Talking Geopolitics
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Talking Geopolitics
A non-partisan podcast brought to you by Geopolitical Futures, an online publication founded by internationally recognized geopolitical forecaster George Friedman. Geopolitical Futures tells you what matters in international affairs and what doesn’t. Go to https://geopoliticalfutures.com/podcast for...
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Will Trump's Gaza Plan Work? George Friedman on Israel, Palestine and the Geopolitics of Peace
Two years ago this week, Hamas' October 7 attacks stunned Israel and the world. And now for the first time there is palpable excitement that the war i...
Can Turkey Become a Major Power? Kamran Bokhari on George Friedman's Prediction in The Next 100 Years
In his 2009 book, The Next 100 Years, GPF Chairman George Friedman forecasted that Turkey would become the major power in the Middle East. As Trump dr...
George Friedman on Putin's NATO Provocations and Poland's Emerging Power
Already this month, Russia has violated the airspace of three NATO countries: Estonia, Romania and Poland - twice. What is Russian President Vladimir...
Israel’s Pursuit of Strategic Depth | ClubGPF Preview with Kamran Bokhari
GPF contributor Kamran Bokhari recently wrote that massive geopolitical change has come to the Middle East in the form of the attack on Gaza, a weaken...
George Friedman on Israel’s Attack on Hamas in Qatar, a US Ally
In what could prove to be a pivotal moment for the Middle East, Israel has bombed Hamas leaders in Qatar. It is the first time Israel has struck in Qa...
George Friedman Unpacks Xi's Coalition of Anti-Western Powers
Over the weekend, the leaders of countries like China, Russia, India and Pakistan arrived in Tianjin, China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization...
George Friedman on Why Trump’s Tariffs on India Are Part of a Wider Geopolitical Game
The impending 25 per cent tariffs on India over its purchase of Russian oil appears bold. While the US said its primary motivation was to hit Putin wh...
Will the US Face a Major War in the Next Decade? George Friedman on US Naval Readiness
The United States military has gone through many evolutions, from technological to structural, over the decades. Maintaining dominance in the Atlantic...
George Friedman on the Real Stakes of the Trump-Putin Alaska Summit
A long-awaited meeting between Presidents Trump and Putin is slated for this Friday in Alaska. The summit, which comes after three and a half years of...
Drug Wars: George Friedman on Why the Cartels Are So Hard To Destroy
Last week, the U.S. Treasury sanctioned the Venezuelan group the Cartel de los Soles as a terrorist organization. President Trump has long considered...
What does a desperate Putin do? George Friedman on Russia, Trump and Peace
Before he was elected for his second presidential term, Donald Trump promised to end the Ukraine war in one day. Last week, Trump gave Vladimir Putin...
Are Xi Jinping’s Days Numbered?
For this episode of Talking Geopolitics, we turn our attention to China, where President Xi Jinping has been busy intensifying a crackdown on high-ran...
George Friedman on the Iran Strike: A New War or the End of One?
On Saturday US time, 7 B2 Spirit Bombers dropped more than a dozen Bunker Buster Bombs on Iran as part of a coordinated strike on three nuclear sites...
Can Turkey and Saudi Arabia Be Friends? | ClubGPF Preview with Kamran Bokhari
Rivalry and alliances in the Middle East go back centuries and have shaped the geopolitics of this region in a major way. On this clip of a recent Clu...
Should Europe Fear Russia? George Friedman and Antonia Colibasanu from Romania
The U.S. decision to recuse itself from European security has created something of a crisis on the continent. America wants European countries to pick...
From Turkey to Israel: US Imperatives in the Middle East | ClubGPF Preview with George Friedman and Hilal Khashan
It’s hard to find a region facing as much widespread turmoil as the Middle East, both historically and in the modern world. As Geopolitical Futures’ c...
After the Tariffs: What's Next for US-China Security and Economic Relations?
The return of Donald Trump to the White House was always going to mean a new showdown between the world’s two largest economies. But, after spiraling...
George Friedman: What's Next for Russia, Ukraine and Europe?
The US-Ukraine minerals deal is done but a Russia-Ukraine peace deal is seemingly out of reach. Now the US is looking to scale back its involvement in...
Neighbors No More? The Shifting Ties of North America
Like much of the world, North American geopolitics looks very different to six months ago. Tariffs, border issues and suggestions of US troops in Mexi...
Who's the Next Global Superpower? | ClubGPF Preview with George Friedman
The next great power is in the making. Could the United States make room for the likes of China or even Iran as the next superpower? As GPF Chairman G...
America's Tariffs and Today's Global System | ClubGPF Preview with George Friedman
From the U.S., to Europe, China, the Middle East and Russia, relationships are being restructured due to changing geopolitical forces. As GPF Chairman...
George Friedman on How Geopolitics Drives Trump's Tariffs
It has been a tumultuous couple of weeks since U.S. President Donald Trump announced his sweeping tariffs, pushing the world's two biggest economies,...
America in Transition: Trump’s First 50 Days
As we edge over the halfway point of Donald Trump's first 100 days in his second term in office, it's possible we're seeing the start of America’s ter...
China's Power Projection: A Message to Donald Trump
As the world watches the Transatlantic Alliance continue to strain, America’s allies to the West are wondering what it all means for them. Analysts Vi...
George Friedman: Why Putin Has Lost the War in Ukraine
After Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Oval Office bust up, you might think the war in Ukraine is going rather well for Vladimir Putin. But, acc...
George Friedman: Trump is Just Reacting to Changing Global Realities
One month into Donald Trump’s second term, even those who closely followed his first time in office have struggled to keep up. Foreign policy shifts a...
George Friedman: World Without an Anchor
Historically, nations did not conduct themselves without aligning with or getting their bearings in relation to a power system that drove the world; a...
Poland’s Emerging Power | ClubGPF Podcast+ Bonus with Antonia Colibasanu
Over the past few decades, Poland has seen its economy grow and its military expand. With Donald Trump returning to the White House next month and the...
What's Next for Iran? ClubGPF Bonus with Kamran Bokhari
Israel’s decimation of Hezbollah’s leadership and war-making capabilities has paved the way for a massive altering of the geopolitical landscape in th...
George Friedman on Trump, Europe, and the Shifting World Order
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 th...
Shadows of Power: George Friedman on Russia, the Middle East, and the Rise of Non-State Actors
At GPF we have a distinct method for looking at the world, and every day we see this model play out in real time, like in the current conflicts in the...
Beyond Borders: Migration and Europe’s Far Right Surge | ClubGPF Bonus with Ronan Wordsworth
The European far right has had one of their best electoral years since the Second World War. What could it mean for European geopolitics, and how does...
Fragile Alliances: America, Hungary, and a History of European Conflict
In order to survive generation after generation, the nation of Hungary has had to maintain a unique balancing act within Central Europe. In our recent...
Israel and Hezbollah Escalation | ClubGPF Podcast+ Bonus with Hilal Khashan
Will the Israel-Hamas War spread across the region? After months of Hezbollah and the IDF exchanging fire, attacks have escalated in recent weeks. Mid...
The Future of French Geopolitics | ClubGPF Podcast+ Bonus with Antonia Colibasanu
With a unique position both geographically and economically in Europe, France remains an important player on the world stage. Although it has key role...
Global Security Challenges – A U.S. Military Perspective | ClubGPF Preview with George Friedman and Colonel Scott Leonard
From the war in Ukraine, instability in the Middle East, and the potential for conflict in the Pacific, the U.S. military is involved to a certain deg...
AUKUS and the Indo-Pacific | ClubGPF Podcast+ Bonus with Ronan Wordsworth
What are the geopolitical implications of the AUKUS partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States? In our most recent Podcas...
The Changing Landscape of Threats | ClubGPF Preview with George Friedman and Rear Admiral Doug Fears
Geopolitical and national security threats are constantly changing and evolving, sometimes it’s hard to keep up. In this ClubGPF live discussion, Rear...
ISIS Threats and Hindu Nationalism in India | ClubGPF Podcast+ Bonus with Kamran Bokhari
What’s on the horizon for the world’s largest democracy? In our most recent Podcast+ episode for ClubGPF members, GPF contributor Kamran Bokhari joine...
Turmoil in the Middle East | ClubGPF Preview with George Friedman and Hilal Khashan
Middle East expert Hilal Khashan wrote in his January 23rd piece titled ‘The Middle East as a Powder Keg’ that resolving the region’s issues will be o...