Central Asia

Daily Memo: Global Oil Demand, Turkish Grain Duties

Supply crunch. Global competition for oil supplies is about to heat up, according to an analysis by Bloomberg. Since February 2022, Europe has reduced imports of Russian oil by more than a million barrels per day. At the same time, it’s seeing declining supplies from Iraq, which has suspended deliveries to the Continent through a […]

Daily Memo: Australia’s New Defense Priorities

Australia's defense outlook. The Australian government released its defense strategic review on Monday. The report signaled a significant shift in Australia’s defense outlook, pledging...

Opening a Trans-Caspian Corridor

A trans-Caspian energy and trade corridor has long captured the interest of many nations that would benefit from its creation, and the war in...

Daily Memo: China-Russia Defense Talks, Israel Visits Iran’s Neighbors

Different takeaways. The defense ministers of China and Russia met on Tuesday and pledged to support each other’s core interests. They also said their...

Daily Memo: Lula in China, Protests in Kazakhstan

Lula in China. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva hopes to improve trade relations with his country’s largest export market during a four-day...

Daily Memo: Saudi Officials in Yemen for Talks

Peace in Yemen? Saudi officials met with Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Sanaa to try to resolve Yemen’s almost decadelong civil war. Representatives from Oman,...

Daily Memo: OPEC+ Agrees to Production Cuts

Oil cuts. OPEC+ countries said on Sunday that they will voluntarily cut oil production from May until the end of the year by a...

Kazakhstan: Democratization in an Era of Geopolitical Churn

At a time of geopolitical uncertainty across Eurasia, Kazakhstan is undergoing a political evolution. The country’s transition away from authoritarianism is a rather unique...

Daily Memo: Azerbaijan Seizes Strategic Areas

Changes. Azerbaijan has taken control of several areas near the Armenian border "in connection with the commissioning of the new Lachin road." The Lachin...

Daily Memo: Russia’s EU Sanctions Circumvention

Brussels' plan. EU sanctions envoy David O’Sullivan said the bloc would like to start “a dialogue” with Kyrgyzstan to determine whether the bloc's exports...

Daily Memo: Russia to Deploy Tactical Nukes in Belarus, Honduras Cuts Ties With Taiwan

Nukes in Belarus. Russia will station tactical nuclear weapons on Belarusian territory, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a new interview. The two countries...

Daily Memo: Saudi-Syrian Talks, Hungarian Shift

Normalization talks. Saudi Arabia and Syria are in talks to resume consular services, according to Saudi state-run broadcaster Al-Ikhbariya. The foreign minister of Iran,...

Latest Posts

Get Geopolitical Futures FREE newsletter

Understanding Our Geopolitical Model

Sign up now and receive our special report Understanding our Geopolitical Model

Get weekly analysis from New York Times bestselling author George Friedman and our global team of analysts, plus special offers.

Subscribe Now


2025 Forecast: The World Without an Anchor

FREE with an annual subscription to Geopolitical Futures.

Subscribe Now