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: Kim’s Olive Branch to Seoul, Serbia and Kosovo Reach Deal
Olive branch. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he was ready to reopen communication channels with South Korea after severing them in August in response to U.S.-South Korean military drills. He said he wanted to restore direct communication by early October, depending on the “attitude” of authorities in Seoul and the trajectory of bilateral […]
Daily Memo: China’s Blackouts, Japan’s Defense
China’s grid. China's electricity crunch seems to be getting worse. Rolling blackouts have reportedly begun in several major cities, including Beijing and Shanghai. The cuts are mostly policy-driven; provincial...
Daily Memo: NATO Patrols in Kosovo, Energy Prices in Europe
NATO in Kosovo. NATO peacekeeping forces stepped up ground and air patrols along the Serbian-Kosovar border in response to Belgrade’s reported deployment of tanks to the area. Meanwhile, Russia’s...
Brief: Serbia’s Show of Force to Kosovo
Background: Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia in 2008, less than 10 years after a NATO-led peacekeeping operation began there. Serbia, however, has yet to recognize it as a...
Daily Memo: German Election Results, Supply Chain Snags
German elections. Germany’s Social Democratic Party won the most seats in Sunday’s national elections, narrowly beating Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union. Both parties will now enter negotiations with...
Europe’s Natural Gas Outlook
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This month, energy prices in Europe have soared due largely to record-high prices for natural gas. Though gas prices have been steadily rising since spring, significant increases...
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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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