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 Naval Activity
Iran and the UAE. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian met with the United Arab Emirate’s ambassador to Iran, Saif Mohammed al-Zaabi, to discuss bilateral relations. Also at the meeting was the head of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization, who spoke with al-Zaabi about various avenues of cooperation. It’s been only a few months since […]
Daily Memo: Moscow’s Warnings to Tokyo
Russian warnings. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko warned against Japan’s move toward militarization, saying Moscow may be forced to take retaliatory measures. Among the changes Rudenko said ran...
Minor Progress in Kosovo-Serbia Standoff
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The Merdare border crossing between Serbia and Kosovo reopened after Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic called on ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo to remove barricades. The standoff was...
Daily Memo: Russia Reduces Use of Western Currencies
Russian finances. Russia’s Finance Ministry announced that it is doubling the maximum share of Chinese yuan and gold that can be held in the National Wealth Fund to 60...
Daily Memo: Russian-Cuban Talks, Syrian Negotiations
Russian reminder. Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Wednesday. According to the Kremlin, they spoke about areas of bilateral cooperation, especially in...
Daily Memo: Russia Reacts to Oil Price Cap
Crude ceiling. Beginning in February, Russia will partially ban the sale of crude oil and oil products if the contracts “directly or indirectly imply a price cap mechanism.” The...
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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...
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