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: Busy Day in the Black Sea
Black Sea activity. Two drone boats exploded under the Kerch Strait Bridge early Monday morning, damaging one section and forcing Russia to close the bridge to traffic. The bridge links Russia to Crimea and is a vital supply route for Russian forces in southern Ukraine. Meanwhile, the Black Sea grain corridor, which since July 2022 […]
Mexico Contends With the ‘Super Peso’
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A stronger currency generally hurts exports, but that isn't Mexico's experience so far this year. The peso is up nearly 24 percent relative to the dollar over...
Daily Memo: Nagorno-Karabakh Protests, US-China Talks
Discontent. Thousands of people in Nagorno-Karabakh protested Azerbaijan’s blockade of a road connecting the breakaway region to Armenia. The rally took place in the ethnic Armenian region’s capital, Stepanakert,...
Daily Memo: UN Plan for Black Sea Grain Deal, Decline in Chinese Exports
Proposal. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sent a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin outlining a plan to extend the Black Sea grain deal, which is set to expire on...
Live Discussion: Focus on Central Asia
Since the fall of the Soviet Union, Central Asian countries have been working to develop their own independent economies, while still having strong economic ties with Russia. For this...
Daily Memo: Territorial Disputes and Reconstruction Efforts
Azerbaijan plays the field. On Wednesday, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant left for a trip to Azerbaijan, where he will meet with President Ilham Aliyev, Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov...
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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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