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

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

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.

After a wave of coups, both successful and failed, in West African nations, is it safe to say democracy is under attack?

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

Listen to learn how data is shifting the focus of environmental, social and governance for boards and investors.

The unpopular measures may unlock more IMF funding, but they’re unlikely to ease the country’s greater economic crisis.

With its physical security now less guaranteed than nearby Qatar's, the UAE will enact more social liberalization policies to remain a top destination for travel and investment.

The disputed Ladakh region has been the subject of ongoing talks since 2020.

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.

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.

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

Escalating clashes between the junta and resistance groups will cause the West to keep its distance from the country as East Asia probes for business opportunities.

The unpopular measures may unlock more IMF funding, but they’re unlikely to ease the country’s greater economic crisis.

With its physical security now less guaranteed than nearby Qatar's, the UAE will enact more social liberalization policies to remain a top destination for travel and investment.

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.

As Lebanon descends deeper into chaos, those living in the country -- including Palestinian and Syrian refugees -- will risk illegally fleeing to Europe by boat.

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