Dubbed by Barron’s as “The Shadow CIA,” Stratfor is among the world’s esteemed private global intelligence companies with an unmatched ability to provide clear perspective on the current geopolitical map. Here, sketching on Stratfor’s vast information-gathering network, George Friedman delivers the geopolitical tale the mainstream media continues to be unable to uncover: the startling truth behind America’s foreign policy and battle effort in Afghanistan, Iraq, and beyond.

In America’s Secret War, Friedman identifies the United Says’ most dangerous foes, delves into presidential strategies of the last quarter century, and reveals the real reasons for the attack of Sept 11 and the Bush administration’s motivation for the war in Iraq. Here, in eye-opening fine detail, is an insightful picture of today’s world that goes considerably beyond what is reported in the news media.