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: Takeaways From ASEAN Summit

Thaw in relations. During a meeting with Australia’s prime minister on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Laos, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said his country’s relations with Australia have been steadily progressing. Li also said Beijing would welcome more Australian investment and business activity in China. Following the meeting, Australian […]

Gaming Out Israeli and Iranian Retaliation

The Israeli Security Cabinet convened on Oct. 10 to decide how it will retaliate against Iran’s recent missile barrage. There’s reason to believe it's retaliation could be severe: One...

Daily Memo: Germany’s Economic Forecast, Hungary’s Russian Gas Imports

Downgrade. The German government’s latest economic forecast projects a 0.2 percent contraction in gross domestic product this year, a downgrade from its April forecast of 0.3 percent growth. If...

Daily Memo: Developments on the Korean Peninsula, Russia-Armenia Tensions

Cutting ties. North Korea’s military said it will cut off road and railway connections to South Korea, according to a report by North Korean state media. It further said...

Daily Memo: Seoul Accuses Pyongyang of Planning Ukraine Deployment

North Korean mission. North Korea will likely deploy troops to Ukraine to support Russia’s war effort there, South Korea’s defense minister said on Tuesday. The minister added that it’s...

Daily Memo: Russia’s Nuclear Industry, Germany’s Arms Exports

Kazakh doubts. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said construction and operation of a future nuclear power plant in the country should be entrusted to an international consortium. The comment, which...

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