The saying goes, “the more things change, the more they stay the same.” But what about in geopolitics? For this week’s Club live discussion, GPF Chairman George Friedman is joined by three of our European-based analysts – Antonia Colibășanu, Ridvan Bari Urcosta, and Ekaterina Zolotova – as we analyze the regions and powers that are […]
South Africans go to the polls this week in one of the most significant elections in a generation. A leading power in Sub-Saharan Africa, they find themselves balanced between their BRICS membership and close cultural and economic ties to the West. Analyst Ronan Wordsworth joins host Christian Smith for a discussion on South Africa’s role in global geopolitics and the potential impacts of the election.
What are the geopolitical implications of the AUKUS partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States? Although Pillar I of the initiative and the announcement of Australia’s plans to acquire nuclear-powered submarines grabbed the headlines, what does Pillar II have in store? Analysts Ronan Wordsworth and Victoria Herczegh join host Christian Smith for a discussion on the future of AUKUS and what the potential addition of Japan and New Zealand to the alliance could mean for China and the Indo-Pacific.
Geopolitical and national security threats are constantly changing and evolving, sometimes it's hard to keep up. In this week's ClubGPF live discussion, Rear Admiral...
What’s on the horizon for the world’s largest democracy? GPF contributor Kamran Bokhari joins host Christian Smith for a discussion on the geopolitical implications of India’s upcoming election, how it can continue its balancing act between the US, China and the rest of the world, and why it has cause for concern over the recent ISIS attack in Moscow.
European defense has been a controversial issue since the end of the Cold War. Senior Analyst Antonia Colibasanu and analyst Victoria Herczegh join host Christian Smith to discuss NATO, the European Union, Ukraine, Russian aggression, and other complexities of European security.
What’s on the horizon for Latin America in 2024? Director of Analysis Allison Fedirka joins host Christian Smith to discuss the difficulties facing two of the regions' largest economies, Brazil and Argentina.
How do intelligence failures happen? What are the ramifications for such failures? In this week's ClubGPF discussion, GPF Chairman George Friedman examines the different...