
How the crisis over Ukraine may accelerate disinformation, destabilization and digital warfare.

How the crisis over Ukraine may accelerate disinformation, destabilization and digital warfare.

This map shows the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups and Amphibious Ready Groups.

A briefing on Vladimir Putin's game plan for Ukraine, and whether the West is playing into his hand.

Shifting security dynamics on the Korean Peninsula as North Korea launches missiles and South Korea prepares to vote for a new president.

Niger may soon join the wave of military takeovers, but that risk has more to do with what’s happening within the country's borders.

Get details on when, why and how Russia, China, Iran and North Korea use cyberattacks.

A look at what the coming week will bring -- and a list of recommended Stratfor articles from the week that was.

The trade surplus could help fund the development of more economic sectors, but the island nation will still struggle to reduce its reliance on energy exports.

In this podcast, we learn about the extent of long-haul COVID-19 cases, how cases will be studied, and how much time before sufferers can get relief.

Stay informed about the significant meetings and events RANE analysts are tracking.

This map shows the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups and Amphibious Ready Groups.

Ankara’s policies are stimulating a recurring cycle of interest rate cuts, inflation and currency depreciation -- resulting in deepening economic instability.

By enhancing its ties with the world’s largest military, Doha’s recognition as a major U.S. partner will help shield it from Saudi or Emirati pressure.

An abrupt exit of French troops from the African country and the wider region remains unlikely, though it can’t be ruled out.

A look at what the coming week will bring -- and a list of recommended Stratfor articles from the week that was.

Stay informed about the significant meetings and events RANE analysts are tracking.

A Russian invasion cannot be ruled out, meaning organizations should start considering the risks they could face were such a conflict to break out.

While it may stir controversy, Cairo’s push to scale back spending on electricity, water and bread subsidies is unlikely to spur widespread unrest.

Amid ongoing tensions in Ukraine, Moscow will use its ties with Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua to illustrate its geopolitical influence in the U.S.'s own backyard.

The trade surplus could help fund the development of more economic sectors, but the island nation will still struggle to reduce its reliance on energy exports.

Prime Minister Draghi will keep his post but his ruling coalition will likely weaken ahead of the 2023 election, reigniting fears about the country’s economic stability.

The announcement of an "understanding" brings Buenos Aires closer to unlocking more IMF funds, but internal debates on both sides could still derail negotiations.

The new relief efforts for the poor interior province show the Chinese central government’s growing concerns with local economic health.

The former prime minister’s move to boycott upcoming elections will set off a fierce and potentially violent competition between anti-establishment and pro-Hezbollah figures.

Unless Russia invades Ukraine, the bloc is unlikely to impose high-impact sanctions that could damage its economic ties with Moscow.

Rival claims to Haiti's government would undermine the legitimacy of the electoral process, the economy and the country's security situation.

Stratfor Middle East and North Africa Analyst Emily Hawthorne updates the political and economic situation in Algeria.



In this short video Middle East and North Africa Analyst Ryan Bohl discusses three events to watch for this week.



Stratfor explains Uzbekistan's struggle to maintain internal unity while balancing against its regional neighbors and external powers.

In this short video South Asia Analyst Faisel Pervaiz discusses three events to watch for in the week.

Former CIA intelligence analyst Susan Hasler discusses the “ziggurat” model of radicalization that she and her colleague Cindy Storer built and used while working on counterterrorism efforts.

The United States does not have attractive options as far as its military presence in Iraq, but it has workable ones to achieve its strategic and security goals.

By testing ICBMs and powerful nuclear weapons, the North Korean leader has placed himself in a strategic trap that threatens to leave his country at China's mercy.
By Artyom Lukin

Infrastructure projects have helped Beijing build influence across the globe.

The East Asian nation is at the geographical nexus of the rivalry among China, Russia and the United States. It faces a difficult task navigating its precarious position.
By Jeff Goodson

Rather than trumpet Russia's praises overseas, Moscow's propaganda machine is focused more on undermining the Kremlin's enemies.

Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis fought Saddam Hussein, engineered attacks on Western embassies and took on the Islamic State. His death in the same strike that killed Iran's Qassem Soleimani increased local hostility to the U.S. presence in Iraq.

The country's new president is likely to use the questions surrounding the implementation of the 'safe third country' agreement to wrest additional support from the U.S.
By Lino Miani

By sending Turkish troops to defend Libya's U.N.-backed government, President Erdogan hopes to force a cease-fire that will protect his country's oil and gas interests in the Mediterranean and burnish his regional reputation.
By Sinan Ciddi

While there are few obvious historical analogies for the political crisis Britain's scheduled exit from the European Union has precipitated, there is one suggestive parallel -- and it prompts some sobering thoughts.
By Ian Morris

Technology has driven a number of recent major energy finds, but discovery does not always mean that production will follow.

Whether and how people celebrate Christmas is clearly a complicated affair, bearing only a subtle relationship to Christianity itself. The contemporary, increasingly international version of Christmas is less a religious festival than a celebration of affluence, modernity, and above all Westernness. Without anyone willing it, Christmas has become part of a package of Western soft power.
By Ian Morris