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: US-Israel Talks, EU-Central Asia Summit
The U.S. and Israel. Israeli National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi and Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer met with U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan in Washington. The talks centered on Iran – its nuclear program, use of proxies abroad and deepening ties with Russia. Sullivan reaffirmed Washington’s support for economic and security integration between Israel […]
Daily Memo: China’s Agriculture Woes
Wheat loss in China. China’s Henan province, which produces more wheat than any other, experienced higher-than-normal rainfall in the final week of May, just days ahead of the annual...
George Friedman on The John Batchelor Show: Maskirovka and the Russian Blame Game
Is Russia really in control in the Ukraine war? What is the reality on the ground? Following the recent Moscow drone attack, GPF Chairman George Friedman joins John Batchelor to discuss the Russian principal of maskirovka, or the use of various deceptions and denials to mask their true intentions.
Big China and Small States
What is China’s approach to small states today? Analysts Victoria Herczegh and Ronan Wordsworth join host Christian Smith for a discussion on China’s diplomatic clash with the U.S. in the Pacific, friction with Lithuania, and their changing attitudes towards Africa.
Daily Memo: Turkey’s Economic Outlook, India’s Defense Uptick
Good news and bad for Turkey’s economy. Preliminary data shows the Turkish economy grew by 4 percent year over year in the first quarter of 2023, driven by an...
Daily Memo: Clashes in the Balkans
Kosovo unrest. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic placed his army on high alert and deployed troops closer to the border with Kosovo late last week following clashes between ethnic Serb...
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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
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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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