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: Russian Interest Rates, More Money for Ukraine
Rate hike. Russia’s central bank on Friday raised the key lending rate by 200 basis points to 18 percent. The bank explained that inflation is “significantly higher” than its April forecast and that domestic demand is outpacing the country’s ability to supply goods and services. Annual inflation climbed to 9 percent in July from 8.6 […]
Daily Memo: Israel Proposes Mideast Security Bloc, Greece Signs Deal for F-35s
Netanyahu's plan. In a speech delivered before the U.S. Congress on Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for the creation of a security alliance in the Middle East...
Daily Memo: Ukraine Reaches Out to China, Houthis Warn of More Attacks
Smoothing the waters. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba met on Wednesday with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou. According to Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry,...
Daily Memo: Palestinian Unity, EU Funds for Armenia
Coming to agreement. Some 14 Palestinian factions, including Hamas and Fatah, signed a reconciliation declaration following China-mediated talks this week, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported. The groups pledged to...
Daily Memo: China Cuts a Deal and Lending Rates
Surprising terms. China and the Philippines tentatively agreed on a code of conduct for the resupply of Philippine forces at Second Thomas Shoal, a submerged reef in the disputed...
The Stakes in Venezuela and Guyana’s Dispute
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Guyana and Venezuela are quarreling over an old land settlement, but just because the dispute has stayed peaceful for so long and neither country is equipped for...
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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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