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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RealClearWorld: Ode to France

Like many European cities but few American ones, Paris consists of layers of history, where the past is retained rather than forgotten. American cities are functional, with the past...

Daily Memo: EU Sanctions Get Nowhere, NATO Enlargement Gets Closer

No oil ban in sight. The EU’s foreign affairs chief said it could be a couple of weeks, if not longer, before the bloc reached agreement on a Russian...

Daily Memo: NATO’s Nordic Expansion, Wheat Supply Concerns

NATO enlargement. Finland officially announced its decision to apply for NATO membership on Sunday. The country’s parliament will be consulted on the matter on Monday. Over the weekend, Finnish...

Lingering Protests in Cuba

(click to enlarge) Earlier this week, five people who joined anti-government protests in Cuba last summer were sentenced to up to nine years in prison. So far, the Cuban tribunal...

Daily Memo: Washington Lifts Some Syria Sanctions, Beijing Imposes Tougher Travel Limits

U.S. sanctions in Syria. The U.S. Treasury lifted sanctions on parts of northern Syria outside the control of the Assad government. The move allows Kurdish-held territories to receive foreign...

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