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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Daily Memo: US and Iran Lay Out Conflicting Red Lines
Red lines. U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff drew a red line on Iran’s nuclear program, saying Washington would not permit Iran to retain any capability to enrich uranium. Mike Huckabee, U.S. ambassador to Israel, echoed that sentiment during an address to the World Jewish Congress in Jerusalem. However, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi dismissed the […]
A Pivotal Moment for the Kurdish Question
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The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), founded in 1978 by Abdullah Ocalan, spent decades waging an insurgency against the Turkish state in pursuit of Kurdish independence. Over time,...
Daily Memo: Developments in Syria
New occupants. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have begun moving fighters to bases in the Al-Omar and Conoco oil and gas fields in Deir ez-Zour province following the withdrawal...
Daily Memo: A Shaky Start to Russia-Ukraine Negotiations
Tempered expectations. Russia and Ukraine are expected to hold their first direct talks since March 2022 in Istanbul on Thursday. Early Thursday, the Kremlin confirmed that Russian President Vladimir...
Daily Memo: Trump Meets Syrian Leader
Support for Syria. U.S. President Donald Trump met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, a day after Trump announced he would lift sanctions on Syria....
Daily Memo: Governments Weigh in on Russia-Ukraine Talks
Preparing for negotiations. U.S. President Donald Trump said at a press conference that he might fly to Istanbul on May 15 for the potential Russia-Ukraine negotiations if he believes...
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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...
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