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: Russia Branches Out

Eastern partners. During the Eastern Economic Forum, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Myanmar Prime Minister Min Aung Hlaing to discuss bilateral trade, noting that in the first half of 2022, trade between their countries had more than doubled, while Min Aung Hlaing said that Myanmar had begun to buy Russian oil products. At the […]

Daily Memo: Angsty About Energy

European protests. Some 70,000 residents in Prague took part in a protest to demand the government’s resignation over spiraling energy prices. Protests also broke out in the eastern German...

Pipeline Networks in Southeastern Europe

(click to enlarge) Europe has seen record prices for natural gas and electricity in recent months, due largely to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, a major supplier of energy...

Daily Memo: Russia’s Oil Exports, India’s New Aircraft Carrier

Russian exports. Russian state pipeline operator Transneft says oil deliveries increased to 82 million tons in the first seven months of this year compared to 63 million tons in...

Daily Memo: Russia and Serbia Launch Drills

Russian drills. Russia began its Vostok 2022 military exercises at the Russian Eastern Military District’s training grounds, in the Sea of Okhotsk and in the Sea of Japan. More...

Daily Memo: European Inflation, Russian Gas Games

European inflation. Eurozone consumer prices rose a record 9.1 percent in August relative to last year, driven by food and fuel costs. Inflation in the United Kingdom could top...

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