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: Washington and Tehran Plan for Istanbul Meeting
Meeting in Turkey. Several countries will participate in U.S.-Iran talks in Istanbul on Friday, according to a Reuters report. Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt are expected to attend. Relatedly, Ali Shamkhani, an adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said in an interview that there was “no reason” to transfer […]
Daily Memo: US-Iran Dialogue, Russia-China Meeting
U.S.-Iran dialogue. Ankara is working to establish a channel of indirect communication between the United States and Iran, Saudi newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat reported. On Monday, a spokesperson for the...
Uneven Growth Continues to Plague Europe
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Gross domestic product in the European Union grew 0.4 percent in the third quarter of 2025 relative to the previous quarter, demonstrating resilience in the face of...
Daily Memo: Iran’s IRGC Set to Launch Drills
Iranian preparations. The naval forces of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps will conduct live-fire exercises in the Strait of Hormuz on Feb. 1-2, amid mounting tensions with the United...
Daily Memo: US-Iran Escalation, Cuba on the Brink
External input. The Trump administration held meetings with senior Israeli and Saudi officials in Washington this week to discuss possible military strikes against Iran, Axios reported. Israeli officials offered...
Daily Memo: Russia-India Ties, Putin’s Invitation
Plane cooperation. Russia’s United Aircraft Corp. and India’s Hindustan Aeronautics signed an agreement pledging cooperation in the production of the Superjet 100. Under the deal, HAL will be granted...
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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...
