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: Putin and Orban Talk, Brussels Offer Egypt Help

Orban's call. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban called for an immediate cease-fire in Ukraine during a telephone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday. Orban said Putin’s response...

Daily Memo: Another Sanctions Salvo, Israel’s Government on the Brink

Sanctions intensify. The European Commission proposed a fifth package of sanctions against Russia on Tuesday, including a coal import ban, a transaction ban on four Russian banks, an export...

Daily Memo: European States Expel Russian Diplomats

Expulsion. Several European countries, including Germany, France and Italy, announced they will expel dozens of Russian diplomats in response to the discovery of civilians killed in Bucha, Ukraine, following...

The Impact of Sanctions on Russia

(click to enlarge) For Moscow, dealing with sanctions pressure is nothing new. Russia has faced international sanctions since 2012, when the United States and European Union imposed punitive measures against...

Daily Memo: Fallout From the Bucha Killings

Fallout from Bucha killings. Ukrainian authorities on Saturday released photos and videos showing corpses lying on the streets of the town of Bucha near Kyiv after Russian forces left...

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