#21stCentury: Forecasting 2050-2100. George Friedman, GeopoliticalFutures.com. #GPFutures audioboom.com/posts/8318322-… via @Audioboom #21stCentury

#Gpfutures reports. #USA will deploy up to six B-52 bombers to facilities it is plans to build in northern #Australia . The nuclear-capable bombers will be w/ in range of #China. Meanwhile, China’s aid funding to #Pacific has fallen to lowest level in over a decade

Dimitrios-Periklis Giannoulis on Twitter: "The State of Play in Northern Syria #Syria #Kurds #Russia #Turkey #GPFutures… " cutt.ly/jCf7EWd

#Turkey’s state-owned oil & gas company #Botas received $929 million loan from #DeutscheBank to purchase liquified natural gas (LNG), which it hopes reduces dependence on #Russian imports. LNG will come from suppliers based in 10 countries. ~#GpFutures

#GPFutures 2nd day of meeting of Central Military Commission, #NorthKorean leader #KimJongUn & other military officials discussed boosting operability of frontline units along border w/ #SouthKorea. Could be precursor to deployments of nuclear-capable short-range missiles there

#Sweden & #Finland domestic support for #NATO. Classic Balance of Power Theory, "if my big neighbor eats his smaller neighbor, than he may eventually eat me. BETTER ALLY with other neighbors." Graphic courtesy of #GPFUTURES pic.x.com/nvjodfvguv

#GPFutures: #Russia’s Amb to #China said #Moscow relationship w/ #Beijing was ‘better than an alliance’ during forum on relations between countries. Russia’s Foreign Min stated during meeting that escalated tensions w/the West opens opportunity for investment & finance w/ #China.

In #China, a Challenge to #Xi’s Power? Rival camps disagree on how to grow the economy from here. #Herczegh, 2022 #GPFutures "w/ lower-ranking Vice Premier Hu Chunhua...Han leader of group w/i the Central Committee against Xi’s current economic actions." geopoliticalfutures.com/in-china-a-cha…

#GPFutures 23 May 22, "#Poland, said on Monday, it terminated a deal w/ #Russia on gas supplies via Yamal pipeline...#Warsaw rejected #Russian demands to pay in rubles & #Moscow subsequently cut off gas deliveries. On Sunday, #Baltic states stopped importing Russian electricity."

#GPFutures "Of the world’s 17 most water-stressed countries, 12 are in the #MiddleEast & #NorthAfrica. Though #arab region includes 5% of the world’s population, its share of the world’s freshwater is less than 1%. Arab countries import more than 1/2 of their food supplies"

" #UnitedStates President #Biden & #German Chancellor #Scholz discussed #Ukraine️ . Pledged to coordinate on providing security aid to #Kyiv . agreed not to recognize any territorial gains made by #Russia as a result of the war." ~ #GPFUTURES

#GpFutures : " #Russia Defense Ministry outlined goals 2nd phase of “special military operation” in #Ukraine. It plans to gain full control over the #Donbass region & southern Ukraine, creating a land corridor to Crimea & breakaway #Transnistria region of #Moldova."

#Gpfutures, "#Spain expecting delivery Sunday of LNG from #Cameroon using a tanker from #Russian firm #Gazprom. Since 2019, Spain hasn’t purchased LNG from Cameroon, where LNG manager is Gazprom. Despite calls from Brussels reduce energy imports from Russia, Spain has increased."

Mostly #baltics & #Balkans state who are 50-100% dependent on #Russian Natural Gas imports. Graphic courtesy of #GPFutures.

#GPFutures graphic. #Ukraine #Russia conflict puts #Egypt in a difficult situation.

#Russian #RubleCollapse 28 February 2022. Source #GPFutures via #NASDAQ .

#Gpfutures: On Sunday, #Ukraine called for a MTG w/ #Russia & other signatories of #Vienna Document, w/in 48 hrs to discuss situation. #Kremlin has not responded to the request. Meanwhile, #german Chancellor in #Kyiv on Monday for talks w/ Ukraine then to Moscow on Tuesday.