Nov 13, 2024 · From London to Warsaw, Paris to Kyiv, last week’s election of Donald Trump for a second time in the U.S. has sent European leaders scrambling. With the expectation that Trump will reduce defense support for Ukraine and Europe more generally, tune in to this special podcast from Geopolitical Futures as Chairman and Founder George Friedman explains what Trump means for Europe and the post-war ...

Oct 11, 2023 · As the world reels from the shocking violence in Israel and Palestine, Geopolitical Futures brings you a special edition of Talking Geopolitics. GPF Chairman George Friedman joins Christian Smith to discuss why the attacks took place, why Israel’s intelligence failed, and how the conflict will put pressure on Arab nations - and not in the way you may think.

Nov 18, 2024 · As I wrote in my most recent book, “The Storm Before the Calm,” we tend to use presidencies as benchmarks to help us locate where we are in time, but it would be a mistake to think that presidents and policies are the true agents of change. In truth, time is the ultimate arbiter of change, and what defines any era are the forces that impose themselves on presidents. Presidents are elected ...

Jan 10, 2025 · Analysis Breaking Regional Directory Middle East and North Africa Saudi Araba and the UAE’s New Islamist Problem The fall of Assad in Syria has empowered a different kind of threat.

Nov 1, 2024 · Weekly Graphic The Financial Cost of Climate Change Climate events and insured losses have trended steadily upward for 50 years.

Jan 24, 2025 · The World Bank has released its 2025 global growth forecast. The key takeaway is that global growth is stabilizing as inflation nears target levels. Global trade recovered in 2024, driven largely by steady growth in the goods trade in emerging economies. Overall growth remains weak, however ...

Dec 27, 2024 · Analysis Regional Directory Asia Pacific United States A New Trade Investigation Into Chinese Semiconductors The list of strategic U.S. industries is growing longer.

Dec 2, 2024 · Analysis Breaking Regional Directory Middle East and North Africa In Syria, Turkey Makes Its Move Someone was going to fill the vacuum left by Iran in the Levant.

Regional growth prospects vary significantly, shaped by specific geopolitical tensions and country-level challenges. For instance, ongoing uncertainties surrounding the Russia-Ukraine war, expanding trade restrictions and instability in the Middle East are weighing on production, trade flows and broader economic performance. The outlook for major economies such as the U.S., China and Russia ...

Jan 9, 2025 · George Friedman is an internationally recognized geopolitical forecaster and strategist on international affairs and the founder and chairman of Geopolitical Futures. Dr. Friedman is also a New York Times bestselling author. His most recent book, THE STORM BEFORE THE CALM: America’s Discord, the Coming Crisis of the 2020s, and the Triumph Beyond, published February 25, 2020 describes how ...