Geopolitical Futures

Political fallout. Nepal’s prime minister and home minister resigned Tuesday following the deaths of 19 people in a crackdown on protests in the country’s capital, Kathmandu. The demonstrations, which spread to a number of other cities across the country, followed a government ban on several social media sites (including Facebook, WhatsApp, YouTube and X) but […]

Shortfall. The Russian budget could see a 1 trillion-ruble ($12 billion) shortfall in tax revenue, according to calculations by Russia’s Izvestia newspaper. The 2025 budget projected 4.2 trillion rubles...

(click to enlarge) According to the U.N. Trade and Development organization, global foreign direct investment (FDI) dropped 11 percent in 2024. Much of the decline can be explained by trade...

Gaza update. The Israel Defense Forces currently control 40 percent of Gaza City, an IDF spokesperson said at a press conference on Israel’s operation to take over the city....

Over the weekend, the leaders of countries like China, Russia, India and Pakistan arrived in Tianjin, China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit. Meanwhile, on Tuesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping was joined by Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un for a victory parade celebrating the end of the Second World War in Tiananmen Square. As Xi spoke of nothing less than creating a new global security and economic order while U.S. President Trump claimed that the trio were conspiring against America, what are the real takeaways from such high-profile events? Shifts away from the U.S. are nothing new, but in this rapidly changing world, could this be different? GPF Chairman George Friedman joined Talking Geopolitics host Christian Smith to discuss it all, as well as how India factors into the equation.

Over the weekend, the leaders of countries like China, Russia, India and Pakistan arrived in Tianjin, China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit. Meanwhile, on Tuesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping was joined by Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un for a victory parade celebrating the end of the Second World War in Tiananmen Square. As Xi spoke of nothing less than creating a new global security and economic order, while U.S. President Trump claimed that the trio were conspiring against America, what are the real takeaways from such high-profile events? Shifts away from the U.S. are nothing new, but in this rapidly changing world, could this be different? GPF Chairman George Friedman joined Talking Geopolitics host Christian Smith to discuss it all, as well as how India factors into the equation.