More Politics: Foreign Policy

A couple of years ago we published a book by George Friedman, founder of a private intelligence service called Stratfor. Leading up to Friday night's presidential debate, Stratfor is running a series of articles

The first article, The New President and the Global Landscape, was posted yesterday. It's a great overview of the range of issues the next president will face, how they are interrelated, and what options the President will have to address them. Definitely worth a read.

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