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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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The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Over the Years

(click to enlarge) The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been more than 100 years in the making. The fragmented geography of a potential Palestinian state, divided by hostile Israeli territory, undermines trust...

Daily Memo: Putin’s Comments on Ukraine, North Korea Showcases Weapons Arsenal

Escalation in Ukraine. In a video address on Russian TV, President Vladimir Putin said his country on Thursday fired a new, intermediate-range ballistic missile at the Ukrainian city of...

Daily Memo: Russia-North Korea Ties, Hungarian Defense

Expanding cooperation. Russia and North Korea signed an agreement on boosting economic cooperation following a meeting between trade officials in Pyongyang on Wednesday. No further details about the deal...

Daily Memo: Iraq and Israel Trade Warnings, Swedish Probe Into ‘Sabotage’ Incident

Baghdad's concerns. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said a letter sent to the U.N. Security Council by Israel could be a “pretext for aggression against Iraq.” The statement...

Live Discussion: America’s Cycles and the Election of Trump

- In George Friedman’s book “The Storm Before the Calm”, he outlines America’s socioeconomic and institutional cycles and explains how presidents fit into these cycles. The U.S. has elected Donald...

Do the New Missiles in Ukraine Matter?

By Andrew Davidson On Nov. 17, the United States greenlit the use of Army Tactical Missile Systems in Ukraine. The stipulations of use and number of systems deployed is not...

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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

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As 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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