Geopolitics - Wednesday, September 3, 2008 4:24 - Comments

The Medvedev doctrine and the American strategy

Georges Friedman of Stratfor checks in on the implications of the Georgian conflict. It’s becoming clear that the Russians shifted their policy and decided to act on a large scale. Time will tell if the Americans will also shift their views. In any events, the geopolitical situation is much more unstable now than it was before the confrontation. This is a long-term fact to take into account for any scenario.

THE MEDVEDEV DOCTRINE AND AMERICAN STRATEGY

By George Friedman

The United States has been fighting a war in the Islamic world since 2001. Its main theaters of operation are in Afghanistan and Iraq, but its politico-military focus spreads throughout the Islamic world, from Mindanao to Morocco. The situation on Aug. 7, 2008, was as follows:

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