Geopolitical Futures

Russia and China. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in China on an official visit. He’s scheduled to hold talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to discuss a range of bilateral issues, as well as the situations in Ukraine and the Middle East. Chinese foreign policy. Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday presented […]

Hormuz blockade. The United States will begin a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz on April 13, President Donald Trump announced over the weekend. The U.S. plans to block...

(click to enlarge) The Strait of Hormuz is technically open but operationally constrained, functioning as a de facto Iranian-controlled bottleneck rather than a free transit corridor. Shipping flows remain sharply...

Israeli concession. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that he authorized direct negotiations with Lebanon to be held “as soon as possible.” The talks will focus on...

Trump's declaration. U.S. ships, military personnel and weaponry will remain “in place, in and around Iran” until a peace deal is agreed to and complied with, President Donald Trump...

The return of humans to space with the Artemis II's orbit around the moon has captured the hearts and minds of millions around the world. While exploratory space travel enthralls the public, the geopolitics of space and its implications for war are something much less understood. On this episode of Talking Geopolitics, GPF Chairman George Friedman joins host Christian Smith to discuss satellites, potential space warfare tactics, the strategic value of the moon, and why we went there in the first place.