Geopolitical Futures

Better outlook. The International Monetary Fund updated its global forecast for this year, projecting a slightly more optimistic outlook for the world economy. It still predicts global growth will decline to 2.9 percent from 3.4 percent in 2022, but that’s an improvement from the initial forecast of 2.7 percent growth released last October. The adjustment […]

Turkey buys more gas. Turkey’s state energy company BOTAS signed a 10-year agreement to purchase 1.4 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year from Oman, according to Turkey’s...

(click to enlarge) Russia is trying to shift its trade routes from Europe to Asia, specifically with India, which is a strategic partner in industries such as military technology and...

Russian energy. Russia more than doubled its sales of liquefied petroleum gas to the Baltic states in 2022, according to Reuters. Deliveries to Latvia increased by 77 percent, to...

As GPF Chairman George Friedman explains, there are two armies fighting for Russia in its war in Ukraine: one under the command of General Gerasimov, and the other under the command of The Wagner Group. He joins John Batchelor for the latest on the war, and in the second segment, a discussion of the top geopolitical developments to look for in 2023.

What is the nature of the Chinese-Russian relationship? Analysts Ekaterina Zolotova and Victoria Herczegh join host Christian Smith for a discussion on the past, present, and future of this loose alignment.