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The AfD’s Victory in Germany

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George Friedman -
After World War II, Germany was divided into two parts. East Germany was controlled by the Soviet Union, while West Germany was firmly in...
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The Global Tradeoffs of Regional Wars

Andrew Davidson -
After a 286-day deployment that included 264 consecutive days at sea to support operations in the Middle East, the USS Abraham Lincoln reached Thailand...
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Europe’s Post-American Security Order

Kamran Bokhari -
Washington’s transition from a post-World War II order to one that offloads security responsibility to regional partners puts Europe in a difficult situation. Despite...
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America’s Commitment to Africa

Ronan Wordsworth -
U.S. lawmakers have proved unusually unified when it comes to African trade. On Sept. 2, President Donald Trump signed legislation extending the African Growth...
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George Answers Your Questions: An Attempt to Understand a Strange Visit to Moscow

George Friedman -
An Attempt to Understand a Strange Visit to Moscow Aug. 31, 2026 Question: With regard to "the visit" by the CIA director, there was also speculation...
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Wars in Iran and Ukraine: Trying to Figure Things Out

George Friedman -
Earlier in the week, I wrote about the recent meeting between the U.S. and Russian intelligence chiefs, posing two theories based on the rumor...
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Mongolia and the Geopolitics of Dependence

Ekaterina Zolotova -
August was a busy month for work travel at GPF. While Antonia was exploring the origins of geopolitics in Sweden, my journey took me...
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NATO’s Future as Seen From Sweden

Antonia Colibasanu -
Last week, I was in Gothenburg, Sweden, the city where the word “geopolitics” (“geopolitik” in Swedish) was probably first uttered publicly. It was spoken...
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Eurasia’s New Balance of Power

Kamran Bokhari -
The principal powers in Eurasia have just entered an unusually dense period of high-level diplomacy. The week began with a two-day meeting of the...
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An Attempt to Understand a Strange Visit to Moscow

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George Friedman -
On Aug. 25, CIA Director John Ratcliffe landed in Moscow for talks on the Ukraine war. It was a meeting meant to be noticed;...
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George Answers Your Questions: On the US-Canada Relationship

George Friedman -
On the US-Canada Relationship Aug. 25, 2026 Question: I think you missed an opportunity for a deeper evaluation of the situation (granted, I’m a small-business owner...
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The Big Potential in Indonesia’s Military Expansion

Andrew Davidson -
On Aug. 12, an Indonesian frigate conducted a passing exercise with a Chinese naval frigate east of Taiwan. Jakarta described the exercise as routine,...
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