Geopolitical Futures

Protests in Europe. Farmers in Poland are holding nationwide protests on Wednesday against what they see as unfair competition from third countries, including Ukraine. They’re calling on the government to end duty-free imports of agricultural products from countries outside the European Union that aren’t required to meet EU standards. Meanwhile, a union representing many of […]

How do intelligence failures happen? What are the ramifications for such failures? In our recent ClubGPF discussion, GPF Chairman George Friedman examined the different types of intelligence and why they’re important, applying the various intelligence strategies to the current geopolitical struggles in the world, including the Israel-Gaza conflict and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Defending the Red Sea. The U.S. and the U.K. carried out another round of airstrikes against the Houthi rebels in Yemen in response to the group’s repeated attacks on...

Shielding Iran? Russia is increasing its military presence in southwestern Syria, near the border with Israel, to complicate and deter further Israeli airstrikes in Syria against Iranian and Iranian-backed...

(click to enlarge) The global economy was surprisingly resilient in 2023, surpassing expectations with positive growth across regions. This resilience marks an encouraging beginning for 2024, especially when compared to...

Stark warnings. NATO member states should be prepared for a possible war with Russia within the next 20 years, a top NATO official warned following a meeting of alliance...