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: EU Defense Plan, Ukrainian Arms Procurement
EU strategy. The European Commission will soon present a plan to revamp its defense procurement strategy, Bloomberg reported. An internal document, seen by the outlet, states that bloc members will launch joint projects to develop drones, air defense systems, missile defense and counter-drone technology in the coming months as part of a five-year plan. It […]
Daily Memo: Ceasefire Violations in Gaza, Belarus Ready for US Deal
Ceasefire violations. Israeli troops on Tuesday morning shot and killed at least five Palestinians who crossed a ceasefire line and approached them in a Gaza City neighborhood, according to...
Daily Memo: Hamas Releases Captives, Afghanistan and Pakistan Clash
Hostages come home. Hamas has released the last 20 living Israeli hostages held in Gaza as part of the first phase of a ceasefire deal. On social media, Israeli...
Green China
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Over the first half of 2025, renewable energy overtook coal for the first time in history as the world’s number one source of electricity. Intent on diversifying...
Daily Memo: Israel and Hamas, the US and China
Ceasefire details. Hamas chief negotiator Khalil Al Hayya confirmed that an agreement to end the war in Gaza has been reached. According to the official, the deal includes the...
Will Trump’s Gaza Plan Work? George Friedman on Israel, Palestine and the Geopolitics of Peace
Two years ago this week, Hamas' October 7 attacks stunned Israel and the world. And now for the first time there is palpable excitement that the war in Gaza may be on the path to an end. The first part of Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan seems to have been agreed by Israel and Hamas, though the plan still faces many hurdles. Geopolitical Futures Chairman and Founder George Friedman has joined host Christian Smith on this week's episode of Talking Geopolitics to discuss how we got here, whether the plan will work and also why the Gulf states are so important to the plan's success. This interview was recorded on Thursday, October 9th 2025.
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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
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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...
