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: Macron Meets With Xi

France and China. During a meeting in Beijing, French President Emmanuel Macron urged his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, to help bring Russia to the negotiating table over the Ukraine crisis. Xi called on France to help reduce the spillover effects from the war in the food, energy, finance and transport sectors. The two leaders also […]

Daily Memo: Zelenskyy in Poland, Russia-India Ties

Zelenskyy visits Poland. In Warsaw, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Polish President Andrzej Duda. The Polish leader said his government has delivered four MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine and...

Daily Memo: Iran Nuclear Negotiations, Maritime Security

Proposed deal. The U.S. has reportedly discussed with its allies a proposal for an interim nuclear agreement with Iran. The plan – shared with Israel, France, Germany and the...

Daily Memo: OPEC+ Agrees to Production Cuts

Oil cuts. OPEC+ countries said on Sunday that they will voluntarily cut oil production from May until the end of the year by a total of 1.15 million barrels...

The Geopolitics of Natural Disasters

What are the geopolitical impacts of natural disasters? On this free preview of our ClubGPF podcast+, Dir. of Analysis Allison Fedirka and COO Antonia Colibasanu join host Christian Smith to discuss the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, last year’s flooding in Pakistan, and the ongoing drought in Argentina.

Trouble in The Holy Land

With extensive protests following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed judicial reform and escalating cross-border violence, what is next for Israel and Palestine? Analyst Hilal Khashan joins host Christian Smith for a discussion on the state of play in The Holy Land.

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