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Why Russia Is Threatening the US in Syria
Oct. 4, 2016 Moscow’s ability to back up its rhetoric is questionable.
Watch List Findings: Sept. 24, 2016
GPF Team -
What follows are the preliminary findings for issues identified in the daily Watch Lists this week. We are only sending findings that we regard...
Cracks Appear in the Turkey-Russia Partnership
The contradictions in the Turkish-Russian relationship, which seemed on the surface to be blossoming in recent months, are beginning to show themselves. Any one...
How Iran Lost Its Hold Over Iraqi Shiites
Iraqi Shiites understand that Iran wants their country to remain weak and fragmented.
Watch List Findings: Aug. 20, 2016
GPF Team -
What follows are the preliminary findings for issues identified in the daily Watch Lists this week. We are only sending findings that we regard...
What We’re Reading: Sullen Escapism and Russian Interventionism
Weekly reviews of what’s on our bookshelves.
The Coup and Turkey as a Great Power
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Aug. 1, 2016 Instability does not prevent a country from becoming powerful.
The Problem with Fighting Islamist Terrorism
July 26, 2016 Radical Islamism is a movement, not an organization, which makes it much harder to defeat.
American Exposure to the European Financial Crisis
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July 14, 2016 While the U.S. at first seems fairly shielded from the Continent’s banking problems, a deeper look reveals substantial uncertainty and risk.
Daily Memo: Bolton’s Departure, China in Central Asia, Iraq and Iran
What's geopolitically important today.
US Rainfall and Population Centers
GPF Team -
May 11, 2016 This is a map of the United States at night. As you can see, the eastern part of the United States is filled with lights, and the western part is much darker, except for the Pacific Coast. The line we’ve drawn marks the point where the lights dim. And it also marks the line where annual rainfall tapers off. There is more rain to the east of the line, less rain to the west. The line marking the edge of the heavily lit area is also the point where rain declines below what is needed for high density populations. The two lines converge in the same spot and define a vital dimension of American geopolitics: the difference between the East and the West.
China’s Border With North Korea
DANDONG, CHINA - MAY 24: (CHINA OUT) Chinese vendors sell North Korea and China flags on the boardwalk next to the Yalu river in...
