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Interview with George Friedman

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Published 27 August, 2008, 01:24

The fact that Kosovo was granted independence despite Russia’s opposition, made Russians feel that they have to show the West that Russia is once again a great power, said George Friedman from political intelligence analysts, Stratfor.

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