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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America’s Tariffs and Today’s Global System | ClubGPF Preview with George Friedman

From the U.S., to Europe, China, the Middle East and Russia, relationships are being restructured due to changing geopolitical forces. As GPF Chairman George Friedman explained in our recent ClubGPF live discussion, we are now entering an age where America is taking on a pivotal role, and where economic warfare is the weapon of choice to maintain power.

Daily Memo: US Deployment, Chinese Drills

Military buildup. The Pentagon deployed several A-10 attack aircraft and 300 troops to the Middle East over the weekend, part of the U.S.’ recent military buildup in the region....

Daily Memo: US Discusses Ukraine Talks With Russia and Nuclear Negotiations With Iran

U.S. and Russia. U.S. President Donald Trump said that Russia has a “psychological deadline” to reach a ceasefire deal in Ukraine and that he was disappointed by Russian President Vladimir...

Germany Weighs Down European Growth

(click to enlarge) The euro area posted modest economic growth in the last quarter of 2024, with seasonally adjusted gross domestic product rising 0.2 percent from the previous quarter. The...

Daily Memo: Putin’s Proposal for Regime Change in Ukraine

Putin's proposal. Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed that Ukraine be placed under temporary U.N.-led management in order to hold elections that could lead to peace talks. He suggested negotiations...

Daily Memo: Unrest Continues in Gaza

Gaza protests. Gaza residents have launched rare protests against Hamas, expressing growing frustration as the war with Israel continues. Demonstrators accused Hamas of dragging civilians into the conflict and condemned Al...

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