Geopolitical Futures

Turkey and Iraqi Kurdistan. The president of Iraq’s Kurdish region, Nechirvan Barzani, arrived in Ankara on Wednesday. He met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss bilateral relations, development projects, counterterrorism, and regional and global events. Erdogan said following the meeting that Ankara “highly appreciates the efforts of the Iraqi authorities to keep the […]

The European far right has had one of their best electoral years since the Second World War. What could it mean for European geopolitics, and how does migration play a part? GPF Analyst Ronan Wordsworth joined host Christian Smith from Prague on our recent Podcast+ episode for ClubGPF members to understand the moment and plot what comes next.

In the crosshairs again. The Israel Defense Forces resumed airstrikes on Beirut after a six-day hiatus. The IDF said it struck a Hezbollah underground warehouse in a Beirut suburb....

Widening rift. Canada expelled six Indian diplomats, including India’s high commissioner to Ottawa, after identifying them as persons of interest in the murder in Canada of a Sikh activist...

Surrounded. China’s military conducted one-day joint force exercises known as Joint Sword-2024B to the north, south and east of Taiwan. Officially, the drills were supposed to improve China’s ability...

(click to enlarge) Copper is crucial to the global economy, and its importance is only going up. Historically, copper has been vital in construction, electrical networks and transportation. But now...