole life, and I am studying geoplitics for a while now...

It's now happening, and everyone blames Russia, but not one whose plan it was...

das Beste ist, dass die "deutschen" Medien kein Wort darüber verlieren, obwohl sie das eigentlich in halbstündigen Intervalen ausstrahlen müssten, damit JEDER bescheid weiss.

man sieht/hört hier deutlich um was es den Kriegstreibern in furchtbaren Kriegen eigentlich geht

here is my prediction : 99% of americans do not know where ukraine is located.and no,they do not wear lederhosen🤯

This video is extremely important nowadays. US managed to break the connection between Russia and Germany. Congratulations to them and to us for our stupidity.

"We don't wanna kill you, we just wanna hurt you a little bit (49-50 min)"... I'm Russian and I always try to avoid propaganda even if it is happening in my country. But after this video I'm really confused...

Watching this on May, 2022 is just mind blowing. 🤯

Why does Friedman not question his father's: "The Europeans never change. They just pretend, it didn't happen." It is impossible for him NOT to know that Germany still suffers and will always suffer because of "what happened". Although I learn now (from you, Mr. Friedman) that the US "fought two wars and the Cold War" to prevent Russia and Germany to have a good relationship, to work together economically and to thrive and blossom - because the US wanted to stay the No.1 in the world. Interesting.

His psychotic world view is the same as the old european monarchies and dictators, who started previous wars.

thanks Georgie, help Russians and Germans move together. People all over the world learned already enough about the leading society. The mafia like system of banks (FED) and tax authorities (IRS) wich prefers strategies of repression and violence instead of equal laws for all and peace. if i listen to a man like Georgie i hardly feel he must have a serious psychological problem. He sounds like a 8 years old boy that is playing with his war toys and commenting it. But the little difference on it is: He speaks about war games in that real people made of skin and bones are included. With hearts and souls. Society should outlaw him or get him inside a psychiatry bc he is an obviously insane agitator against peaceable cooperation. But instead his like-minded people hunt frank men like Edward Snowden. it has been really getting time for a change. we need moralic agitating paragons. urgently. why should a society accept these people any longer? the answer is still: bc they know the guys with the weapons and these guys are power-hungry, selfish and materially eager.

Я думал это видео 2022 года а оно 2015 го , ни капли не отступили от плана. Немцы ждём вашего решения !

"Divide et impera!" in plain American

If watch 3 minutes only something, watch from 1:00:00 to 1:03:00. If someone from outside the USA would mention these aspects, he would be declared insane and paranoid. But, hey, here someone from "mainstream" politics of the USA is speaking! So the conclusion is: USA should try to conserve and strengthen its position by precisely stimulating conflicts, in particular in Europe. That's what Mr. Freidmann is saying here. Plain and simple.

This aged very well, didn't it?

Here we are, 7 years after this lecture, with the predictions of George Friedman been fulfilled. Now, let's have a look at the comments below and laugh a bit.

I keep saying since years that it's a must to read Brzezinski's books ... it's all there except the imponderabilia. And I hope that they (the imponderabilia) will mess up the plans of the USofA. Equally I hope to live long enough to see the final fall of the US empire which has brought so much misery to the world over barely 1 century. My current country of residence is surrounded by countries which have been bombed to smithereens by the benevolent US Air Force and people live in poverty and chaos. This has nothing to do with the American people (who are equally victims of geo-politics and sacrificed in a second if necessary) but everything with the sick political cast worldwide which is lead by the USofA. Some are the masters - the rest are puppets and lapdogs. This speech is an eyeopener for everyone who's still dreaming ... but people start to wake up (also thanks to the Pandemic). Mr. Freedman can at times hardly contain his hate, disgust and despise for Europe which made it quite interesting to listen *and* watch him at the same time. Quite telling! I do hope that this video gets spread widely 🙏.

1:08:13 He ends his speech with a perfect description of the US/Russian interest and todays situation as for the Russian western border. With what he thinks the only insecure factor: WHAT DO THE GERMANS WANT. He says "THE GERMAN QUESTION". Now, 2022, the german question is solved. Germany - the representatives of all important political parties - is ready to become a victim of the events, to help out the USA as for geopolitical dominance.

Dreadful to see this level of hatred, however, hatred is self-destructive in the long term, and that is the way this man is heading.

For some people like George Friedman and Zbigniew Brzezinski all the geopolitical strategies seem to be chess games. But so many people suffer, die or lose their homes, because of these games. How can Friedman, Brzezinski and other political advisors be so cruel? In fact, most of them can be regarded as war criminals.

58:44 The United States have a interest, that Europe goet each other on their throats. - Every European Person and Politician should hear this!

Nobody forced the US to bomb Belgrade.

7 years has passed and many ideas came to true. strategic thinking of un-human beings.

If usa likes to play war-game all the time, have to play it on its own continent!

Flash forward to 2023: war in ukraine and NATO sabotaged nordstream

🇷🇺🤝🇩🇪 Russland und Deutschland sind eine starke Freundschaft zwischen unseren Ländern und unseren Völkern. Grüße aus Russland.

Welcome to the world of US realpolitik, dear Europeans. I hope now you understand that "democracy" and "freedom" is just a brand for them.

Ist schon erschütternd, dass Friedman hier eine Anleitung zur Spaltung zum Besten gibt

A refreshing view on todays events in Ukraine.

I am Italian. I live in Germany. I lived in UK and worked in France and Spain. I have friends, not facebook friends, real ones who are willing to travel in the middle of the night if I call them, in Switzerland, in UK, in Germany, in Ukraine, everywhere. Europeans are good people. But I am a minority. European don't speak a common language, mostly. They don't understand each other and therefore they rely on what their nominated local representative parliaments tell them. Europeans are good people and tend to believe too much what they are told, one day from a party, another day from another party. It gets even worse when it comes to the European parliament and its president and its leading offices: it is nominated, it is not even elected by the Europeans. Now, here it comes the funny part. War is good for business. The Rothschild's gained their fortune by financing wars across Europe. They financed Napoleon's empire. Yes, other wars, other divisions are around the corner here in Europe. We can avoid those wars and divisions by simply start talking to each other, not letting our "corrupted" (by power) leaders speak on our behalf and lead us again, and again, to the next conflict. Look at Iceland: they arrested the bankers after the crisis and now they are recovering much faster than any other country. Are the bankers responsible for all this? No. We are responsible of every action we take. Let's grow up, Europeans. Let's be more mature. p.s. My gf is American, I have friends in South Africa, Namibia, Burundi, Egypt, South America, China, ex employees in India and Hong Kong. We are all good people, we should just talk more.

Aus aktuellem Anlass eine sehr interessante Ansprache von Mr. Friedmann, sollte Pflichtprogramm in Deutschland sein, bevor irgendwelche Reden geschwungen werden !

This lecture of George Friedman is a very rough sketch of Europe. It only containes one smale view. He is talking about the treaty of Maastricht, given the people of europe a new prospective. There is just one generation grew up in this time, sharing and evolving new values, so they start seeing themself as European. But these people don't claim relevant positions right now, because they are stil to young. He is talking about that the us should creat vassals, like they better had done in Iraq, etc. But he don't mention that Germany isn't a suvereign state since 8. may 1945. The biggest armybase outside of Amarica is in Germany, even the US Africom base is in Germany. So until USA don't want us to leave, we don't leave. People like Mr. Friedman, who seemingly working for the CIA according to wikileaks, manipulating the people. If europe will go into war, it will be a bloody one and like always sooner or later the us will be involved in it and it will be normal people like me and you that need to fight and die in this war. We are going to fight for what? In my opinion its again only for money. The strange thing is that the course of the US didn't change scince Bush and Obama and i guarantee it won't change with the next president, who ever this is. It's the people behind the politics that makes the rules and decide who is in or out. Media leads you the way, giving only a negativ picture of russia, trumpe, islam and so on. Showing us what we should think. Our mindsets are so full of this stupid things that most of us belives it. ... oh russia is bad, i need to buy that stuff... I mean in a world where poeple develop stratigies to 'creat a demand' just to get your money, where are we going to. In my opinion we need to listen to ourself again and stop listining to things like that. These things creating fear and worries, like they did for centuries.

Dear ladies and gentlemen. It is time for to remove the dollar key currency from the world and it is time for to stop the fiat money system. And we have to carry our human rights into effect as the highest laws above each other. We have to stop the war against the pure people. And we have to remove the military-industrial complex from the world. We have to learn to respect each human and the nature and we have to grow into the next state of humanity. It is not possible for to pause this progress for all time. More and more people are going awaken. The time for the misery and fails will end. And at last it is time for to remove all of the gouverments from all countries and all nations in the world. The wordwide revolution for the human rigths has already begun. Together we are stronger as the criminals, dictators and the terrorists of all gouverments. We have to free the world together now. Many thanks for your attention. Greetings from germany hamburg.

George Friedman's Statement is very intersting. Here you can see how USA is thinking about their allied friends in Europe, especially Germany. It is obvious that USA is only interested in THEIR Advantages, the rest of the world can run into the lavatories. Thank you for being so open to us, Mr. Friedman. USA will decline and Nothing will stop this downfall. God bless the rest of the world. Greetings from Germany! PS: Please leave Europe and don't forget your personal stuff and your death-bringing weapons. Greetings and kiss...

2023. Germany, wake up !!!

0:45 George Friedman: The United States "are not going to miss a war, just because it is far away."

I HAD to come back to this video after all those years... Well, here we are :D Let's have a little laugh about the old comments.

This guy is sick to the core !!!

G.F. skipped over the war in Yugoslavia very fast and didn't mention NATO's promise to not move one inch eastward, but I am only at min 21. To be continued.

что это было?? неужели Германия это проглотит? - хотелось мне сказать слушая речь Фридмана и не только... плевок некоторым странам Евросоюза в открытую, зная что они его проглотят .. и офигительная позиция вершить свой мир чужими руками Просто пи....ц Март 2022 - не только Германия это реально проглотила, но и другие страны Евросоюза

U.S should get out of Europe....and Russia & Germany should unite.

Psychopaths

2022 подтверждение его слов

At the 1h09m this warmonger explains why the war in Ukraine is waged.

This came in by accident and I thought it was recorded this week

I am Croatian and i can only tell German wake up !

see Geeorge. YOUR Life, was (sadly enough) a Life of wars. MY Life, is one of Peace and Freedom. We dont need your wars and geopolitics that only serves a minority that was never harmed by this wars.

People in Europe don't hate each other. Indeed if you are familiar with their lifestyle they are very similar to each other and also travel to neighboring countries very often. Most people in Europe can understand the language of their neighbors, not because they know many foreign languages, but because the languages are very close to one another. Beware of the people who spread hatred and promote war! Greetings from Bulgaria!

This guy is insane! He does not understand how cynical and how crazy he is! We should be ashamed that such people are ahead of organizations that consult at higher level!....And his statements are absolutely aggressive and against a humanity and people. This guy should be brought to jail.

Вчера Американцы взорвали оба "северных потока" , нет теперь российского газа у Германии, есть только Американский газ , поздравляю вас немцы, вы выбрали не ту сторону

Strange analysis: In all the wars white anglo saxon protestant oligarchs from USA played a crucial role. After WW ll the power went from great britain and its war lust to USA. German and Russians had to be divided to concentrate money and power in Washington

The NATO invaded Yugoslavia, it was not w European war, but a war from the US against Russia. This war was atrocious in addition to being a massacre.

A lot of truth in his words but also a lot of hypocrisy and I disagree with some things such as the promise of the EU of prosperity being a major problem and that Europe suddenly faced problems in 2008 because of that. Also saying that Europe doesn't take advice from the US is wrong, the whole EU is acting in accordance with US interests.

it is a pity that Germany has chosen the path that is beneficial to the states, and not to themselves.

As an Ukrainian I can tell that Mr. Friedman`s view on our situation with Russia is a) right b) not covered in Ukrainian media at all.

That was pretty clear, Europe should give them the finger and work with Russia and China.

A union of Europe+Russia+China+India+Iran = Power, Peace and Prosperity.

Mr. Friedman's analysis on Germany is quite pertinent but uttering words like "USA is the only help for Ukraine" is completely ludicrous. 1. German Question: Thatcher & Mitterrand both promoted the idea of a single currency hoping and trusting that integrating Germany within Europe would minimize the potential of “German economic hegemony”. We can definitely say that this did not happen and will not happen. Germany is becoming the EU-geopolitical leader and winner that soon will have to re-evaluate its relationship to the London | New York (JPMorgan & Federal Reserve) bankster criminals. Germany must distance itself from the EU and supporting the US-fascist sanctions imposed by the Obama Regime on Russia (8% of German GDP is done with Russia!!) which brings us to the second point of Mr. Friedman’s speech: 2. Ukrainian Question Affirming that the "U.S. is the only country that can help the Ukraine crisis" is quite amusing for someone like Mr. Friedman who claims to be a geopolitical expert! The geopolitical penchant to financial expert Jim Rickards? I’ve always had my doubts about Mr. Friedsman geopolitical integrity but this statement definitely confirms them. Let’s remind Mr. Friedman of a few facts he most likely has “willingly” forgotten 1. Ukrainians had elected President Viktor Yanukovich (corrupt, but who is not corrupt in the Ukraine?). He was taken down by the CIA Langley fascist forces financed, led and trained in Poland by the CIA! (just like Al Qadea, ISIS & IS, led by the CIA from the U.S. Embassy in Ankara: Turkey). The staged U.S. coup d'état was financed (public statement by Victoria Nuland) with a five billion USD budget! Is this helping the nation of Ukraine Mr. Friedman? There are four entities looting the Ukraine right now: -The neocon aka fascist Kiev leadership installed by the U.S. neocons themselves -U.S. corporations like GMO Monsanto & fracking businesses -IMF (with Christopher Lagarde) -European Union with its fascist leadership who is also responsible for the looting of all the Mediterranean countries of Europe and France soon to be completed. 2. Poisonous snake Victoria Nuland represents the neo-con (Trotzky socialist | communist doctrine) percolating out of the Washington Regime! She is the extension of the geopolitical US secretary of State buffoon and fool John Kerry. “Fuck the EU” were some of the fine words geopolitical Nuland has made herself famous with here on our continent! The “American Riot Diplomat” affirms German “Der Spiegel” who is running around town financing more “color revolutions” in Azerbaijan and just about to create another coup d’état in Georgia. Again, the U.S. has left, chaos, war and a path of destruction behind it! Is this the help you are talking about Mr. Friedman?

Between 06:09 and 06:12 he tells something about his family, which ist simply not possible. He tells that his grand fathers fought in WW I against the Russians and the Turks. But as Hungarians they were Citizens of the Austrian-Hungarian Monarchy in 1914. And this political entity fought against Russia, Serbia and Italy in WW I. It was allied with Germany and Turkey. PS. If the attitudes of this man are widespread within American elites, I would recommend all european nations, to leave NATO

Nato defense industry did face the danger of world Peace when the Eastern Block has been shut down. So new conflicts are needed. They planned the civil war in Yugoslavia, Ukraine, and the whole Arab Spring campaign/wars and Eastern Block regime change or state destruction.

53:21 Wow 59:09 Just Wow 1:08:00 Crazy

Na ja, nette Freunde haben die Deutschen. Wer solche Freunde hat, braucht keine Feinde!!!

"The German Question" is what Mr Friedman is concerned with. The tables have turned 👀.

You can ask yourself: Why did they upload this? Well, since the most people in Germany are reading the "Bildzeitung" and Co. they can just do whatever they want. The illusion of a "democrazy" and a "free media" is just perfect. Well played. But I hope the people will wake up. Greetings from Germany. Peace.

2022. OMG.

Well, this aged well. It's actually all playing out now in Ukraine: 1:08:41

"...we get to invade people and they don't get to invade us, that is a very nice thing..." nice thing indeed...fair and square!

"...I certainly wouldn't given the Europeans advise on how to be rich" and then a huge smile. True friend.

Europe was is and will be a battlefield

1:08:00 USA's real strategical perspective on Germany Russia and Ukraine

People are kind and sensible, the field of viewing this video, answer yourself to one question: Do Russian wars want? Do not you see that you are being fooled and set against Russia by every possible means. It would be hard for me to live in a country where there is no faith in the media and I have to rely only on the Internet. And the Internet can not be completely trusted, because many creators of news and video channels pursue their mercantile goals. And the truth is secondary.

Sans oublier de dire que l'Allemagne est Colonialiser, et l'Allemagne a changer beaucoups depuis 1990 , le peuple Allemand est fatigue' facile a transformer.

I think he missed the point, that the US armed Georgia, teached the officers, wanted to push Georgia in NATO, inspite that the Russian said, that would have been serious consequences. And than the Amercians said to the Ukrainies go get your country back fight the Russians. And now he blames the Europeans for that mess.

Germany scares me, and this just confirms it.

800.000k views in 9 years😂. They can tell it, most just don't listen.

Я из Украины. И я в шоке от того, что так открыто говорят, что США специально сталкивает своих противников с другими странами. Ну-ну. Новороссии быть, победа будет за нами.

Lecture starts at 4 min 35 sec

This is the most important video in whole youtube! Friedman shows not the forecast but the plan that is actualy in realisation. I was frozen when he talked abaut Pilsudskis (Polish dictator from early XX century) intermarium concept. I heard abaut some meeting abaut it not long ago, but this speach was two years old! Also strong unified Visegrad group was a suprise for me. It's obvious now for me, how and why Merkels sanitary towel Tusk's party lost in Poland, and why current conservative goverments in Poland and Hungary is so hated in Brusseles. I watched also some interview and he predicts that Poland will can into space - in your face redit ;) (sorry for my English)

As a German, I do have an idea for an European identity: The openness for different opinions. I think what makes European culture unique, is the modesty that we could be wrong, paired with the confidence that we might become right. I think that's the secret why Europe has been the source of a lot of cultural progress.

Friedman expected Russo’s to disintegrate around 2020? Instead it’s grown

The Europe that you resent so much, no longer exists!

The fact that this organization is not even ashamed to publicly communicate their humanity-despising plans and view-points says more about them than anything else. If US citizens would have had just one single war *on their soil* this would be a totally different story. A *real* war, not an easily controllable false flag attack.

He is one of those, who wants to take revenge towards Germany. Just listen to what he says.

Literally predicting russian invasion

Well, somehow he forgot that actually Georgia started the war against Russia, or at least against the Russian influenced zone "within" Georgia. And, as of now, there are no civil wars in Europe, and even the Brexit is less of a trouble. Interesting how open he talks about seeding conflict and war, so that the can US benefit.

well well well, if this hasn't aged well like fine wine today (Post 2022 U-R war).

The guy here is the reason I hope we either balance the relation with USA or Europe break with USA.

22:58 any serious realist in europe knew of how russia would react on any external attempts to shift nations away from russia (in general of other opponents) into the western sphere of influence, politically, economically and military wise. saying that european thinkers and policy makers in washington, brussel or london didnt expect such outcome is hilarious :D they rather accepted russia’ response in the regions - since they dont have to pay the bill and dont get affected directly - in hope time will somehow heal wounds and will weaken russia further and quicker. you just need to recall all the annoucements by the russian govt in the past 20 years that any further aggressive means against russia wont be tolerated any longer. a very clear example is a quite famous speech by putin in 2008 at the MSC.

Aug 8 2008 Georgia started the war against Russia

Well, it has begun....

I am French. I did not know about this conference. Now the man is able to speak 45 min without reading a piece of paper: great achievement. Nevertheless, if I sometimes agree (banks, socials aftermaths, .....) , I fully disagree on many occasions. I noticed 24:50 europe solving problems violent spasms. Well internal violent spasms. When it comes to the States: external violent spasms. 29:30. In europe you dont hire. An employee come to your home, open the fridge: not quite. Final: Watch the artillery fire in the East. Now: What's MISSING. Since States versus EU is the agenda, I heard of Crimea. But surprisingly, the word OTAN is NEVER EVER mentionned. Now in 2023, even if it is a hard job to know the truth, if EU is an offspring of Adenauer, Général De Gaulle, Monet, or the States, for sure Bruxelles is the US henchman. And the current situation in Ukraine and EU is the construct of the States. Yes as stated in this conference, if you join the EU "you get business and you dont get drafted". But this time, if we get drafted, it will be because of Washington and its puppet Brussels warmongering. Obviously, as stated as well in this conference 41:53, no European will want to die .... for the wrong cause. Now the last but not the least: Europeans hate each other: not quite. I worked in a French company, German company for years, customers all over the world: Europe, the States, China, etc and never ever an hint of hate. Et je ne pense pas être une exception.

WTF! only 10000 views?!!

Джордж Фридман снимает все маски с геополитики США. Смотреть всем! Суть видео:1. Европейцы будут умирать в войнах из за "Европейской исключительности".2. Для США нет Европы.3. Главная задача США за прошедшее столетие, это не допустить союза Германии и России.4. Украинская армия = армия США5. США будет поставлять оружие на Украину.6. НАТО не указ США7. Главная цель США - Россия8. Украина будет делать все, чтобы не прогневать США9. США контролирует космос и океаны.10. США поддерживает вражду в Европе.11. Для Русских жизненно важна Украина.12. Главная задача США не воссоединить технологии и деньги Германии с ресурсами России. Джордж Фридман основатель и босс ведущей в США частной разведывательно-аналитической компании «Stratfor». Клиентами этой компании являются правительственные структуры США, спецслужбы, крупные американские фонды и корпорации. По уровню влияния «Stratfor» - теневое ЦРУ. Но в отличии от ЦРУ, в миру хоть как-то скованного официальным политесом власти, «Stratfor» может позволить себе большую откровенность, мол частная структура, а директор Джон Фридман - частное лицо. Джон Фридман очень знающий и очень откровенный, он точно излагает мировоззренческую реальность, которой как раз и руководствуется США в своей внешней политике. Недавняя речь Джона Фридмана в «Чикагском совете по глобальным делам».

Surely a speech that can trigger quite a discussion.

As intelligent and well spoken as George Friedman is, I find his encyclopedic knowledge of world events a little lacking, especially in terms of the harsh realities that actually control our country, and our world. I particularly dislike his use of the word, "empire" when describing the United States, the belief in global hegemony that has caused all of our problems in the first place. He continuously lauds the relative strengths of America, while scrupulously AVOIDING the mountainous problems, including our untenable debt, governmental corruption, unending wars of aggression (the 'empire' word I described), and things like Bill Clinton's ludicrous NAFTA agreement that sent all of our good jobs to Mexico and China, starting our entire downward slide into oblivion. Worse still, not a single world about the malfeasance of The Federal Reserve Bank, and the utter destruction of anything close to be called, "a free market economy." And never even once does he use the word, "MANIPULATION," which has sown the very seeds of our ultimate destruction. In other words, Mr. Friedman raises a lot of good QUESTIONS, without offering many good SOLUTIONS. With all his marvelous understanding of history, Mr. Friedman still adheres to a distorted, Pollyanna view of US global power and superiority that is rapidly coming to an end.

A fatal underestimation of the pain threshold of Russians. Very bad consultants from Russia. Misconception about the border between Russian-speakers and Ukrainian-speakers in Ukraine. These strategists are leading the US to fall