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: Future of Black Sea Grain Deal, More Changes in the Middle East
In jeopardy. The future of the Black Sea grain deal, which facilitates the shipment of Ukrainian grain to global markets, is in doubt. Russia’s Foreign Ministry said extension of the agreement beyond May 18 is contingent on making progress on five points: reconnecting the Russian Agricultural Bank to the SWIFT banking system; resuming supplies to […]
Daily Memo: Lula in China, Protests in Kazakhstan
Lula in China. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva hopes to improve trade relations with his country’s largest export market during a four-day visit to China that starts...
Daily Memo: Hungary and Russia Talk Energy, US and Philippines Train in South China Sea
Energy focus. Hungary’s foreign minister arrived in Moscow to discuss energy cooperation with Russia’s deputy prime minister and the head of Russian firm Rosatom. Hungary, which is still importing...
Risks to Global Trade
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In 2022, global trade reached a record $32 trillion. However, the recovery in trade has been uneven, and in the fourth quarter, world trade contracted in most...
Daily Memo: Saudi Officials in Yemen for Talks
Peace in Yemen? Saudi officials met with Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Sanaa to try to resolve Yemen’s almost decadelong civil war. Representatives from Oman, which is acting as a...
Daily Memo: Russia’s Plummeting Revenues
More signs of trouble. Russia’s federal budget revenue in the first quarter dropped by 21 percent (to 5.7 trillion rubles, or $69 billion) compared to a year ago. The...
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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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