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: Israel Escalates Airstrikes in Lebanon
Ratcheting up. Israel launched rare airstrikes in the center of Beirut early Monday, escalating the conflict with Hezbollah. Days after killing Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, the Israeli military said an airstrike in southern Lebanon had killed the leader of Hamas in the country. Israel also conducted strikes overnight against Houthi targets in Yemen. Reacting to […]
No End in Sight for Europe’s Sluggish Economy
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The European Union's economic growth rate slowed in the second quarter, though the bloc's gross domestic product was 0.2 percent higher compared with the previous three-month period....
Daily Memo: Growing Threats Against Israel, Donor Fatigue in Ukraine
Coalescing opposition. The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a network of Iran-backed militias, would consider the United Arab Emirates the first target of attack if a full-scale war breaks out...
Live Discussion: Intelligence, Forecasting and the Middle East
At GPF we have a distinct method for looking at the world, and every day we see this model play out in real time, like in the current conflicts...
Daily Memo: Russia’s Nuclear Policy, Israel’s View on a Cease-fire
Changes. Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Kremlin is considering revising its rules on when it would use nuclear weapons. He made the comments following a meeting with the...
Daily Memo: Russian Agricultural Exports, US-Egypt Weapons Deal
Sales boost. Russian agricultural exports have increased by 7 percent so far this year compared to the same period last year. According to Russia’s minister of agriculture, exports are...
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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...

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