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 Hosts Grain Talks, Europe Tracks Weapons

Grain drain. Military delegations from Russia, Ukraine and Turkey, as well as United Nations representatives, are meeting Wednesday in Istanbul to discuss restoring Ukrainian grain exports by sea. A report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture projected world wheat stocks of 267.5 million tons at year’s end, which would be the lowest level since 2016-17. […]

Daily Memo: Diplomatic Frenzy in the Middle East

Armed drones. Iran has transferred or intends to transfer several hundred drones to Russia, including weapons-capable drones, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said. The first stage of training...

Daily Memo: Russia Halts Nord Stream 1 Deliveries

Russian gas to Europe. Russia stopped pumping gas through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Germany in order to carry out scheduled repairs, which are set to last until...

Uzbekistan Struggles to Integrate Karakalpakstan

(click to enlarge) The Republic of Karakalpakstan, located in northwestern Uzbekistan, is a product of the peculiar boundary delimitations within the Soviet Union. It was part of the Kirghiz Autonomous...

Daily Memo: Canada Urged to Return Gas Pipeline Part, Gantz Meets With Abbas

Turbine trouble. Canada has reportedly signaled it will return a turbine needed for the maintenance of the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline, which delivers Russian energy to Germany. The...

George Friedman on The John Batchelor Show: Deep Battle and the Russian Military Doctrine

Russia is now in full control of Ukraine’s breakaway Luhansk region, putting it in position to gain control over more of Donetsk. Geopolitical Futures Chairman George Friedman joins John Batchelor to discuss what Russia plans to do next, and to examine its military doctrine as it has evolved since the Cold War, a topic he recently wrote about for GPF.

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