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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Brief: After the Ultimatum in Belarus
Background: Belarus remains unstable. Neither President Alexander Lukashenko nor the political opposition has much of an advantage. An ultimatum set by Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, the former presidential candidate and opposition...
Daily Memo: Nearing the End of Brexit?
Brexit talks are back on. After a nearly one-week hiatus, negotiations on a trade agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union resumed Thursday in London. Negotiators agreed...
Brief: Russia and Ukraine Sit Down to Discuss Trade
Background: The Kremlin has in recent years used all the tools at its disposal to regain lost influence over the post-Soviet republics. In Ukraine, which Russian troops invaded in...
Daily Memo: Western Naval Cooperation, Helping Taiwan
Western naval cooperation. The U.S. and British navies are preparing to sign an agreement to dramatically boost interoperability and technological integration, according to the head of U.S. naval operations....
The US Eyes a Settlement Over Nagorno-Karabakh
Background: Russia and Turkey support opposing sides in the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, a predominantly Armenian enclave inside Azerbaijan where fighting flared last month. Moscow backs Armenia (on paper, at...
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