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: Ukrainian Advance, Polish Nuclear Ambitions

Recapturing territory. Ukrainian forces last week took control of 200 square kilometers (77 square miles) of territory from the Russian army, their most successful weekly advance in two and a half years, according to data from the Institute for the Study of War. The result was partly owed to Russian soldiers’ disconnection from the Starlink […]

Threats to New US-Canada Bridge

(click to enlarge) Canada finds itself in a difficult position when it comes to its two largest trading partners, the U.S. and China. Ottawa and Washington are in the middle...

Daily Memo: US-Iran Developments, Israeli Defense Industry

Washington's plan. The U.S. military is preparing for sustained operations against Iran that could last weeks, Reuters reported. Unlike the airstrikes against Iranian nuclear facilities last summer, the U.S....

Daily Memo: European Defense, US Presence in Syria

NATO meeting. Increasing the independence of European NATO members was a top focus for defense ministers at an alliance summit in Brussels on Thursday. U.S. Undersecretary of Defense for...

Daily Memo: US Piles More Pressure on Iran, Russian Oil Production Falls Short

Considering options. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in an interview that, on the orders of President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, additional U.S. military forces are...

Daily Memo: US-Iran Developments, Egypt-Russia Talks

Turning up the heat. The U.S. has considered seizing tankers carrying Iranian oil to increase pressure on Tehran, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The White House believes...

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