Geopolitical Futures

Pakistan’s allies. Pakistan’s Cabinet has approved the renewal of a security pact with the United States, according to Pakistani media. The deal, which was originally signed in 2005 but expired in 2020, could pave the way for Islamabad to purchase U.S. military equipment. Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahyan arrived in Islamabad for talks on […]

On this episode of Talking Geopolitics we begin a subscriber-only limited series on some of the key issues in geopolitics today. Chairman George Friedman joins host Christian Smith for a deeper look at the current movements, motives and potential outcomes of the Russo-Ukrainian War and the ongoing friction between the US and China.

Tempers flare. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy intervened Wednesday in an escalating diplomatic rift between Kyiv and the Polish government, urging calm and expressing gratitude for Warsaw’s support against Russia’s...

US government agencies are working hard to choke off illicit flows of fentanyl, with precursor materials originating mainly from thousands of Chinese companies. GPF's Allison Fedirka joined John Batchelor to discuss the US' anti-China stance and its hope for Latin America, who is heavily involved in the drug trade.

Turkish trade. Turkish imports of Russian goods fell sharply in June, leading China to overtake Russia as Turkey’s largest supplier of foreign products. Imports from Russia declined by 43...

Support for Kyiv. The head of the Ukrainian presidential office said negotiations with the United States will begin next week on security guarantees. The agreement would be part of...