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: Back From the Brink

Back from the brink. On Nov. 15, a projectile that landed in the Polish village of Przewodow, close to the border with Ukraine, was identified by Russian specialists as debris from an S-300 anti-aircraft missile belonging to the Ukrainian air force. U.S. President Joe Biden said the same, though Ukraine maintains it was a Russian […]

Ominous Explosions in Poland

Days after a humiliating withdrawal from the city of Kherson, Russia launched a massive missile strike across Ukraine. There are widespread power outages in the country and likely multiple...

RealClearDefense: The Future of U.S.-China Relations

Earlier this week, the G-20 summit opened in Indonesia, during which the long-awaited meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping took place. That they met...

Daily Memo: World Leaders Gather at G-20

China and France. Chinese President Xi Jinping met with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, at the G-20 summit in Bali on Tuesday. Xi urged France to maintain its independence...

Russian Influence in the Economies of the South Caucasus

(click to enlarge) Russia's relationships with the countries of the South Caucasus have seen many unexpected changes since the war in Ukraine began last February. The economic fallout from the...

Daily Memo: Biden and Xi Meet at G-20 Summit

Back on track? U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping met on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Bali on Monday. Amid tensions over Taiwan, trade...

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