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: France Calls Out Azerbaijan, Russian Peacekeepers Go Home
French blowback. France recalled its ambassador to Azerbaijan for consultations after accusing Baku of taking “unilateral actions damaging to the relationship between our two countries.” A statement from the French Foreign Ministry said President Emmanuel Macron, who has been a vocal supporter of Azerbaijan’s adversary Armenia, would wait for clarifications from Baku about “its intentions.” […]
Daily Memo: Poland on European Air Defense, Scholz in Beijing
European defense. Poland is considering joining a project to build a European air defense system similar to Israel’s Iron Dome, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said at a press conference...
Daily Memo: Iran Preps for Economic Retaliation, China Stands With North Korea
Economic retaliation. One day after an unprecedented drone and missile attack against Israel, Iran’s president called on government departments to redouble their efforts and coordination to stop Israel from...
Major Trends in Global Trade
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The latest U.N. trade data show that the global decline in goods trade is ending – with a few important caveats. First, trade flows have been and...
Daily Memo: US-Japan-Philippines Talks, Russian Deployment to Niger
Pacific partners. The leaders of the United States, Japan and the Philippines pledged to conduct joint naval exercises next year. The agreement came during their first trilateral summit in...
Daily Memo: US and Japan to Overhaul Defense Partnership
Major U.S.-Japan upgrade. U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed to upgrade command and control and boost military operability and planning during a summit Wednesday...
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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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