Welcome - Geopolitical Futures
Geopolitical Futures (GPF) was founded in 2015 by George Friedman, international strategist and author of 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 Storm Before the Calm - Geopolitical Futures
The Storm Before the Calm: America’s Discord, the Coming Crisis of the 2020s, and the Triumph Beyond. The master geopolitical forecaster and New York Times bestselling author of The Next 100 Years focuses on the United States, predicting how the 2020s will bring dramatic upheaval and reshaping of American government, foreign policy, economics, and culture.
China in the Atlantic - Geopolitical Futures
Sep 10, 2024 · (click to enlarge) At the center of the issue, of course, is the United States. The U.S. and China have stood in dramatic if largely bloodless military opposition to each other in the broader Asia-Pacific for some time.
What Is a Superpower? - Geopolitical Futures
Oct 21, 2024 · The end of the Cold War and the dismantling of what had been a bipolar world order raised the question of what exactly constitutes a superpower. The question has been bandied about even more over the past few years, given some people’s perception that U.S. global influence is weakening relative to ...
Staff - Geopolitical Futures
Cole Altom Managing Editor. Cole Altom is the managing editor at Geopolitical Futures. He oversees the publishing department, which curates the website, develops Geopolitical Futures’ editorial strategy, consults with analysts, liaises with marketing and maintains the integrity of all published material.
Middle Powers, Polarity and the International System
Oct 24, 2024 · The great power competition currently underway has created space for second-tier states, or middle powers, to emerge as strong as ever. Alarmed by the growing disruptions to the post-World War II order and what they see as the inability of greater powers to manage the international system, regional actors such as Turkey, Indonesia, Kazakhstan and […]
Daily Memo: Georgian Elections, British Military Reforms
Oct 28, 2024 · Results are in. Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili vowed not to recognize the results of parliamentary elections held over the weekend that saw the governing Georgian Dream party win 53.9 percent of the vote. She suggested Moscow influenced the election and called the vote a “total ...
Putin’s Perspective on the Russia-Ukraine War
Feb 13, 2024 · Russian President Vladimir Putin did something unprecedented last week: He held a two-hour press conference directed at the American public. It was not exactly a press conference, in the sense that Tucker Carlson, a talk show host perceived as sympathetic toward Russia, was the only reporter present.
Books - Geopolitical Futures
The Storm Before the Calm: America's Discord, the Coming Crisis of the 2020s, and the Triumph Beyond. The master geopolitical forecaster and New York Times bestselling author of The Next 100 Years focuses on the United States, predicting how the 2020s will bring dramatic upheaval and reshaping of American government, foreign policy, economics, and culture.
The Future of Drone Warfare - Geopolitical Futures
Oct 8, 2024 · It’s been said for years that drones are the future of warfare. Their advantages are obvious: They are light and maneuverable and can deliver payloads without directly risking the lives of their operators. The United States used them extensively in its campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq to execute ...