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: Russian Fertilizers, US Sanctions
Europe sleepwalking. Europe is increasingly dependent on Russian fertilizers, the head of a major producer of nitrogen-based mineral fertilizers told the Financial Times. Svein Tore Holsether, the chief executive of Yara International, said Europe is “sleepwalking into handing over critical food and fertilizing power to Russia,” with the EU importing twice as much fertilizer from […]
Daily Memo: Protests in Georgia, Russia’s Presence in Africa
Georgian unrest. Protests erupted in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi on Sunday against a bill that would force non-governmental organizations and media outlets that receive more than 20 percent...
Mexico Is China’s Backdoor to the US Market
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Due to the trade war between the United States and China, some Chinese companies are employing third parties to help their products enter the U.S. market. One...
AUKUS and the Indo-Pacific
What are the geopolitical implications of the AUKUS partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States? Although Pillar I of the initiative and the announcement of Australia’s plans to acquire nuclear-powered submarines grabbed the headlines, what does Pillar II have in store? Analysts Ronan Wordsworth and Victoria Herczegh join host Christian Smith for a discussion on the future of AUKUS and what the potential addition of Japan and New Zealand to the alliance could mean for China and the Indo-Pacific.
Daily Memo: Turkey and Russia in Nagorno-Karabakh, Iranian Influence in Africa
Nagorno-Karabakh update. A joint Turkish-Russian monitoring center in Nagorno-Karabakh has closed, six months after Azerbaijan recaptured the region from ethnic Armenian forces. The center was opened in January 2021,...
Daily Memo: Iran’s Presence in Syria, Blinken Visits China
Pulling back. Iran has reduced its presence in Syria following strikes widely attributed to Israel in recent months that hit Iranian targets in the country, according to media reports...
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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...