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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Rising Prices Slow the Green Transition

(click to enlarge) Oct. 9 marks the start of London Metal Exchange Week, an annual gathering where members of the global metals community across the entire supply chain discuss market...

Daily Memo: Russia’s Fuel Controls, Germany’s Industrial Orders

Russian controls. Moscow on Friday introduced measures designed to stabilize the domestic fuel market. Most notably, the government partially lifted last month's ban on diesel fuel exports, though it...

Daily Memo: Japan to Purchase Missiles, Russia to Build New Base

Ahead of schedule. Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara held talks with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon. They agreed that Japan will begin acquiring U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise...

Daily Memo: France Offers Armenia Weapons, Russia Plans More Eyes in Space

Europe to the rescue. France agreed to sign future contracts with Armenia to provide it with military equipment, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said during a visit to Yerevan...

Daily Memo: Armenian Defiance, Azerbaijani Drills

Affront to Moscow. Armenia’s parliament voted to ratify the International Criminal Court’s founding statute, a move that will be seen as an affront to Armenia's traditional ally Russia. As...

Daily Memo: EU Foreign Ministers in Kyiv, Russian Gas to Moldova

Show of support. Foreign ministers from all EU member states are meeting on Monday in Kyiv, the first gathering of its kind in a third-party country. EU foreign policy...

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