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: New Disruptions to Chip and Gas Supplies
Trucker strike. Approximately 1,000 South Korean truckers, angry about rising fuel costs, launched a strike in front of Hyundai Motors’ largest factory complex in Ulsan. They said they plan to curb shipments of raw materials for semiconductors that are produced in the city. The strike has totally suspended movement of containers at the Ulsan port […]
Daily Memo: New Syria Deployments, Putin-Raisi Talks
Reinforcements. According to the U.K.-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Russia sent personnel carriers, armored vehicles, medium and heavy weapons, and anti-aircraft missiles to its al-Mabakir base near Tal...
George Friedman on The John Batchelor Show: Japan’s Return to History; No Good End in Ukraine War
Is Japan planning to take on China, in the event that China attempts to invade Taiwan? GPF Chairman George Friedman joins John Batchelor to discuss Japan's efforts to increase its military capabilities and in the second segment, why the idea of an off-ramp for Putin in the Ukraine war may be an illusion.
Daily Memo: Grain Shipments Still Blocked, Chinese-US Defense Talks
No resolution. Negotiations between Russia and Turkey to unlock Ukrainian grain exports through the Black Sea ended without a breakthrough. The secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council...
Daily Memo: Ukrainian Grain Exports, Tory Rebellions
Facilitating grain exports. A Russian delegation will arrive in Turkey on Tuesday, a day ahead of the Russian foreign minister's visit to the country, for talks on facilitating the...
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Population Density of Canada
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Canada is one of those countries where a vast land mass obscures the fact that the country has a relatively small population. While Canada is the second largest country in the world, its 35 million inhabitants make Canada only the 39th most populated country.
Live Updates on Ukraine War
All times are approximate local time in Kyiv (GMT+2).
Friday, March 11
11:30 a.m.: The EU's foreign policy chief said the bloc would double its spending...
How the Ukraine War Will Likely End
FREEAs we consider how the war in Ukraine will end, we must first understand how it began. Russia invaded for geostrategic reasons – having...
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