Live Discussion: The Evolution of the Global Geopolitical System

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Our theme for this year’s Annual Forecast was A World Without an Anchor. As George Friedman explained earlier this year, historically, nations did not conduct themselves without aligning with or getting their bearings in relation to a power system that drove the world, an anchor. Now that we are more than halfway through 2025, this week’s ClubGPF discussion is a chance to take stock of where nations are lining up, and where things will go from here.

In our Q&A Session, Club members asked about the geopolitical strategy and Trump’s intentions for Greenland, how much the US needs Canada to help it control the Arctic, and Ukraine’s interest in joining the EU.

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Geopolitical Futures (GPF) was founded in 2015 by George Friedman, international strategist and author of The Storm Before the Calm and The Next 100 Years. GPF is non-ideological, analyzes the world and forecasts the future using geopolitics: political, economic, military and geographic dimensions at the foundation of a nation.