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: NATO Expansion, Eastern European Leaders in Kyiv

NATO expansion. Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin met with her Swedish counterpart, Magdalena Andersson, to discuss potential NATO membership and the security repercussions of the war in Ukraine. During a joint press conference, Marin said a decision on whether to apply to join NATO would come in the next few weeks. Andersson called for an […]

Daily Memo: Grain Supply Disruptions

Kazakhstan's grain problems. Flour mills in Kazakhstan have been forced to suspend operations because of a shortage of grain. Over the past two weeks, around 50-70 percent of mills...

MarketWatch: This Global-Conflict Expert Sees a Bleak End for the Ukraine War and for Putin

Geopolitical strategist George Friedman: Putin will continue to fight until he is forced out. Full story

Daily Memo: Johnson in Ukraine, Draghi in Algeria

Visit to Kyiv. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged additional military aid for Ukraine during a trip to Kyiv on Saturday to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. The...

Central Asia’s Economic Ties to Europe

(click to enlarge) Since the fall of the Soviet Union, Central Asian countries have been working to develop their own independent economies, with varying degrees of success. Economic development in...

Daily Memo: EU Sanctions on a Delay, NATO Conclusions

EU aid. The European Union approved its fifth round of Russia sanctions, including a prohibition on the import or transfer of coal – starting in August. The head of...

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