Geopolitical Futures

Winston Churchill’s profound quote, “The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you can see”, is an apt perspective on geopolitics. For this week’s Club session, U.S. Vice Admiral John M. Poindexter joined GPF Chairman George Friedman for a history lesson on America’s first national security strategy, established during the Reagan administration in the 1980’s. As the Vice Admiral pointed out, it is history that informs the present.

Mediation. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reportedly told his Iranian counterpart during a trip to Tehran that Moscow was willing to act as a mediator between Iran and the...

Britain's defense spending. Britain plans to increase its defense spending to 2.5 percent of gross domestic product by 2025, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced. The rise from the current...

One month into Donald Trump’s second term, even those who closely followed his first time in office have struggled to keep up. Foreign policy shifts alone include tariffs, attacks on allies, and a proposed takeover in Gaza. Now, an apparent rapprochement with Russia has the potential to revolutionize US strategy. What is the US trying to achieve in its negotiations with Russia? And is this all just the new norm for a world without an anchor?

Putin's proposal. Moscow is open to working with Washington on projects involving rare earth metals, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a press conference following a meeting on rare...

Center holds. Germany’s center-right Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) finished first in federal elections on Sunday, securing 28.5 percent of the vote, according to preliminary results. The far-right...