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: Update on Venezuela, Growing Protests in Iran

In the aftermath. Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez invited the U.S. to “work together on an agenda for cooperation” in a statement released Sunday, a day after U.S. forces captured President Nicolas Maduro and flew him out of the country. Meanwhile, British oil and gas companies Shell and BP are reportedly eyeing a return to […]

Daily Memo: Russia’s Advance in Ukraine, Turkey’s Support for Somalia

Ukraine assessment. The Russian army has captured 700 square kilometers (270 square miles) of Ukrainian territory in the past month, Russia's General Staff chief, Gen. Valery Gerasimov, claimed. He...

Daily Memo: Zelenskyy’s Concessions, Iranian Unrest

Ukrainian compromise. Ukraine might be ready to withdraw from the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions if voters give their consent via referendum, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in...

Daily Memo: Update on Ukraine Negotiations and Russian Mobilization

Ukraine deal. U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met in Florida over the weekend to discuss a potential plan to end the war in Ukraine. Both...

Daily Memo: US Delays China Chip Tariffs, Israel Warns About Threats From West Bank

Tariffs on China. The U.S. announced it will delay tariffs on Chinese semiconductor imports until 2027. A year-long investigation into Chinese trade practices found that Beijing’s dominance of the...

Venezuela, Cuba, and the New Western Hemisphere Strategy

America's new National Security Strategy reflects a fundamental change in U.S. policy. It prioritizes America maintaining its preeminence in the Western Hemisphere, while avoiding military competition with China as well as European conflicts. At the same time the White House has taken pen to paper on its new policy, military pressure on Venezuela is ramping up as the Trump administration sanctions oil tankers in the region. This week on Talking Geopolitics, GPF Chairman George Friedman joins host Christian Smith to discuss these escalations and what it all has to do with Cuba.

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