Geopolitical Futures

Sending a message. Russia and Belarus began the second stage of drills meant to train troops on the use of tactical nuclear weapons. The first stage started in Russia’s Southern Military District, which includes part of the Ukrainian border, on May 21 after certain Western leaders suggested they would consider getting more deeply involved in […]

From the war in Ukraine, instability in the Middle East, and the potential for conflict in the Pacific, the U.S. military is involved to a certain degree in a variety of operations. In this ClubGPF live discussion, Colonel Scott Leonard, Chief of Staff to the Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps (ret) joined GPF Chairman George Friedman to discuss global security challenges from a U.S. military perspective.

Turkish interference. Turkey has been negotiating with Russia and Iran to cancel elections in Kurdish-controlled northeastern Syria, the Turkiye Gazetesi newspaper reported. According to the story, Ankara also pressured...

(click to enlarge) One of the most valuable things about elections is what they reveal about the social forces in a country. In Mexico's June 2 presidential elections, economic concerns...

New condition. Establishing peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia would require changes to the Armenian constitution, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said at a meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic...

Turkish backlash. Clashes broke out in the Turkish parliament between lawmakers from the governing AKP party and the pro-Kurdish DEM party following the arrest on Monday of the mayor...