HomeRegional Directory

Regional Directory

Brief: A Prospective Israeli-Gulf Defense Alliance

Background: Since last year, when Israel normalized relations with the Gulf states of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, a Sunni Arab-Israeli alliance has...

The US, Iran and Bargaining Positions

The Iranian government has announced that it will not attend the first round of negotiations over restoring the agreement that limited its ability to...

Brief: Seoul Extends an Olive Branch to Tokyo

Background: Japan and South Korea have been bickering about Japanese sins committed during the occupation of the Korean Peninsula since about as soon as...

In Georgia, the Opportunity That Wasn’t

Pressure is building in Georgia, where anti-government protests have reached a fever pitch and the recent detention of the United National Movement party's leader...

The Global Economy in 2020

(click to enlarge) The COVID-19 pandemic hurt everyone, but it didn’t hurt equally. Social distancing measures, both elective and government mandated, devastated businesses, particularly those...

Daily Memo: US Strikes in Syria, International Pressure on Myanmar

U.S. airstrikes in Syria. The U.S. launched airstrikes in eastern Syria, hitting infrastructure targets near a border control point used by several Iran-backed militias....

For Iran, Nuclear Weapons Can Wait

The last two years have been the toughest for Iran since its 1979 revolution. Most Iranians have been negatively affected by Western sanctions as...

Brief: The US, Panama and Mutual Security

Background: The United States has always had fundamental interest in protecting maritime approaches to its land, including those from the Caribbean Sea. Securing and...

Know Your Enemy

The most important thing in poker is knowing who you are playing against. You need to know his weakness – not all of them,...

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.

Subscription Special



The World Explained in Maps

FREE with an annual subscription to Geopolitical Futures.

Subscribe Now