Geopolitical Futures

U.S. plan. The United States has reportedly submitted a draft proposal to the U.N. Security Council on the establishment of an international stabilization force in Gaza. Under the plan, the unit will report directly to the Board of Peace, chaired by U.S. President Donald Trump and composed of high-ranking officials from other countries. It will […]

Upgrade. The U.S. military is modernizing the former Roosevelt Roads Naval Station in Puerto Rico, which the Navy closed more than 20 years ago, Reuters reported. According to the...

(click to enlarge) Since Sept. 2, the United States has widened its use of kinetic force against maritime drug routes in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific. To date, the campaign...

“Twelve out of ten.” That’s how President Trump described this week's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping—a bold rating for one of the most consequential diplomatic encounters in years. But what really came out of it? Was this the start of a new trade understanding or just another pause in a brewing confrontation between two global powers? In this episode of Talking Geopolitics, host Christian Smith is joined by GPF Chairman George Friedman, speaking from The Citadel in South Carolina, where he’s a keynote speaker at an open-source intelligence conference. They unpack the U.S.–China meeting - from tariffs to rare earths -, the fragile economics behind Beijing’s export-driven model, and how these developments connect to Friedman’s long-term forecast from his book The Next 100 Years.

“Twelve out of ten.” That’s how President Trump described this week's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping—a bold rating for one of the most consequential diplomatic encounters in years. But what really came out of it? Was this the start of a new trade understanding or just another pause in a brewing confrontation between two global powers? In this episode of Talking Geopolitics, host Christian Smith is joined by GPF Chairman George Friedman, speaking from The Citadel in South Carolina, where he’s a keynote speaker at an open-source intelligence conference. They unpack the U.S.–China meeting - from tariffs to rare earths -, the fragile economics behind Beijing’s export-driven model, and how these developments connect to Friedman’s long-term forecast from his book The Next 100 Years.

Further withdrawal? The Trump administration has reportedly quietly signaled to European allies that it plans to reduce U.S. forces in Bulgaria, Hungary and Slovakia starting next month, following a...