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Toward an economic understanding. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke with U.S. Secretary of...
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Global Economic Trends

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(click to enlarge) Though global economic growth has stabilized since the 2020 pandemic meltdown, it remains below pre-pandemic averages and unevenly distributed across regions. After...
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Hungary’s Landmark Election

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(click to enlarge) Parliamentary elections in Hungary on April 12 marked an end to the 16-year rule of Viktor Orban and his Fidesz party. Peter...
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The Future of the Strait of Hormuz

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(click to enlarge) The Strait of Hormuz is technically open but operationally constrained, functioning as a de facto Iranian-controlled bottleneck rather than a free transit...
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Global Disruption at the Strait of Hormuz

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(click to enlarge) After the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, traffic fell to an average of just six ships per day, compared with...
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The Significance of the Trump-Putin Talks

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Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin held a 90-minute telephone conversation on April 29...
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George Answers Your Questions: The Iran War and How It Ends

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The Iran War and How It Might End April 27, 2026 Question: The IRGC is dependent...
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The World in 2026

China has effectively replaced Russia as a global power.

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(click to enlarge) Though global economic growth has stabilized since the 2020 pandemic meltdown, it...
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What Kind of Regime Will Emerge From the Iran War?

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The biggest question raised by the war in Iran is not how the conflict...
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Japan’s Evolving Security Posture

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Earlier this month, Japan announced that it will allow the sale of lethal weapons...
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Turkey’s Ascent From Dependence to Autonomy

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Situated at the intersection of the Black Sea, the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle...
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The Significance of the Trump-Putin Talks

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Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin held a 90-minute telephone conversation on April 29 – notably, at Putin's behest. Past conversations of this kind...
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The international order is about to get less orderly.

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US Bargaining With China and Russia

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With the arrival of the second Trump administration, great power competition is at an inflection point. Both Russia and China face internal crises that...
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American Naval Policy and China

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Editor’s note: If it feels as though the world is changing, that’s because it is. Global economic reconfiguration, demographic decline and geopolitical realignment have...
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Europe: The Agony and Ecstasy of US Relations

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One of the most pressing geopolitical issues Europe faces is its evolving relationship with the United States. This relationship will be critical as Europe...
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Daily Memo: Iraq Ends Its Political Stalemate, SCO Summit Begins

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New PM-designate. Iraq’s top political bloc named businessman Ali al-Zaidi as its candidate for prime minister. The Coordination Framework, a coalition of Iran-aligned Shiite parties,...
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A Century of Lebanese-Israeli Talks Without Peace

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For a century, Lebanese-Israeli negotiations have failed to bring about peace. Since its founding in 1920, Lebanon has refused to recognize Israel or support...
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ClubGPF Pod+ Clip: Looking Through a GeoEconomic Lens

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How do global economic structures help nations maintain internal stability while projecting strategic power? In this exclusive clip of our latest ClubGPF’s Podcast+ episode, Senior Analyst and Chief GeoEconomist Antonia Colibasanu joins host Christian Smith for a primer on geoeconomics, a discussion on the statecraft at play at the Strait of Hormuz and in US tariff policy, and to introduce Geopolitical Futures’ new product, GeoEconomic Lens.
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Daily Memo: North Korea-Russia Ties, UAE Defense

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Growing relationship. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met separately with Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov and State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin in Pyongyang...
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The Iran War and How It Might End

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The U.S.-Israel war against Iran was to a great extent predictable. The United States feared Iran becoming a nuclear power. Israel feared that as...
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George Answers Your Questions: Japan, Australia and a New Regional Order

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Japan, Australia and a New Regional Order April 20, 2026 Question: Isn't another supporting argument "securing" the symbiotic relationship between Australia's natural resources and Japan's industrial...
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