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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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Bonus Video: Geopolitics in the 21st Century | Tensions Across Eurasia with George Friedman

Talking Geopolitics host Christian Smith recently sat down with GPF Chairman George Friedman for a deeper look at the current movements, motives and potential outcomes of the Russo-Ukrainian War and the ongoing friction between the US and China. In today’s bonus clip, Dr. Friedman explains how US- China relations and US-Russia relations are in many ways interconnected.

Shifts in Global Investment

(click to enlarge) 2021 saw spikes in foreign direct investment in many regions around the world as economies began their recoveries from the COVID-19 pandemic, which instigated a global collapse...

Daily Memo: Kyiv Targets Alibaba, Brazil Buys Russia Fuel

Russia sponsor. Ukraine has added China's Alibaba Group to the list of international sponsors of Russia’s war effort. Ukraine's National Agency on Corruption Prevention said the company’s hugely popular...

Daily Memo: Iranian Diplomacy, Indian Food Supplies

Growing ties. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian arrived in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, his first visit to the kingdom since the restoration of ties in March. Saudi Arabia’s...

Daily Memo: China Boosts Presence in Central Asia and Warns of Potential Unrest

Chinese presence. Kazakhstan's trade turnover with China increased by 20.5 percent in the first half of 2023, driven partly by an 87.3 percent rise in trade with China’s Xinjiang...

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