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Apr 2025
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America's Tariffs and Today's Global Sys...

GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES - GEOPOLITICS FROM GEORGE FRIEDMAN AND HIS TEAM AT GPF
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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 explained in our recent ClubGPF live discussion, we are now entering an age where America is taking on a pivotal role, and where economic warfare is the weapon of choice to maintain power.

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