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: Russian Revenue, Iranian Uranium

Bad news for Moscow. The executive director of the International Energy Agency said Russia’s oil and gas export revenues likely fell by 30 percent, or $8 billion, in January compared to the same period last year due to the price ceiling imposed by Western countries. The G-7 introduced a cap of $60 per barrel on […]

Global Unemployment in 2022

(click to enlarge) The global economy is facing a potential recession in 2023 that threatens to undo the post-pandemic job recovery. Globally, employment has increased but job quality remains low,...

Daily Memo: China’s ‘Surveillance Balloon,’ Israel and Sudan’s Peace Deal

Chinese surveillance? The U.S. is tracking a suspected Chinese spy balloon flying over the United States, Pentagon officials said on Thursday. The balloon, which is flying above the altitude used...

Daily Memo: US Access to Philippine Bases, More Interest Rate Hikes

Philippine bases. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Philippine Defense Secretary Carlito Galvez announced during a joint news conference that Washington will be granted access to four more Philippine...

Daily Memo: Arms Control on Ice

No New START. Russia’s refusal to meet with U.S. officials on the New START nuclear arms control treaty violates the agreement, according to a U.S. State Department report. Russian...

Adevarul: Paradoxul războiului din Ucraina

Războiul din Ucraina aduce pagube greu de estimat, afectând nu doar o țară, ci un întreg continent. Dincolo de toate acestea, pentru România și pentru statele vecine Ucrainei poate...

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How the Ukraine War Will Likely End

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