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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Bloomberg Market Asia: Allison Fedirka on Ukraine War Ramifications

Geopolitical Futures Director of Analysis Allison Fedirka says the war has dramatic ramifications on the geopolitical system that reach far beyond the parties in direct military conflict. She speaks...

Daily Memo: US to Release Oil Reserves

US oil supplies. U.S. President Joe Biden announced Thursday that 1 million barrels of oil per day will be released from the country’s reserves to help reduce gas prices,...

George Friedman on The John Batchelor Show: Russia’s Long War

Fighting has continued for over a month in Ukraine, straining much more than just Russo-Ukrainian relations. GPF Chairman George Friedman is back with John Batchelor to discuss the endgame of the war, the potential for a new world order in Europe, and Iran negotiations.

Daily Memo: Top Diplomats Visit India

Lavrov in India. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will arrive in India on Thursday for a two-day trip. Prior to the visit, India was reportedly considering Moscow’s proposal to...

Daily Memo: Avoiding Russian Energy

Maintaining pressure. Leaders of the U.S., U.K., Germany, France and Italy held a telephone call on Tuesday to discuss the war in Ukraine, during which they agreed in principle...

The National: Russia’s Inability to Conquer Ukraine is Proof of Terminal Decline, George Friedman Claims

The war in Ukraine is proof that Russia is a diminishing global power, said a leading geopolitical forecaster speaking at the World Government Summit in Dubai. Russia’s inability to...

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