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: Russia’s Migration Restrictions, Vietnam-North Korea Talks

New controls. Russia will introduce a new procedure for identifying foreigners entering the country at the Moscow airport and at a crossing on the Kazakh border, Russian Deputy Internal Affairs Minister Alexander Gorovoy said. The procedure will involve taking photos and fingerprints of non-Russian citizens beginning Dec. 1. Gorovoy called it an “experiment” that could […]

Daily Memo: Armenia Thwarts Alleged Coup, Shoigu Visits Tehran

Foiled plot. Armenian authorities arrested three people and are searching for four others for conspiring to overthrow the government, Armenia’s Investigative Committee announced. Five of the suspects are Armenian...

Daily Memo: Conflict With Hezbollah, Russia Embracing Crypto

Israel vs. Hezbollah. At a meeting with Amos Hochstein, a special adviser to the U.S. president, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant effectively ruled out the possibility of a diplomatic...

Daily Memo: Putin’s Latest Military Decree, Georgian Politics

Russian defense. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree to increase the country’s military staff from 2.2 million to roughly 2.4 million. As part of the order, the country's...

China Exports Its Way to Growth

(click to enlarge) China's latest data show rapid export growth but weak domestic demand, resulting in poor import numbers. This highlights Beijing's challenge: boosting overall growth without over-relying on exports...

Graphic Essay: Emerging Technologies

From the wheel to the internal combustion engine, new technologies have, for better or worse, fundamentally transformed our society. The emerging technologies listed have the potential to do the...

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