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: Turkey Calls for US Withdrawal, ECB Raises Rates

Turkey in Syria. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan again called on the U.S. to immediately pull out its troops from east of the Euphrates River in northern Syria and withdraw its support of Kurdish groups there. He made the comments ahead of a meeting on Thursday of Turkey’s National Security Council. Ankara has said it […]

Daily Memo: Russia and the Middle East

Syria statement. The presidents of Iran, Russia and Turkey adopted a joint statement on the situation in Syria following a summit in Tehran. They agreed that the Syrian crisis can be resolved...

Daily Memo: France and the UAE Talk Energy, Russia Dodges Dollars

Energy cooperation. France and the United Arab Emirates signed a strategic agreement on cooperation energy during a visit to Paris by UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan....

Daily Memo: Europe Negotiates More Energy From Algeria and Azerbaijan

Algerian energy. Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi arrived in Algeria on Monday to negotiate deals to increase energy supplies to Italy, which counts Algeria as one of its largest...

Australia’s Energy Problems Are East Asia’s Energy Problems

Much has been said about how badly the rise in global commodities has affected import-dependent economies – and rightly so. Yet some export-oriented countries are getting hammered too. Australia,...

Ekaterina Zolotova on The John Batchelor Show: Russia and the Energy-Rich Caspian Region

As Europe looks to sources outside of Russia to meet their energy demands, the continent sees Caspian countries like Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan as key alternative energy suppliers. Moscow-based Analyst Ekaterina Zolotova joins John Batchelor to discuss why this region is so promising and what are the challenges that lie ahead.

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