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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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Growing Nuclear Arsenals

(click to enlarge) Amid the war in Ukraine and intensifying geopolitical competition, the world’s nuclear powers are scaling up and modernizing their arsenals. The countries with the most nuclear warheads...

Daily Memo: African Peace Mission, Concerns Over Zaporizhzhia Plant

New effort. The leaders of seven African states arrived in Ukraine as part of a peace mission. The delegation, led by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, met on Friday...

Daily Memo: Unrest in Kosovo

Escalation. The situation in northern Kosovo has been escalating since the election last month of ethnic Albanian mayoral candidates in Serb-majority towns. Protests have erupted multiple times since the...

Daily Memo: Russia’s Budget, Egypt’s Interest in BRICS

Russian revenue. The Russian government is reportedly expecting revenue from non-oil and gas sectors to exceed what was anticipated in the 2023 budget. Between January and May this year,...

Daily Memo: South Caucasus Developments, South Africa Backlash

Developments in the Caucasus. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev held talks in Baku, where they discussed bilateral relations and issues related to the South...

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How the Ukraine War Will Likely End

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