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: Chinese Finances, Russian Defenses
Low investor confidence. Withdraws of foreign direct investment in China reached a record $15 billion last quarter, according to a Bloomberg report that cited data from China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange. The outlet said it’s only the second time FDI marked a decline and noted that, if the slump continues for the rest of […]
Olympics Lift French Employment
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Employment levels in France have fluctuated significantly in 2024. In the first quarter, the private sector added 61,100 jobs, but in the second quarter, it lost 7,900...
Daily Memo: Azerbaijan-Armenia Peace Talks, Israel-Hamas Negotiations
Progress. Azerbaijan and Armenia have agreed to exclude the Zangezur corridor from a peace agreement to resolve their long-standing border conflict. Baku has been pushing for establishment of the...
Daily Memo: Iranian Hesitation, South Korean Warnings
Careful calibration. Hezbollah wants to strike back at Israel within days and may move forward without Iran, which apparently has not decided on its course of action, anonymous sources...
Graphic Essay: The Fight Against Global Hunger
Last year, approximately 30 percent of the world’s population experienced moderate to severe food insecurity. This means some 2.3 billion people “compromised on the quality and quantity of their...
Daily Memo: Ukraine Update, US Warning for Turkey
Looking ahead. The main thrust of Russia’s offensive in Ukraine will wind down within two months, Ukrainian intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov said. Russia launched an offensive in northern Kharkiv...
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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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