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: Serbian Army Put on High Alert
Flare-up in the Balkans. The Serbian army has been placed on its highest combat readiness level, according to the country’s defense minister, amid escalating tensions between Serbia and Kosovo. Serbia’s foreign minister said Belgrade was ready to intervene in the event of an attack on ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo and the southwestern region of […]
EU Economy Skids into Q4
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The European Union continued its economic slowdown in the third quarter. High inflation, an energy crisis, a global slowdown and tighter financing conditions were drags on EU...
Daily Memo: Russia’s Response to Oil Price Cap, Japan’s Record Budget
Russian response. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said Moscow will ban oil and petroleum product exports to countries complying with the Western-imposed price cap on Russian oil. He...
Sanctions and the Russian Economy
What impact are sanctions really having in Russia? Analyst Ekaterina Zolotova joins host Christian Smith for a discussion on the present and future challenges facing Russia and its economy.
Daily Memo: Russia Announced Military Expansion Plan
Military expansion. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced at an annual meeting of the ministry board on Wednesday a plan to increase the size of Russia's armed forces from...
Daily Memo: Major Visits to Washington and Beijing
Zelenskyy abroad. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit Washington on Wednesday to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden and address Congress. The presidents will discuss a new U.S. military...
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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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