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: Secret Israel-Syria Meeting, UK-French Nuclear Coordination

Israel-Syria deal. Details have emerged of a secret meeting in Abu Dhabi between Tzachi Hanegbi, head of Israel’s National Security Council, and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa. According to Lebanese channel Al Mayadeen, diplomatic sources said al-Sharaa agreed to renounce Syria’s territorial claims to the Golan Heights if Israel formally recognized his regime. The reported deal […]

Daily Memo: Kurdish Disarmament, Chinese Espionage

PKK's transition. The jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Abdullah Ocalan, officially declared the group’s armed struggle against Turkey over in a video address. He also reaffirmed...

Daily Memo: US, Iran to Revive Talks

Diplomatic revival. U.S. and Iranian officials will hold their first talks since Israel's assault on Iran's nuclear facilities last month "in the next week or so," U.S. special envoy...

Daily Memo: Israel Targets Yemen’s Houthis, BRICS Convene

Israeli assault. The Israel Defense Forces launched airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen late Sunday. The strikes hit the ports of Hodeida, Salif and Ras Isa, as well as...

Cautiously Optimistic EU Economic Data

(click to enlarge) In the first quarter of 2025, the eurozone recorded 0.6 percent quarter-on-quarter GDP growth, doubling the 0.3 percent rate seen in the fourth quarter of 2024. Year-over-year,...

Daily Memo: Renewed Iran Talks, Weapons for Ukraine

Meeting in Norway. The U.S. and Iran reportedly could hold their first round of nuclear negotiations since the Israel-Iran ceasefire next week in Norway. U.S. special envoy Steve Whitkoff...

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