Weighing escalation. The U.S. deployed more special operations forces to the Middle East from U.S. bases and shifted more ...

Franco-German nuclear deterrence. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz met with French President Emmanuel Macron at an air base ...

The full consequences of the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz can be postponed for only so long. Since July 7, when ...

By Andrew Ryvkin In 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine, Kyiv had an outdated defense-industrial base that was unable to meet ...

Canada tariffs. The U.S. announced 50 percent tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian imports and accused Ottawa of ...

Years ago, we at GPF predicted that the United States would try to reduce its involvement in the Eastern Hemisphere. Aside ...

What does Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia mean for India, China, and the ...

Plans by Dubai port operator DP World to expand port infrastructure on the eastern seaboard of United Arab Emirates should be ...

Over the past few days, U.S. forces said they struck more than 300 Iranian targets, including missile and drone systems, ...

For all the attention paid to the conflict in Iran, the broader changes in the Middle East have gone largely ignored, ...

Turkey’s defense industry is expanding rapidly. The country became the world’s 11th-largest supplier of arms exports recently ...

George Friedman is an internationally recognized geopolitical forecaster and strategist on international affairs and the ...