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: US Airstrikes in Syria, Ukraine’s Independence Day

Countering Iran. U.S. forces conducted airstrikes against facilities in Deir el-Zour, Syria, that it said were used by groups affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. U.S. Central Command said the strikes were in response to Iran-backed groups’ Aug. 15 attack on U.S. personnel in northeast Syria. Separately, a Saudi newspaper claimed that Israeli F-35s […]

Daily Memo: Abbas and Erdogan to Hold Talks

Ankara meeting. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Ankara on Tuesday. Their meeting comes less than a week after Turkey and...

Daily Memo: Scholz in Canada, Japan Considers Missile Deployment

Energy talks. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Economy Minister Robert Habeck arrived in Canada for a three-day visit amid Germany's effort to find alternatives to Russian natural gas supplies....

Global Migration Trends

(click to enlarge) The COVID-19 pandemic, ensuing economic crisis, changes in travel restrictions and increased incidents of conflict displacement have created an unprecedented scenario for global migration. Globally, there are more...

Daily Memo: Progress on a New Nuclear Deal

New nuke deal? Iran’s foreign minister spoke with his Omani counterpart to discuss the most recently proposed nuclear deal in Vienna. Meanwhile, Israel is conducting a diplomatic offensive to...

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