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: Sullivan Concludes China Trip, Russia Warns of Radicalized Muslims

Talking at each other. Chinese President Xi Jinping met with U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan in Beijing on Wednesday. Xi said China remains committed to a “stable, healthy and sustainable” relationship with the U.S. and urged the U.S. to adopt a “positive and rational” perspective on China’s development, seeking a constructive path for coexistence. […]

Daily Memo: Sullivan’s China Visit, Iran Signals Openness to Nuclear Talks

China-U.S. meeting. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan in Beijing on Tuesday. Wang emphasized the importance of China-U.S. relations and called on...

Daily Memo: Libya Cease-Fire Unraveling, China Plans Ukraine Peace Talks

Libya on edge. The eastern Libyan government has halted all oil production and exports in a significant escalation between Gen. Khalifa Hifter’s eastern forces and the Tripoli-based Government of...

Daily Memo: Belarusian Coercion or Deterrence?

Tragic mistakes. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry warned that Belarus is massing troops and equipment, including former Wagner Group fighters, near Ukraine’s border under the pretext of military exercises. According...

Live Discussion: America and Hungary

In order to survive generation after generation, the nation of Hungary has had to maintain a unique balancing act within Central Europe. In this week’s ClubGPF live discussion, János...

Africa’s Copperbelt and the Atlantic

(click to enlarge) The Lobito Corridor is a planned 1,850-km (1,150-mile) railway connecting the Democratic Republic of Congo to the Atlantic Ocean via Angola's Port of Lobito, with an additional...

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