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Faith & CultureTurkey in the Long Run
by George Friedman August 20, 2018 Too easily we lose sight of historical context, and when it...
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Tag: Iraq
Iran Admits Facilitating the 9/11 Terror Attacks
by Rod D. Martin June 9, 2018 I posted this game changing story earlier, but didn’t have time to...
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Kim Is Right To Be Concerned About Gaddafi
by Rod D. Martin May 16, 2018 Kim is right to be concerned about Gaddafi. In 2003, George W. Bush...
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Iran’s Regime Under Siege
by Xander Snyder May 2, 2018 It’s hard to shake the sense that a reckoning is approaching for...
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US-Saudi Relations and a Meeting in Washington
The kingdoms of Earth are still driven by oil, but the world is not short of oil right now. ...
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The Middle of an Era
Only now is the full power of what started in 2008 being felt. by George Friedman March 1, 2018 I...
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The Rise and Fall of the Islamic State
This Islamic State may not last, but there is the possibility of a future Islamic State in the...
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The Red Sea, Where Alliances Shift With the Tide
The region is too strategically valuable to be left alone by regional and even global powers....
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For Iran, Tough Choices Ahead
Its social and political stability has been shaken, and external pressures are mounting. by Xander...
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Iran Reshapes the Middle East
by George Friedman November 29, 2017 Iran has always seen itself as being in competition with the...
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What Russia’s Middle East Strategy Is Really About
by Xander Snyder October 19, 2017 A new balance of power is solidifying in Syria. Iran, Turkey and...
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A Vote of Contention in Iraqi Kurdistan
September 26, 2017 For the past few decades, Iraq’s Kurds have maintained a fragile but...
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About Rod Martin
Rod D. Martin is a technology entrepreneur, venture capitalist, author and conservative activist from Destin, Florida.
Praise for Rod Martin
Peter ThielPayPal, Founders Fund, Facebook, PalantirRod is one of our nation’s leading minds. He’s smart, original, and very committed—a combination that one rarely finds.
Rod Martin and [former Howard Dean campaign manager] Joe Trippi are America’s two foremost experts on online politics.
Rod Martin is a Reaganite-Thatcherite conservative…[and] a man who has spent much of his life ministering to and working for the benefit of others. I know Rod as an advocate for freedom, a leader who understands the real changes we need in Washington, and who has the drive and ability to make those changes happen.
Rod Martin is the kind of dynamic leader who has the knowledge, ability and experience to lead us successfully into the 21st Century. His vision for America is compelling.
Rod Martin literally wrote the book on excellence. Humble yet brilliant, a man of love and compassion, with penetrating clarity he illuminates the world around us, and we are both stirred and enlightened.
Rod Martin is a born leader and an outstanding political mind. Anyone who takes him on is going to have a serious fight on their hands.
Rod Martin is a man of uncommon vision and character. Ever since I first worked alongside Rod in the early days of PayPal, I’ve been struck by his powerful vision for the future. Rod understands the intersection of technology, politics and culture in a way that few others do.
Rod Martin wears with uncommon grace an uncanny ability to link his vigorous faith to the practical challenges of both the business world and the political arena. Yet the respect he shows for others carries a warmth and modesty that are both too rare among those who are strong advocates of feisty positions.
America badly needs more leaders who really get the future. We need more Rod Martins.
Rod Martin is a modern day philosopher-statesman. He is a capitalist intellectual, a conservative iconoclast, a gentle adversary and a kind prophet. He inspires us towards a fresh national vision built upon the original founding principles.
Rod Martin is not only effective and efficient, but he is also perceptive, wise and gracious. He gets things done. He is a great friend and a great ally.
Rod is one of the sharpest, most gracious men I know, and one of the most gifted political thinkers today. His ability to analyze issues and communicate thoughtful insights on them have earned him the respect of people across the political spectrum.
I am proud to have been Rod Martin’s friend for a quarter century, and I can tell you that he is one of the finest men and most outstanding leaders in our church and in our country today. He has a knack for turning everything he touches to success.
Rod Martin is a cornucopian entrepreneur and eutropic thinker whose influence radiates through an array of companies, institutions, movements and churches. A renaissance American, he is also a prolific friend of freedom and faith around the globe.
If Rod Martin represents the next generation of leaders, America has nothing to worry about.
A leader and a servant, in public life and in private, Rod Martin strides at the top of his profession, and has nowhere to go but up. He is in the truest sense of the word ‘outstanding’.
Rod Martin is undoubtedly one of the most accomplished thought leaders today. He is a wonderful mentor, a humble role model, and a deep inspiration for the next generation of scientific innovators and entrepreneurs.
Rod’s achievements pale beside his character and his brilliance. He sees what others can’t. He leads when others won’t.
Rod Martin is one of America’s finest young minds.