Geopolitical Futures

Ukraine update. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to Turkey on Wednesday to push for renewed negotiations on ending the war with Russia. U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff will also attend, but according to Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, no Russian representatives will participate in the talks. Moscow also has no plans to speak with Witkoff […]

Unprecedented. An explosion on a Polish rail line on Sunday was an “unprecedented act of sabotage,” Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said. The blast, which did not cause any...

(click to enlarge) After three decades, Guinea has officially inaugurated the Simandou mine, with the first shipment of iron ore expected to depart for China within weeks. Development of the...

Russia's war with Ukraine is about to enter yet another winter. Meanwhile in the US, Donald Trump is turning his attention to Russia's southern border in an effort to woo the nations of the South Caucasus with diplomacy. What are the US' goals and what does it hope to gain in pulling these nations closer while Russia is distracted in its fight against NATO to the West? Talking Geopolitics host Christian Smith is joined by GPF Chairman George Friedman to make sense of the latest developments.

Russia's war with Ukraine is about to enter yet another winter. Meanwhile in the US, Donald Trump is turning his attention to Russia's southern border in an effort to woo the nations of the South Caucasus with diplomacy. What are the US' goals and what does it hope to gain in pulling these nations closer while Russia is distracted in its fight against NATO to the West? Talking Geopolitics host Christian Smith is joined by GPF Chairman George Friedman to make sense of the latest developments.

Future conscription? Germany’s coalition government has announced a plan to boost its military recruitment numbers that could include a return to mandatory enlistment. Under the arrangement, all 18-year-olds will...