Talking Geopolitics
Episodes
China's Failure
15 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Part one of a conversation between GPF CEO George Friedman and Newstalk ZB's Leighton Smith. They discuss GPF's 2019 forecast, China's shortcomings, a...
The Week Ahead: Intervention and Partition
05 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Cole and Jacob discuss the latest on Venezuela, Brexit, and Afghanistan.
Not Another Cold War -- China Edition
11 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jacob and Cole wrestle with whether or not the United States and China are fighting a new Cold War. Then, they take a look at events around the world,...
George Friedman's Mailbag
03 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
George joins the podcast to answer your questions about geopolitics. What did he get wrong in "The Next Hundred Years"? How will China's economic woes...
What's Next in Northern Syria
25 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of all troops from Syria, a move that has obvious implications for everyone involved ...
2019 Forecast Preview: Part 2
21 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
2018 is coming to an end, so there's no better time to think about the future. Every year, GPF produces an Annual Forecast that lays out the trends th...
2019 Forecast Preview: Part 1
20 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
2018 is coming to an end, so there's no better time to think about the future. Every year, GPF produces an Annual Forecast that lays out the trends th...
Countries That Confuse Us
22 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Geopolitics is slow and largely predictable, but anyone who claims to have all the answers for an international system as strange and as volatile as o...
Not Another Cold War: Part 2
11 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Description: GPF Director of Analysis Jacob Shapiro welcomes Dr. Andrey Sushentsov, founder and head of Eurasian Strategies, to the show to discuss US...
Around the World with George Friedman
26 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
GPF Chairman George Friedman joins Director of Analysis Jacob Shapiro to give thoughts on issues ranging from new alliances in the Middle East to US-C...
If Iran Went Nuclear, Would It Even Matter?
11 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The heat is on Iran. Its economy is faltering. The currency is falling. The people are protesting. The government is threatening to close down the Str...
Turkey and the US: An On-Again, Off-Again Relationship
02 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The U.S. and Turkey have a lot of big mutual problems (Iran, the Islamic State, Bashar Assad) yet seem to be preoccupied by much smaller ones (pastors...
The Problem with 'Populism'
26 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Is populism an ideology? Is it a political tool? A political weapon? The term has been bastardized over the years, so much so that it is nearly devoid...
Is NATO Obsolete?
23 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the head of NATO wrote a column politely reminding everyone about the use of the military alliance. Can NATO continue to meet the needs of ...
Italy's View of France and Germany
18 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
GPF Director Jacob Shapiro welcomes special guest Dario Fabbri, Senior Analyst at Limes, to talk about Italy's view of Europe. Along the way, they tou...
Making Sense of the North Korea Talks
15 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The unprecedented meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un raises an important question: So what? Sign up for f...
War Games, Malaysian Intrigue, the 'Libya Model'
31 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Jacob and Cole stitch together a few separate recordings that were made throughout the week. We have George Friedman with a special guest o...
An Italian-American Summit
11 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode, GPF Chairman George Friedman sits down for a short conversation with Limes magazine director Lucio Caracciolo in Genoa, Italy. ...