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: Putin’s Approval Ratings Take a Hit
Russian attitudes. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s approval rating continues to decline. According to a new poll by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center, 66.7 percent of Russians approve of the president’s performance, down 1.1 percentage points over the past week and 8 percentage points since early February. Approval ratings for the Russian government and the […]
Daily Memo: On US and Iranian Weapons Production
Shifting focus. Top U.S. defense officials have held talks with executives of several major automakers, including General Motors and Ford Motor, about producing weapons and other military supplies, the...
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Daily Memo: Ukraine Aid, Russia-China Ties
Drones for Ukraine. The U.K. will deliver at least 120,000 drones to Ukraine by the end of the year, its largest-ever drone package for Kyiv, the U.K. Defense Ministry...
Who’s Holding the Cards? George Friedman on the Iran War Stalemate
A ceasefire is in place, but negotiations are once again breaking down over the conflict in Iran. Are we any closer to a long-term solution? On this episode of Talking Geopolitics, GPF Chairman George Friedman joins host Christian Smith to discuss the stalled negotiations, the impacts of the US blockade on Iranian ports, and why this new strategy could be more about China than Iran for Donald Trump.
Who’s Holding the Cards? George Friedman on the Iran War Stalemate
A ceasefire is in place, but negotiations are once again breaking down over the conflict in Iran. Are we any closer to a long-term solution?
On this episode of Talking Geopolitics, GPF Chairman George Friedman joins host Christian Smith to discuss the stalled negotiations, the impacts of the US blockade on Iranian ports, and why this new strategy could be more about China than Iran for Donald Trump.
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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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