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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US Inflation: Deferred but Not Forgotten

(click to enlarge) As Washington’s protectionist trade policies tighten, the question remains how much tariffs will affect price growth inside the United States. On the one hand, the increased price of imports are expected to passed down to consumers. On the other hand, the average value of inflation can remain static for a long time […]

Daily Memo: EU Tightens Russia Sanctions

Russia sanctions. EU ambassadors approved the bloc’s 18th sanctions package against Russia. The package sets a moving price cap on Russian oil at 15 percent below its average market...

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Daily Memo: Pressure Builds in Syria, US Considering More Iran Strikes

Rising pressure. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar met with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and the foreign ministers of Germany and Greece to discuss Syria. Saar condemned violence...

Are Xi Jinping’s Days Numbered?

For this episode of Talking Geopolitics, we turn our attention to China, where President Xi Jinping has been busy intensifying a crackdown on high-ranking officials. But although China's president may seem like a permanent feature on the global stage, a shaky Chinese economy and circling rivals means that his rule is far from secure. Geopolitical Futures analyst and China expert, Victoria Herczegh, has been writing about this issue for GPF subscribers on our website, and now she joins host Christian Smith to discuss what lies behind Xi's purges, what keeps him up at night, and what might happen when Xi leaves office.

Are Xi Jinping’s Days Numbered?

For this episode of Talking Geopolitics, we turn our attention to China, where President Xi Jinping has been busy intensifying a crackdown on high-ranking officials. But although China's president may seem like a permanent feature on the global stage, a shaky Chinese economy and circling rivals means that his rule is far from secure. Geopolitical Futures analyst and China expert, Victoria Herczegh, has been writing about this issue for GPF subscribers on our website, and now she joins host Christian Smith to discuss what lies behind Xi's purges, what keeps him up at night, and what might happen when Xi leaves office.

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