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: Iran Taps Oil Stockpile, Plans to Arm Kurdish Militants
Fundraising drive. Iran recently shipped nearly 3 million barrels of oil from a storage facility in China, drawing from a stockpile of at least 25 million barrels set up in late 2018, anonymous sources told the Wall Street Journal. Beijing authorized the exports after discussions with Iranian officials in November and December. Tehran is reportedly […]
BRICS Add a Member
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The collection of countries known as the BRICS, despite announcing a pause on expansion last year, admitted Indonesia as a full member on Jan. 6, ending its...
Daily Memo: German Support for Ukraine
German government divided. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Defense Minister Boris Pistorius want to provide Ukraine with a 3 billion euro ($3.1 billion) military aid package before federal...
Daily Memo: Germany’s Industrial Performance, Ukraine-Moldova Energy Talks
Mixed results. Germany’s industrial production rose more than expected in November. According to figures released on Thursday, output increased 1.5 percent from the previous month, compared to the 0.5...
Daily Memo: Turkey Considers Syrian Military Operation
Ankara's warning. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned that his country could launch a joint military operation with the new administration in Syria if the People’s Protection Units (YPG)...
Daily Memo: Israel Signs Defense Deals With Domestic Firm
Focus on homemade. Israel’s Defense Ministry announced two deals with Israeli defense firm Elbit Systems in a move that could reduce the country’s reliance on arms imports. The first...
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Population Density of Canada
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Canada is one of those countries where a vast land mass obscures the fact that the country has a relatively small population. While Canada is the second largest country in the world, its 35 million inhabitants make Canada only the 39th most populated country.
Live Updates on Ukraine War
All times are approximate local time in Kyiv (GMT+2).
Friday, March 11
11:30 a.m.: The EU's foreign policy chief said the bloc would double its spending...
How the Ukraine War Will Likely End
FREEAs we consider how the war in Ukraine will end, we must first understand how it began. Russia invaded for geostrategic reasons – having...
The Geopolitics of the American President