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: Japan’s Prime Minister to Step Down
Surprise announcement. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga abruptly announced he would step down later this month. Suga, the long-time right-hand man behind all-powerful former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, was always thought to be a transitional leader after Abe exited the scene last summer. But his standing deteriorated rapidly due to pandemic failures and other issues. […]
Daily Memo: Seoul’s New Defense Blueprint, Israel’s New Port on the Med
Defense blueprint. South Korea’s Defense Ministry says it’s developing new, more powerful ballistic missiles with 3-ton payloads theoretically capable of destroying underground bunkers – say, ones housing a nuclear...
Live Discussion: The Meaning of Afghanistan
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Daily Memo: Ukraine’s President Visits the White House
Zelensky in Washington. U.S. President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are set to meet at the White House on Wednesday. Zelensky is expected to bring up the...
Daily Memo: Delta Disrupts China’s Recovery, EU Braces for Refugees
Chinese slowdown. China's services sector is getting slammed by the COVID-19 delta variant, with sporadic lockdowns in China over the past month leading to a sharp slowdown, as measured...
Brief: Russia Reinforces Its Buffer in Central Asia
Background: Central Asia buffers Russia from the ongoing instability in Afghanistan, but Moscow fears that increased migration and the threat of terrorism and extremism could destabilize the region.
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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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