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: How the Ukraine War Might Shift the Global System
War is agony for everyone involved. An uncomfortable and thus overlooked fact of war is that sometimes these consequences are more significant than what the war was fought over....
Daily Memo: More Talks on Ukraine, Europe’s Energy Plans
Russia-Ukraine talks. The Russian military said on Monday it would open humanitarian corridors in four Ukrainian cities – Kyiv, Mariupol, Kharkov and Sumy – to allow residents to escape...
George Friedman on The John Batchelor Show: Lessons From the Ukraine Crisis
The Ukraine crisis is unlike any of the recent history of Russian “intervention” in its borderlands, such as last year's conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. GPF Chairman George Friedman joins John Batchelor to discuss the latest on the war, and the important factors Russia got wrong.
Ukrainians Take Flight
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The war in Ukraine has created an exodus through the country’s western border. Partly that’s because the majority of the fighting is taking place in the east,...
Daily Memo: Fallout From Sanctions on Russia
Sanction fallout. U.S. investment banks Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase are buying bonds from Russian firms like Gazprom and Russian Railways as they plummet in value. The Russian State...
Daily Memo: Blinken Starts European Tour
Blinken in Europe. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken began a European tour on Thursday with a visit to Brussels. The tour will involve consultations and coordination with NATO...
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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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