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New offensive. Yemen’s internationally recognized government began a major offensive against the Houthi rebels...

George Answers Your Questions: A Possible Escalation by Iran

A Possible Escalation by Iran Sept. 28, 2026 Question: I've heard that the Iranian army is...

China Just Made Trump’s Energy Dilemma Worse

Barely a week after U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping in...
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The World Without an Anchor

The international order is about to get less orderly.

The Trump-Xi Detente Has a Taiwan Problem

The U.S.-China relationship is on more stable footing after last week’s summit between their...

The Outer Space Treaty and the Race for Space Control

In September, the United States publicly acknowledged for the first time that it operates...

Pakistan and West Asia Amid the New American Geostrategy

I returned a couple of days ago from my first trip to Pakistan in...

A Possible Escalation by Iran

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Thinking About How the Iran War Ends

All wars end, and they do so in one of two ways: Either one side defeats the other, or both sides negotiate a settlement....

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Geopolitical Futures (GPF) Announces JƔnos ZoltƔn CsƔk As a Partner

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Geopolitical Futures LLC, the forecasting company led by internationally renowned geopolitical strategist and best-selling author George Friedman, is pleased to announce that JÔnos ZoltÔn CsÔk is joining...

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Geopolitical FuturesĀ® (GPF), the forecasting company led by internationally renowned geopolitical strategist and best selling author George Friedman, has introduced a new product that...

US Bargaining With China and Russia

With the arrival of the second Trump administration, great power competition is at an inflection point. Both Russia and China face internal crises that...

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The UK Airbase Puzzle and Inside the Trump-Xi Summit

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On this episode of Talking Geopolitics, GPF Chairman George Friedman joins host Christian Smith to discuss the unfolding security incident at RAF Fairford, the fallout from the US-China summit and Xi's letter to Trump, and the overblown risks of AI in geopolitics and related technology.

The UK Airbase Puzzle and Inside the Trump-Xi Summit

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On this episode of Talking Geopolitics, GPF Chairman George Friedman joins host Christian Smith to discuss the unfolding security incident at RAF Fairford, the fallout from the US-China summit and Xi's letter to Trump, and the overblown risks of AI in geopolitics and related technology.