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: Israel Signs Defense Deals With Domestic Firm
Focus on homemade. Israel’s Defense Ministry announced two deals with Israeli defense firm Elbit Systems in a move that could reduce the country’s reliance on arms imports. The first agreement is for the purchase of thousands of heavy air-to-air munitions, and the second is for the building of a factory that will produce raw materials […]
The Reason for a Second Kursk Offensive
By Andrew Davidson
Ukrainian forces have launched another offensive in Russia's Kursk region following their initial assault that began last year inside Russia. Back in August, Ukraine launched an unexpected...
Daily Memo: Talks With Kurds in Syria, Russia’s Advance in Ukraine
Syrian developments. The new regime in Damascus held talks with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and People’s Protection Units (YPG) demanding that they lay down their arms, Turkish media...
Another Step in Japan’s Remilitarization
Japan’s military had a busy 2024, and all indicators point to an even busier 2025. The year was punctuated by an announcement from Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba that Tokyo...
EU Economy Shows Modest Improvement
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The EU economy is recovering modestly but still faces significant structural adjustments and external pressures. In the third quarter of 2024, gross domestic product grew 0.4 percent...
Daily Memo: Militants Relocate to Afghanistan, US Accuses China of Equipping Houthis
Domino theory. Some fighters from a Uyghur militant group who helped overthrow the Syrian regime reportedly relocated to Afghanistan and have settled in Panjshir province, near the Uzbek and...
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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...
The Geopolitics of the American President