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: Strikes Against the Houthis, More UK Aid for Ukraine
Retaliation. The United States and the United Kingdom launched strikes against targets linked to the Houthi rebels in Yemen in response to the group’s repeated attacks on shipping lanes in the Red Sea. With the support of Australia, Bahrain, Canada and the Netherlands, the two countries hit 60 targets in 16 locations. Houthi leader Abdel […]
Live Discussion: The Challenges of Intelligence
How do intelligence failures happen? What are the ramifications for such failures? In this week's ClubGPF discussion, GPF Chairman George Friedman examines the different types of intelligence and why...
Daily Memo: Declining Revenue for Russian Oil and Gas
Russia's energy sector. Russia’s Finance Ministry reported that revenue from oil and gas sales totaled 8.8 trillion rubles ($98 billion) in 2023, a 23.9 percent decline compared with the...
Daily Memo: US-China Talks, North Korean Weapons
Resuming dialogue. China and the United States held defense talks in Washington on Tuesday for the first time since 2022, when the meetings were suspended following former U.S. House...
Daily Memo: China’s Latest Anti-Corruption Push, Germany’s Change of Heart
Chinese campaign. Chinese President Xi Jinping called for a renewed push against corruption in a speech at a meeting of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the country’s top...
Daily Memo: Riyadh Slashes Oil Prices, German Farmers Protest
Oil price cuts. Saudi Arabia will lower oil prices for consumers in all regions for February amid weak global demand. While consumption typically dips in February and March, strong...
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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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