GPF Chairman George Friedman and COO Antonia Colibasanu discussed the evolving commodities crisis, rising inflation, and wide-reaching impacts from the war in Ukraine. To learn more about ClubGPF and to join the next ClubGPF live discussion, visit

As Europeans suffer high energy costs and the prospect of a rough winter, some have begun to ask if Western sanctions against Russia were in fact an own goal. On the face of it, Russia’s economy is not going through the meltdown once predicted and Moscow continues to make billions from selling its oil and gas to the world. However, Jeffrey