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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EU Economy Shows Modest Improvement
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The EU economy is recovering modestly but still faces significant structural adjustments and external pressures. In the third quarter of 2024, gross domestic product grew 0.4 percent...
Daily Memo: Militants Relocate to Afghanistan, US Accuses China of Equipping Houthis
Domino theory. Some fighters from a Uyghur militant group who helped overthrow the Syrian regime reportedly relocated to Afghanistan and have settled in Panjshir province, near the Uzbek and...
Daily Memo: New Chapter in European-Russian Gas Trade
Blame game. Russia’s Gazprom ceased deliveries of natural gas to Europe via Ukraine on Jan. 1, citing Kyiv’s refusal to extend transit agreements. Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy confirmed the...
Daily Memo: Kurds Nearing Political Breakthrough in Turkey
Breakthrough. A delegation from Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party was permitted to meet with Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of Turkey’s banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), after...
Daily Memo: NATO’s Baltic Sea Presence, Japan’s Defense Budget
NATO in the Baltic Sea. NATO will enhance its presence in the Baltic Sea, Secretary-General Mark Rutte said on Friday following the severing of an undersea power cable between...
A New Trade Investigation Into Chinese Semiconductors
By Chris Siepmann
On Dec. 23, the United States launched an investigation under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 scrutinizing China’s policies regarding its foundational semiconductor industry.
Over the...
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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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