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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Ekaterina Zolotova on The John Batchelor Show: The Uncertain Relationship of Lukashenko and Putin
How have ties between Belarus and Russia evolved over time, and how has the complex relationship between Presidents Lukashenko and Putin shifted, especially throughout the war in Ukraine? Moscow-based analyst Ekaterina Zolotova joins John Batchelor for a discussion of the ways the two leaders and their countries are unified and where they are divided.
Daily Memo: Australia’s New Defense Priorities
Australia's defense outlook. The Australian government released its defense strategic review on Monday. The report signaled a significant shift in Australia’s defense outlook, pledging that the government will spend...
Global Economic Growth Challenges
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According to the World Bank, global potential GDP growth will decrease by one-third in the coming years compared with 2000-2010, a trend that has been exacerbated by...
Daily Memo: Chinese Drills, Turkish Mediation
Chinese drills. China’s People’s Liberation Army plans to conduct at least five military exercises in various locations. One of the drills will last three days in waters off the...
Daily Memo: The EU’s Approach to Russia Sanctions
Reaching the limit. Future EU sanctions against Russia will likely not include new sectors of the economy that haven’t yet been targeted, according to the Financial Times. Those sectors...
Daily Memo: China-Russia Defense Talks, Israel Visits Iran’s Neighbors
Different takeaways. The defense ministers of China and Russia met on Tuesday and pledged to support each other’s core interests. They also said their military academies, branches and theater...
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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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