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: Saudis on High Alert, Slovakia Boost Border Security
Saudi casualties. Saudi Arabia put its armed forces on high alert after clashes with Houthi rebels in the mountainous Jazan province along the Yemeni border left four Saudi soldiers dead. This comes as the Israel-Hamas conflict is heating up. On Monday, Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman Al Saud and U.S. national security adviser […]
Daily Memo: German Inflation, Clashes in Dagestan
Economic update. Inflation in Germany fell to 3 percent in October, its lowest level since August 2021, according to the German statistics agency. Core inflation, which excludes volatile food...
Global Rice Prices Hit 15-Year High
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The global rice market is currently facing a storm due to a mix of climate change, El Nino and restrictive export policies, notably from India on non-basmati...
Daily Memo: Hamas Holds Talks in Moscow
Hamas in Moscow. Representatives of Hamas met in Moscow with Iranian and Russian officials for talks on the situation in Gaza. They discussed the potential for a cease-fire and...
Live Discussion: The Israel-Hamas War
Almost three weeks after Hamas' unprecedented Oct. 7 attack on Israel shocked the world, there are still so many questions that need to be answered. For this week's discussion,...
Daily Memo: Russia’s Nuclear Drill, Erdogan’s Hamas Comments
Nuclear power. Russia on Wednesday conducted nuclear strike drills overseen by President Vladimir Putin. They involved the test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile from the Kura test site...
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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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