Geopolitical Futures
Geopolitical Futures (GPF) was founded in 2015 by George Friedman, international strategist and author of The Storm Before the Calm and The Next 100 Years. GPF is non-ideological, analyzes the world and forecasts the future using geopolitics: political, economic, military and geographic dimensions at the foundation of a nation.
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Daily Memo: US Sanctions on Iran, Germany’s Slow Recovery
Russian drills. The Caucasus 2020 military drills began on Monday in Russia’s Southern Military District. Roughly 80,000 personnel from Russia’s air, naval and special forces, as well as the...
Global Economic Recovery Projections
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The world is in a huge economic hole thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, and the pace of recovery will almost certainly vary wildly from one country to...
Daily Memo: TikTok’s Time Is Up
Clock ticking for TikTok. The Trump administration announced Friday that it will ban U.S. business transactions with China-owned social apps WeChat and TikTok effective on Sunday. This effectively means...
Daily Memo: Europe’s Response to Belarus and Russia
Burning bridges. The European Parliament adopted on Thursday a resolution calling for an investigation into the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and refusing to recognize Belarusian President...
Daily Memo: The WTO Sides With Beijing
The WTO rules against U.S. tariffs. China won a big case against U.S. tariffs at the World Trade Organization, giving Beijing some moral high ground with which to reinforce...
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