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: Testy North Korea, 21st-Century Marshall Plan

Test prep. North Korea is likely continuing preparations for its seventh nuclear test, a U.S. State Department spokesman said. Not coincidentally, South Korea’s vice foreign minister and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman agreed to solidify their deterrence and security cooperation during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday. The U.S. will use all means […]

Daily Memo: China Concludes Its National Congress

Congress closes. The Chinese Communist Party concluded its 20th National Congress on Sunday. On the closing day, Xi Jinping was given an unprecedented third term as general secretary. The...

China’s Missing Economic Data

(click to enlarge) China’s third-quarter economic data, including gross domestic product figures, were due to be released Oct. 18. The day before the scheduled release, however, publication was delayed indefinitely....

Daily Memo: Eurasian Leaders Meet, EU Budget Concerns

Summit in Yerevan. The heads of government of the Eurasian Economic Union (Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan) met on Friday in Yerevan. They discussed integration projects, including the...

Daily Memo: Eurozone Inflation, German Energy Sourcing

Record high. Inflation in the eurozone hit a record-high 9.9 percent in September, up from 9.1 percent in August, according to official figures. Energy prices were the biggest contributor...

Daily Memo: Martial Law and Arms Races

Martial law. With a major Ukrainian offensive to retake Kherson looming, Russian President Vladimir Putin introduced martial law in the four Ukrainian territories that Russia is attempting to annex...

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