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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Live Discussion: America and Hungary
In order to survive generation after generation, the nation of Hungary has had to maintain a unique balancing act within Central Europe. In this week’s ClubGPF live discussion, János Csák, Former Minister of Culture and Innovation in Hungary, joined Chairman George Friedman to discuss the Hungarian world view and the strategic, geopolitical perspective of Hungary […]
Africa’s Copperbelt and the Atlantic
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The Lobito Corridor is a planned 1,850-km (1,150-mile) railway connecting the Democratic Republic of Congo to the Atlantic Ocean via Angola's Port of Lobito, with an additional...
Daily Memo: China Strengthens Presence in Belarus
Growing ties. Chinese Premier Li Qiang met with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk on Thursday, a day after holding talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. According...
Daily Memo: Russia’s Revised LNG Timeline
Next phase on ice. Equipment shortages and blockages forced Russian natural gas producer Novatek to delay construction of the third and final train of the Arctic LNG 2 project...
Daily Memo: Semiconductor Plant in Germany, Iranian Air Defense in Mali
European chipmaking. Construction began on Tuesday on a new semiconductor plant in Dresden, Germany. The European Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is a joint venture involving Taiwanese chipmaking giant TSMC (which...
The U.S. Strengthens the Second Island Chain
Much has been made of the U.S.’ efforts to contain China. Central to its strategy is the first island chain, a line of islands comprising the Philippines, South Korea,...
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Population Density of Canada
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Canada is one of those countries where a vast land mass obscures the fact that the country has a relatively small population. While Canada is the second largest country in the world, its 35 million inhabitants make Canada only the 39th most populated country.
Live Updates on Ukraine War
All times are approximate local time in Kyiv (GMT+2).
Friday, March 11
11:30 a.m.: The EU's foreign policy chief said the bloc would double its spending...
How the Ukraine War Will Likely End
FREEAs we consider how the war in Ukraine will end, we must first understand how it began. Russia invaded for geostrategic reasons – having...
The Geopolitics of the American President