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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Norway Adds to Europe’s Energy Crunch

(click to enlarge) Norway is one of Europe’s most important alternatives to Russian energy supplies. In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, EU countries sharply increased electricity and natural...

Daily Memo: Unblocking Russian Oil Transit, North Korean Nukes

Supplies restored. An unnamed European bank agreed to process a transit payment for Russian oil through Ukraine, clearing the way to restore oil flows to the Czech Republic. Russian...

Daily Memo: Infrastructure Pacts and Defense Cooperation

Trans-Himalayan network. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Nepali counterpart, Narayan Khadka, agreed to build the Trans-Himalayan Multi-Dimensional Connectivity Network, involving railways and communication networks, under the umbrella...

Daily Memo: China’s Taiwan White Paper, Turkey Seeking Funds

Zero tolerance. China’s Taiwan Affairs Office issued a white paper in which it vowed zero tolerance for separatism and reaffirmed that it would seize the island by force if...

RealClearDefense: The Fallout Over Taiwan

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s recent visit to Taiwan predictably sparked outrage in China, which responded by flexing its muscles through some not-at-all subtle military exercises. Why does Beijing...

Daily Memo: Latest Ukraine Aid Package, New START on Pause

Resupply. The United States announced a $1 billion military aid package for Ukraine that includes ammunition for rocket artillery and missile systems as well as Javelin anti-tank missiles. Non-STARTer. Russia...

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