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: Disputed Rights in the South China Sea, Ukrainian Drone Blitz

Disputed resources. The Philippines is counting on the U.S. to support it as it moves forward with plans to explore the disputed South China Sea for oil and gas, Manila’s ambassador to Washington said. One option is to invite U.S. companies to participate in investment and development of the region’s resources, he said. In response […]

Daily Memo: Armenia and Azerbaijan’s Border Dispute, Russian Rail Demand

Border row. Armenia and Azerbaijan are trading accusations of occupation following talks on delimiting their shared border. Azerbaijan is demanding the return of four villages allegedly occupied by Armenia,...

Tracking China’s Defense Spending

(click to enlarge) China is intensifying its defense modernization, planning to allocate $236.1 billion to defense this year. This figure excludes costs for military research and development, some procurement, paramilitary...

Daily Memo: France’s Support for Moldova, Zelenskyy in Turkey

French backing. Moldova and France signed a military cooperation deal during Moldovan President Maia Sandu’s visit to Paris on Thursday. Macron expressed France’s “unwavering” support for the sovereignty and...

Daily Memo: Armenia Asks Russia to Withdraw Border Guards

Losing grip. Armenia has asked Russia to withdraw its border guards stationed at the main international airport in Yerevan, the Armenian Security Council secretary said on Wednesday. He added...

Daily Memo: EU Defense Plan, Undersea Cables Update

European defense. The European Commission released its first Defense Industrial Strategy, aimed at making the EU’s industrial base more competitive and boosting weapons production to fend off Russian aggression....

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