Geopolitical Futures

Making changes. The new Syrian administration in Damascus has canceled a deal with a Russian company to manage the port of Tartus. All revenue from operating the port will now go to the Syrian state, and the port workers will return to local management. In 2019, the Assad regime signed a 49-year contract with Russian […]

Historically, nations did not conduct themselves without aligning with or getting their bearings in relation to a power system that drove the world; an anchor. This was the case, for example, in the world wars of the last century, and the Cold War. As George Friedman and Senior Analyst Antonia Colibasanu discussed in this week's Club session, things have changed, and various nations are testing each other.

Argentina’s economy has undergone dramatic changes since President Javier Milei took office over a year ago. His “shock therapy” reforms, aimed at addressing the Argentine economy’s deep structural issues,...

Debrief. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by video call on Tuesday. In the first 11 months of 2024, bilateral trade increased 7 percent, reaching...

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia, then a shell of its former self, was forced to spend the following decades restoring its military capabilities and rebuilding its...

Major shift. Left-wing parties have hit their lowest popularity level since the Cold War, according to an analysis by British publication The Telegraph. In elections in 73 countries with...