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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BRICS Add a Member

(click to enlarge) The collection of countries known as the BRICS, despite announcing a pause on expansion last year, admitted Indonesia as a full member on Jan. 6, ending its...

Daily Memo: German Support for Ukraine

German government divided. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Defense Minister Boris Pistorius want to provide Ukraine with a 3 billion euro ($3.1 billion) military aid package before federal...

Daily Memo: Germany’s Industrial Performance, Ukraine-Moldova Energy Talks

Mixed results. Germany’s industrial production rose more than expected in November. According to figures released on Thursday, output increased 1.5 percent from the previous month, compared to the 0.5...

Daily Memo: Turkey Considers Syrian Military Operation

Ankara's warning. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned that his country could launch a joint military operation with the new administration in Syria if the People’s Protection Units (YPG)...

Daily Memo: Israel Signs Defense Deals With Domestic Firm

Focus on homemade. Israel’s Defense Ministry announced two deals with Israeli defense firm Elbit Systems in a move that could reduce the country’s reliance on arms imports. The first...

The Reason for a Second Kursk Offensive

By Andrew Davidson Ukrainian forces have launched another offensive in Russia's Kursk region following their initial assault that began last year inside Russia. Back in August, Ukraine launched an unexpected...

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