On Security Aug 4, 2021 | 09:00 GMTAug 4, 2021
Travelers can ensure that they have a safe trip by considering security from the start and adopting common-sense practices that reduce the likelihood of being targeted.
TRENDING THEMES & TOPICS
Latest
Latest
Podcasts Aug 2, 2021 | 23:01 GMTAug 2, 2021
What we know and don't know about what went wrong in the collapse, and what needs to be done to prevent similar tragedies.
Guidance Jul 31, 2021 | 14:00 GMTJul 31, 2021
A look at what the coming week will bring -- and a list of recommended Stratfor articles from the week that was.
Guidance Jul 30, 2021 | 21:40 GMTJul 30, 2021
Stay informed about the significant meetings and events the Stratfor team is tracking.
Assessments Jul 29, 2021 | 20:39 GMTJul 29, 2021
As it awaits the rise of the ultimate power bearer in Afghanistan, Islamabad will focus on preventing violence that poses a serious threat to Chinese investments.
Snapshots Jul 29, 2021 | 18:10 GMTJul 29, 2021
His new chief of staff pick will help appease Brazil's powerful centrist coalition. But maintaining the bloc's favor will also make Bolsonaro beholden to its members' policy priorities.
Assessments Jul 29, 2021 | 11:00 GMTJul 29, 2021
This map shows the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups and Amphibious Ready Groups.
Podcasts Jul 29, 2021 | 09:00 GMTJul 29, 2021
Protests in India over farm laws are undergoing a shift in focus. Could it be a winning strategy?
Snapshots Jul 28, 2021 | 17:57 GMTJul 28, 2021
London’s reluctance to comply with the bloc’s single market rules will keep negotiations to reform the Northern Ireland protocol at risk of collapse.
Snapshots Jul 27, 2021 | 21:31 GMTJul 27, 2021
Amid the turmoil in Afghanistan, Turkish politicians are sounding the alarm over another migrant surge, while others are taking steps to discriminate against those already in the country.
Assessments
Assessments
Assessments Aug 3, 2021 | 17:48 GMTAug 3, 2021
The greater protection given to citizens living in the capital could make Emiratis elsewhere more openly critical of their federal government.
Guidance Jul 31, 2021 | 14:00 GMTJul 31, 2021
A look at what the coming week will bring -- and a list of recommended Stratfor articles from the week that was.
Guidance Jul 30, 2021 | 21:40 GMTJul 30, 2021
Stay informed about the significant meetings and events the Stratfor team is tracking.
Assessments Jul 29, 2021 | 20:39 GMTJul 29, 2021
As it awaits the rise of the ultimate power bearer in Afghanistan, Islamabad will focus on preventing violence that poses a serious threat to Chinese investments.
Assessments Jul 29, 2021 | 11:00 GMTJul 29, 2021
This map shows the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups and Amphibious Ready Groups.
Assessments Jul 27, 2021 | 21:03 GMTJul 27, 2021
The California-based company’s push to catch up with its Asian competitors will be critical in regaining U.S. dominance over the semiconductor industry.
Assessments Jul 26, 2021 | 22:01 GMTJul 26, 2021
President Saied’s move to freeze parliament risks further destabilizing the already cash-strapped and COVID-ridden country.
Guidance Jul 24, 2021 | 14:00 GMTJul 24, 2021
A look at what the coming week will bring -- and a list of recommended Stratfor articles from the week that was.
Snapshots
Snapshots
Snapshots Aug 2, 2021 | 21:03 GMTAug 2, 2021
Sectarian fighting risk spurring a cycle of deadly revenge attacks that the country’s cash-strapped government and military would struggle to control.
Snapshots Aug 2, 2021 | 16:46 GMTAug 2, 2021
The ruling party’s withdrawal from the EU-brokered pact it signed with opposition leaders could undermine the legitimacy of Georgia’s upcoming elections.
Snapshots Jul 30, 2021 | 20:33 GMTJul 30, 2021
Clashes between government and rebel forces in the border city of Daraa could stoke unrest elsewhere in Syria and send a new flood of refugees into Jordan.
Snapshots Jul 29, 2021 | 18:10 GMTJul 29, 2021
His new chief of staff pick will help appease Brazil's powerful centrist coalition. But maintaining the bloc's favor will also make Bolsonaro beholden to its members' policy priorities.
Snapshots Jul 28, 2021 | 17:57 GMTJul 28, 2021
London’s reluctance to comply with the bloc’s single market rules will keep negotiations to reform the Northern Ireland protocol at risk of collapse.
Snapshots Jul 27, 2021 | 21:31 GMTJul 27, 2021
Amid the turmoil in Afghanistan, Turkish politicians are sounding the alarm over another migrant surge, while others are taking steps to discriminate against those already in the country.
Snapshots Jul 23, 2021 | 20:57 GMTJul 23, 2021
The Biden administration’s response to Havana's heavy-handed crackdown on recent protests could spook Western investors.
Snapshots Jul 20, 2021 | 18:15 GMTJul 20, 2021
With a new hard-line president taking office next month, Tehran’s demands for broad sanctions relief from Washington will likely only grow.
Videos
Videos
Videos Dec 19, 2019 | 12:00 GMTDec 19, 2019
Stratfor Middle East and North Africa Analyst Emily Hawthorne updates the political and economic situation in Algeria.
Videos Oct 18, 2019 | 20:44 GMTOct 18, 2019
Videos Oct 11, 2019 | 20:08 GMTOct 11, 2019
Videos Oct 7, 2019 | 15:09 GMTOct 7, 2019
In this short video Middle East and North Africa Analyst Ryan Bohl discusses three events to watch for this week.
Videos Sep 23, 2019 | 15:07 GMTSep 23, 2019
Videos Sep 9, 2019 | 15:16 GMTSep 9, 2019
Videos Sep 9, 2019 | 13:52 GMTSep 9, 2019
Stratfor explains Uzbekistan's struggle to maintain internal unity while balancing against its regional neighbors and external powers.
Videos Sep 3, 2019 | 00:32 GMTSep 3, 2019
In this short video South Asia Analyst Faisel Pervaiz discusses three events to watch for in the week.
Global Perspectives
Global Perspectives
Contributor Perspectives Jan 22, 2021 | 22:47 GMTJan 22, 2021
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.
Partner Perspectives Feb 6, 2020 | 11:00 GMTFeb 6, 2020
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.
Contributor Perspectives Jan 31, 2020 | 10:45 GMTJan 31, 2020
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
Partner Perspectives Jan 27, 2020 | 11:00 GMTJan 27, 2020
Infrastructure projects have helped Beijing build influence across the globe.
Contributor Perspectives Jan 24, 2020 | 10:00 GMTJan 24, 2020
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
Contributor Perspectives Jan 22, 2020 | 11:00 GMTJan 22, 2020
Rather than trumpet Russia's praises overseas, Moscow's propaganda machine is focused more on undermining the Kremlin's enemies.
Contributor Perspectives Jan 20, 2020 | 09:45 GMTJan 20, 2020
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.
Contributor Perspectives Jan 13, 2020 | 11:00 GMTJan 13, 2020
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
Contributor Perspectives Jan 10, 2020 | 10:30 GMTJan 10, 2020
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
Contributor Perspectives Dec 30, 2019 | 10:30 GMTDec 30, 2019
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
Partner Perspectives Dec 27, 2019 | 11:00 GMTDec 27, 2019
Technology has driven a number of recent major energy finds, but discovery does not always mean that production will follow.
Contributor Perspectives Dec 25, 2019 | 10:00 GMTDec 25, 2019
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
