“A century is about events. A decade is about people.” PeopleCenturyEventsDecades Book:The Next Decade: Where We've Been . . . and Where We're Going Source: The Next Decade: Where We've Been . . . and Where We're Going
“There has never been a century that has not had a systemic war - a systemic war, meaning when the entire system convulses. From the Seven Years' War in Europe to the Napoleonic Wars of the 19th century to the World Wars, every century has one.” WorldYearsWarCenturyEuropeSevenWar Of The WorldsSeven Years19th CenturyNapoleonic Author:George Friedman
“When you have the countries like Germany, China, and Russia decline, and be replaced by others, that's when systemic wars start. That's when it gets dangerous, because they haven't yet reached a balance. So Germany united in 1871 and all hell broke loose. Japan rose in the early 20th century, and then you had chaos. So we're looking at a systemic shift. Be ready for war.” WarCountryUnitedHellCenturyDangerousHavensReadyBalanceRoseChaosChinaRussiaBrokeGermanyJapanDeclineReplaced20th Century Author:George Friedman
“By the 20th century, war ceased to be an encounter between two armies. It became an encounter between two societies, because a factory worker producing a gun or a bomb is as deadly as a pilot.” TwoWarCenturyGunArmyWorkersEncountersBombsPilotsFactories20th CenturyFactory Workers Author:George Friedman
