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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Brief: Armenia Shakes Up the Caucasus
Background: In the Caucasus, major regional powers Russia, Turkey and Iran compete for influence over the former Soviet republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. Armenia’s recent warming toward Georgia and Turkey could trigger a response from Russia. (click to enlarge) What Happened: On Wednesday, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan arrived in Georgia on a two-day […]
Daily Memo: Pyongyang Holds Military Parade, ECB Slows Stimulus
North Korea's military parade. North Korea held its first major military parade of the year. Kim Jong Un was there, looking slim and dapper. But, unusual for these things,...
Brief: Uruguay Breaks With Mercosur
Background: South America’s two largest economies, Brazil and Argentina, led efforts in 1991 to establish the Southern Common Market, known as Mercosur, with Paraguay and Uruguay. A key objective...
Daily Memo: Missile Tests and Lots of Bilateral Talks
Korean missile tests. South Korea reportedly conducted a successful test of a new submarine-launched ballistic missile late last week. It’s a major leap in capabilities for the South, which...
Daily Memo: New Figures on Chinese Exports, British Warships Deployed to Indo-Pacific
Humming along. Chinese exports continue to hum along, according to new August figures, despite deeply disruptive, pandemic-related closures at major ports and a number of manufacturing facilities. Meanwhile, China’s...
Next Generation EU Begins
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In 2020, the European Union was still recovering from the 2008 global financial crisis – and the subsequent sovereign debt crisis of 2010 that came as a...
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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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