U.S. lawmakers have proved unusually unified when it comes to African trade. On Sept. 2, President Donald Trump signed legislation extending the African Growth...

An Attempt to Understand a Strange Visit to Moscow Aug. 31, 2026 Question: With regard to "the visit" by the CIA director, there was also speculation...

It’s been an interesting few days for US-Russia relations. On this episode of Talking Geopolitics, GPF Chairman George Friedman joins host Christian Smith to discuss the CIA Director’s trip to Moscow, the drone plot in Germany, and reports of Russia’s help in an Iranian advanced weapons program. What does a threat assessment of Russia reveal about these tactical and diplomatic shifts? What are the impacts on European security, US-Russia relations, and future peace in Ukraine? Also: Nuclear deterrence and Cold War lessons.

It’s been an interesting few days for US-Russia relations. On this episode of Talking Geopolitics, GPF Chairman George Friedman joins host Christian Smith to discuss the CIA Director’s trip to Moscow, the drone plot in Germany, and reports of Russia’s help in an Iranian advanced weapons program. What does a threat assessment of Russia reveal about these tactical and diplomatic shifts? What are the impacts on European security, US-Russia relations, and future peace in Ukraine? Also: Nuclear deterrence and Cold War lessons.

(click to enlarge) Foreign direct investment in Latin America in 2025 reflected a global landscape marked by uncertainty and a shift in U.S. trade policy....

Restoring talks? U.S. special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will visit Moscow and then Kyiv on Sept. 5-6, Russia’s TASS news agency reported....