Geopolitical Futures

EU foreign policy. German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul presented proposals to accelerate EU decision-making, particularly in foreign and security policy. Elements of the plan include greater use of qualified majority voting and so-called enhanced cooperation, which enables smaller groups of member states to move forward on shared initiatives that lack the support of the full […]

Is Putin looking to Trump for a lifeline? How does last week’s phone call between the leaders actually signal Russian weakness? On this episode of Talking Geopolitics, GPF Chairman George Friedman joins host Christian Smith to discuss the geopolitical implications of the meeting, Russia’s economic deterioration and internal instability, and what a post-Putin Russia might look like. Also: US troop withdrawals and shifting global alliances.

Is Putin looking to Trump for a lifeline? How does last week’s phone call between the leaders actually signal Russian weakness? On this episode of Talking Geopolitics, GPF Chairman George Friedman joins host Christian Smith to discuss the geopolitical implications of the meeting, Russia’s economic deterioration and internal instability, and what a post-Putin Russia might look like. Also: US troop withdrawals and shifting global alliances.

Growing contacts. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke by phone with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The call, their first in six months, was initiated by Moscow. They...

Hormuz attack. The United States destroyed six Iranian small boats after Iranian forces fired missiles and drones at U.S. Navy vessels that were protecting ships trying to transit the...

Partners abroad. European leaders are gathering on Monday for a summit of the European Political Community, a forum created in 2022 at the initiative of French President Emmanuel Macron...