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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Israel’s Objectives in Syria
By Andrew Davidson Bashar Assad’s abrupt flight from Syria left behind a power vacuum. The rebels who overthrew him are hard at work reassuring the public and foreign leaders that the transition will be orderly and as peaceful as possible. But in the meantime, foreign powers are jockeying for position – none more dramatically than […]
Daily Memo: Israel’s Plans for the Golan Heights
Regional reaction. Turkey condemned Israel's plan, approved over the weekend, to expand settlements in the occupied Golan Heights. In a statement, the Turkish Foreign Ministry accused Israel of “seriously...
What’s Next for Syria’s Refugees
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Syria’s civil war, which began in 2011, displaced more than 13 million people, including nearly 5 million who fled abroad. However, with the sudden collapse of Bashar...
Daily Memo: Russia, Turkey Reach Out to Syrian Rebels
Reaching out. Moscow is in direct contact with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the group that led the rebellion that overthrew the Assad regime in Syria, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail...
Daily Memo: Ethiopia and Somalia Agree to Squash Feud
Path to peace? Ethiopia and Somalia agreed to end their feud over Addis Ababa’s signing in January of a port access deal with the Somali breakaway region of Somaliland....
Daily Memo: Macron Headed for Warsaw, Russia-China Talks
France and Poland. French President Emmanuel Macron will fly to Warsaw on Thursday, reportedly to discuss a plan for a possible European postwar peacekeeping mission in Ukraine. According to...
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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
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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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