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: Evergrande Keeps Mum on Bond Payment Deadline

Watching for signs. There are conflicting reports about whether embattled Chinese property giant Evergrande made a major dollar bond interest payment that was scheduled for Thursday. The company seems...

Daily Memo: Talks Over Gibraltar in Brussels, Preparing for the Worst in China

Contentious talks. Britain said it was considering its options if it does not reach a deal with the EU on Gibraltar’s post-Brexit status. Spain and Britain reached a temporary,...

Brief: The UK and the USMCA

Background: The post-Brexit United Kingdom is still trying to define its new role in the international system. London has been trying to replace the trade it lost since leaving...

Daily Memo: Trade Deals Are All the Rage, Evergrande Update

Get in line. Taiwan formally applied to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. This makes Taipei the third government to do so in recent months, following...

Daily Memo: China Finds Some Support for TPP Bid, AUKUS Fallout

Two down, nine to go. China's longshot bid to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership has at least some backing within the bloc. Malaysia and Singapore...

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