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: Kazakhstan Unrest Spreads, North Korea Tests a Missile
Kazakhstan on fire. With the internet in Kazakhstan shut down, reliable news is hard to come by, but here’s what we know. Unrest that started a few days ago in the oil-rich western regions of the country has spread, most notably to the country’s largest city, Almaty. Approximately 500 people have been injured, more than […]
Daily Memo: NATO Talks to Itself, Indonesia Warns About Coal Supplies
Visit to the front line. With Russian troops on Ukraine’s doorstep, EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell will visit Kyiv on Tuesday. Borrell will also travel to the line...
Cicero: Die Pandemie der Weltwirtschaft
Die Coronakrise setzt auch das globale Wirtschaftssystem unter enormen Druck, die Globalisierung wird derzeit rückabgewickelt. Das führt zu Problemen wie Inflation und unterbrochenen Lieferketten. Wir erleben den Beginn einer...
Daily Memo: US-Ukrainian Talks, Israeli Defense Deals
Affirmation. U.S. President Joe Biden spoke on Sunday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty. The call came just days ahead...
Daily Memo: Biden-Putin Call, Seoul Eyes Nuclear-Powered Subs
Biden-Putin call. U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a phone call on Thursday on Ukraine and security in Europe. A day earlier, Ukrainian President...
2021 Year-End Review
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The defining feature of 2021 will be insularity. Countries will simply be too consumed with their own domestic issues for...
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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
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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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