Space wishes: ISS crew reveals which superpower would be handy in orbit

Ahead of Monday’s launch to the International Space Station, cosmonauts told the media which superpower would have helped them in space, and what they might do in their own back yard with their new knowledge of the Soyuz rocket. Russian cosmonaut and Soyuz MC-11 commander Oleg Kononenko said an ability to shift between human and […]

‘Joshua: Teenager vs Superpower’ Trailer: One Teen Rallies the People of Hong Kong

Joshua Wong wasn’t born when Hong Kong was handed back to the Chinese government in 1997 after being under British rule and influence by western civilization. But that didn’t stop him from rallying against the Communist government for trying to take away some of Hong Kong’s autonomy that was promised in the “one country, two […]

Asia’s superpower in 2040 won’t be China

Reuters/Kim Kyung Hoon By 2040, Japan will rise as East Asia’s leading power. This is one of our most controversial forecasts at Geopolitical Futures. Our readers know that GPF is bearish on China. And while some may disagree on that point, they usually see that the reasoning is sound. China will face serious problems in coming years… […]

A top strategist explains who — if anyone — can threaten America’s status as the global economic superpower

Bloomberg screengrab Viktor Shvets is Macquarie’s head of global equity strategy and Asia-Pacific equity strategy. We recently spoke with him about who, if anyone, can threaten the United States’ status as the global economic superpower.  This is part three of a series. Part one was a discussion on the populism that’s sweeping the globe and the […]