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“'China needs the U.S. more than the U.S. needs China,' said Jacob Shapiro, director of analysis at online publication Geopolitical Futures. Still, he added that 'it’s weird to use the language of "need” because obviously the U.S. would like to have access to the Chinese market.'” Full story

"The U.S. is engaging in economic warfare with China and Iran. If we don't want to go to war with China or we don't want to go to war with Iran, putting economic pressure on them is enormously powerful." - GPF Chairman George Friedman (starting at 1:15:20) Full interview

"George Friedman, founder and chairman of Geopolitical Futures, said that Washington was responding to a series of provocations from Iran. 'The Iranians have become increasingly aggressive and at least verbally threatening action. For example, there is evidence that the rockets fired by Hamas [at Israel] were Iranian. There is tension rising in Lebanon,' Friedman said." Full story

"Allison Fedirka, director of analyst operations at Geopolitical Futures, told Newsweek that Maduro’s offer of dialogue was not likely to bring about meaningful change. 'Guiado and the opposition have repeatedly rejected Maduro's calls for dialogue,' she pointed out. 'Also, the opposition only wants to discuss Maduro's departure and new elections, no power sharing agreement or reforms the current government can make.'” Full story

“'I think it is fair to say that the introductory phase of Belt and Road is over,' Jacob Shapiro, director of analysis at online publication Geopolitical Futures, said in an email. 'A number of countries have signed on, money has been distributed, some projects have been completed and many other projects either failed or didn’t get off the ground,' he said." Full story

TRT World speaks to George Friedman, founder and chairman of Geopolitical Futures and best selling author of "The Next 100 Years", about Europe and its commitment to NATO. Full story

China’s elderly may soon be grumbling. Last week, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences released a study estimating that China’s main state pension fund could be exhausted by 2035 – in other words, before workers born in the 1980s retire. - Phillip Orchard Full story

“Ekaterina Zolotova, Geopolitical Futures’ Moscow-based analyst, also told Newsweek that the Russia-Ukraine relationship would remain largely the same for the time being.” Full story

Over the past year, many observers have suggested that Russia and Turkey appear to be setting their historical differences aside and building an unlikely but mutually beneficial alliance. – Xander Snyder Full Story

Allison Fedirka, director of analyst operations for Geopolitical Futures, told Newsweek that ‘the U.S. would very much welcome regime change in Bolivia and could provide rhetoric to encourage such an outcome.” She explained, however, that ‘Bolivia does not rise to the same level of strategic importance for Washington as Venezuela.’” Full Story