THE VIDEO SHELF · european geopolitics
George Friedman, "Europe: Destined for Conflict?"
George Friedman of Stratfor speaks at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs about flashpoints in Europe that he expects to erupt again, including borderlands and cultural fault lines.
Why HN readers recommended it
Some recommend it for his geopolitical framing, including a prediction of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, while others found his candor about US policy shocking.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Chicago Council on Global Affairs
- Topic
- european geopolitics
- Format
- talk
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2015–2022
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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I thought George Friedman had some interesting perspectives on the Greece, Germany and the dept crisis. In this video [0], Friedman explains that keeping all countries in the Euro is very important for the German economy (export + welfare state). And it seems the Greece …
wsc981 on Hacker News · 2015-06
In In Greek Debt Puzzle, the Game Theorists Have ItDid I say that Russian soldiers are the victims? No. I know they killed civilians. I know that many of them are looters. I strongly against this war. I want it to stop it right now. The purpose of my message is to show that …
coward-guy on Hacker News · 2022-04
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