Geopolitical Futures

(click to enlarge) Since 2017, Japan’s spending on defense has been rising faster than its gross domestic product. The 2023 budget for the armed forces, known as the Japan Self-Defense...

Security threats. In its annual report, New Zealand’s Security Intelligence Service accused China, Iran and Russia of attempting to interfere in its domestic affairs. It noted that China in...

Limiting investment. U.S. President Joe Biden issued an executive order restricting U.S.-based investments in Chinese technology involving semiconductors, quantum computing and AI over national security concerns. In response, a...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced he intends to revive the Black Sea Grain Deal, an initiative crucial to Ukraine as one of the world's largest grain exporters. GPF Chairman George Friedman joined John Batchelor on the day of this announcement to discuss the latest on the deal, and not only the war on the frontlines in Ukraine, but the economic war Russia continues to wage.

Chinese-Emirati drills. The United Arab Emirates and China will hold their first joint air force exercises, according to the Ministry of Defense in Abu Dhabi. No date was announced,...

(click to enlarge) After last month's military coup in Niger, former colonial ruler France and the European Union suspended security cooperation and financial help to the country, while the U.S....