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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: Discord in Serbia, Arrests in Jordan

Serbian vote. A Serbian opposition coalition called “Serbia Against Violence” demanded at a protest on Monday that the results of Sunday’s legislative elections be annulled. The ruling Serbian Progressive Party, led by President Alexander Vucic, won the election with 46.6 percent of the votes. After the results were announced, Vucic said the government would continue […]

Daily Memo: EU Moves Closer to New Russia Sanctions

More sanctions. The European Union is expected to adopt a 12th package of sanctions against Russia this week after Austria agreed not to block the move. The Austrian government’s...

Hezbollah Mobilizes

Hezbollah is mobilizing its forces in the south Litani area in preparation for a full-scale war with Israel. That the group will not voluntarily evacuate the border area has...

Europe Almost Replaces Russian Gas

(click to enlarge) The European Union has been working to cut down its reliance on Russian energy, especially natural gas. While it sounds simple to just find new energy suppliers,...

Live Discussion: Forecast for the United States

  Starting this week, Geopolitical Futures is publishing weekly country and regional Forecasts as we head into the New Year. GPF Chairman George Friedman leads today's ClubGPF discussion on the...

Daily Memo: Israel on a Possible Conflict With Hezbollah

Israel and Hezbollah. In talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan reportedly said the U.S. would support Israel in a war with Hezbollah...

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