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: Germany and Ukraine Sign Security Deal, Israel Offers New Plan

Backing Ukraine. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a security pact in Berlin on Friday. With the deal, which likely resembles a 10-year security agreement signed last month between Ukraine and the United Kingdom, Germany is pledging long-term support to Kyiv in its fight against Moscow. Zelenskyy is expected to travel […]

Daily Memo: South China Sea Security, Russian Budget Deficit

Making an effort? Manila is committed to holding talks on a code of conduct between China and Southeast Asian countries to prevent confrontations in the South China Sea, the...

Mauldin Economics Global Macro Update: George Friedman on the “Two Chinas” and How Putin Saves Face

What is the reality on the ground in China, and what will prevent China from invading Taiwan? George Friedman joined Mauldin Economics' Ed D’Agostino for a discussion on some of the most pressing geopolitical developments happening right now: Russia's threat to NATO, unrest and economic strains in China, and the multisided war in the Middle East.

Daily Memo: Serbia and Greece Talk Business, Myanmar to Call Up Conscripts

Growing partnership. Serbia plans to buy a 5-10 percent stake in either the Thessaloniki or Piraeus port in Greece to increase its export potential, the Serbian president announced at...

Daily Memo: Azerbaijan Attacks Armenian Outpost, Battle for Avdiivka Continues

Backtracking. Azerbaijan’s border service confirmed that it carried out a retaliatory operation on Tuesday that destroyed an Armenian military outpost on their shared border. Armenian authorities had accused Azerbaijan...

Daily Memo: Russian Peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh, Chinese Maneuvers in the South China Sea

Divided allies. Moscow will discuss the future of its peacekeeping operation in Nagorno-Karabakh only with Azerbaijan, Russia's deputy foreign minister said. Azerbaijan recaptured control of its enclave last September...

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