Geopolitical Futures

Escalation. Israel carried out its first strike on Iranian targets in the Caspian Sea. Five Iranian navy vessels were reportedly hit in the attack that targeted the city of Bandar Anzali, where one of Iran’s naval headquarters is located. The Israeli air force confirmed it launched strikes in northern Iran but did not specify what […]

Mass production. The Pentagon wants to mass-produce a low-cost one-way attack drone that the U.S. has been using in the Iran conflict, the Wall Street Journal reported. The Low-Cost...

Plans for Cuba. U.S. President Donald Trump said he thinks he will have “the honor of taking Cuba,” amid the United States’ continued energy blockade of the island nation....

The US-Israeli war with Iran has no end in sight as strikes on both sides continue. With Iran’s capitulation failing to materialize and the IRGC’s true strength revealed, the conflict is in a state of evolution. On this episode of Talking Geopolitics, GPF Chairman George Friedman joins host Christian Smith to discuss shifting US war aims, the rising price of oil as the Strait of Hormuz remains a critical chokepoint, and just how long this all might last.

The US-Israeli war with Iran has no end in sight as strikes on both sides continue. With Iran’s capitulation failing to materialize and the IRGC’s true strength revealed, the conflict is in a state of evolution. On this episode of Talking Geopolitics, GPF Chairman George Friedman joins host Christian Smith to discuss shifting US war aims, the rising price of oil as the Strait of Hormuz remains a critical chokepoint, and just how long this all might last.

Oil trade. A Pakistani-flagged oil tanker was able to pass through the Strait of Hormuz and is now heading toward Pakistan, Bloomberg reported. Ship-tracking data appears to show that...