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: Ethnic Violence Threatens to Spread to Djibouti
Background: Djibouti’s location on the Horn of Africa enables it to control access to the Red Sea and Indian Ocean, one of the busiest shipping routes in the world, making it a valuable location for foreign military bases. The country also is attractive because of its relative stability in a region marred by internal and […]
Special Series on Warfare: Final War Series Session
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Daily Memo: Japanese Support for Taiwan, North Korean Warnings for Seoul
Support for Taiwan. Japan’s defense minister over the weekend called for greater international attention on the “survival of Taiwan,” warning that China is working to envelop the self-ruled island....
The Volatile Global Food Supply
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The pandemic has aggravated an already alarming situation regarding the cost and accessibility of food worldwide, as the director general of the Food and Agricultural Organization recently...
Daily Memo: The US and Philippines Reportedly Reach Key Deal
Agreement reached. The U.S. and the Philippines may have finally put to rest concerns over one of the biggest threats to their Mutual Defense Treaty. Following a meeting with...
Brief: Russo-China Naval Drills
Background: By many accounts, the bilateral relationship between Russia and China is at an all-time high. It’s welcome news for Beijing and Moscow, and unwelcome for Washington, which is...
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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.
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