Snapshots Jul 10, 2020 | 10:00 GMTJul 10, 2020
Washington's decision to sanction a Chinese Politburo member will provoke a tit-for-tat response from Beijing, adding to the mounting tensions between the two countries.
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Podcasts Jul 9, 2020 | 19:15 GMTJul 9, 2020
Emily Donahue speaks to global security analyst Thomas Abi-Hanna about an ongoing shadow war in the Middle East, and about its main players.
Assessments Jul 9, 2020 | 11:00 GMTJul 9, 2020
This map shows the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups and Amphibious Ready Groups.
Podcasts Jul 7, 2020 | 16:11 GMTJul 7, 2020
In this episode of the Stratfor Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, Emily Donahue speaks with Stratfor Latin America Analyst Cesar Martinez about the USMCA, which became official U.S. trade policy in July 2020.
Snapshots Jul 6, 2020 | 10:00 GMTJul 6, 2020
Potential changes to the way Libya's oil revenue and exports are shared could have significant ramifications for the country's sovereignty by establishing de facto splits in its financial system.
Guidance Jul 4, 2020 | 14:00 GMTJul 4, 2020
A look at what the coming week will bring -- and a list of recommended Stratfor articles from the week that was.
On Geopolitics Jul 3, 2020 | 10:00 GMTJul 3, 2020
China's economic and strategic power is now large enough to require a response from its rivals, but are not yet strong enough to withstand a concerted counter-challenge.
By Rodger Baker
Snapshots Jul 2, 2020 | 15:49 GMTJul 2, 2020
Israel appears to be pausing its plans to annex large parts of the West Bank in the face of a COVID-19 resurgence, and also due to possible changes to its U.S. relationship.
Assessments Jul 2, 2020 | 14:04 GMTJul 2, 2020
This map shows the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups and Amphibious Ready Groups.
Assessments Jul 2, 2020 | 10:00 GMTJul 2, 2020
South Africa will likely miss its recently adjusted budget targets as the country’s escalating COVID-19 outbreak delays much-needed austerity measures, leaving its economy in shambles for at least another five years.
Assessments
Assessments
Assessments Jul 9, 2020 | 11:00 GMTJul 9, 2020
The removal of technical requirements for operating in Danish waters will enable Russia to complete the pipeline's construction, but a new round of proposed U.S. sanctions could still thwart progress.
Assessments Jul 9, 2020 | 11:00 GMTJul 9, 2020
This map shows the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups and Amphibious Ready Groups.
Assessments Jul 9, 2020 | 10:00 GMTJul 9, 2020
Following a series of unusual incidents near Tehran, it appears Israel may be taking matters back into its own hands in order to contain Iran's nuclear development.
Guidance Jul 8, 2020 | 10:00 GMTJul 8, 2020
As Beijing-backed authorities and pro-democracy forces take their fight online, Hong Kong's increasingly volatile political dynamic will pose the greatest long-term threat to internet-based companies operating in the city.
By Evan Rees
Guidance Jul 4, 2020 | 14:00 GMTJul 4, 2020
A look at what the coming week will bring -- and a list of recommended Stratfor articles from the week that was.
Assessments Jul 2, 2020 | 14:04 GMTJul 2, 2020
This map shows the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups and Amphibious Ready Groups.
Assessments Jul 2, 2020 | 10:00 GMTJul 2, 2020
South Africa will likely miss its recently adjusted budget targets as the country’s escalating COVID-19 outbreak delays much-needed austerity measures, leaving its economy in shambles for at least another five years.
Assessments Jul 1, 2020 | 10:00 GMTJul 1, 2020
The two countries' deadly border clash has fueled a surge of anti-China sentiment in India that will prompt Modi to take a more aggressive approach against Beijing.
Snapshots
Snapshots
Snapshots Jul 10, 2020 | 10:00 GMTJul 10, 2020
Washington's decision to sanction a Chinese Politburo member will provoke a tit-for-tat response from Beijing, adding to the mounting tensions between the two countries.
Snapshots Jul 7, 2020 | 10:00 GMTJul 7, 2020
The loss of agricultural production will force the already cash-strapped Moroccan government to import more crops and increase financial aid for the country’s farmers.
Snapshots Jul 6, 2020 | 10:00 GMTJul 6, 2020
Potential changes to the way Libya's oil revenue and exports are shared could have significant ramifications for the country's sovereignty by establishing de facto splits in its financial system.
Snapshots Jul 2, 2020 | 15:49 GMTJul 2, 2020
Israel appears to be pausing its plans to annex large parts of the West Bank in the face of a COVID-19 resurgence, and also due to possible changes to its U.S. relationship.
Snapshots Jul 1, 2020 | 20:30 GMTJul 1, 2020
Preliminary results of Russia’s constitutional referendum suggest the amendments will be passed easily, thus setting the Kremlin on a course to prepare its political system for a future without Putin.
Snapshots Jul 1, 2020 | 19:50 GMTJul 1, 2020
While the protests resulted in a relatively small number of arrests under China's new law, how the detentions and trials proceed will indicate the legislation's ability to truly suppress dissent.
Snapshots Jun 30, 2020 | 19:49 GMTJun 30, 2020
Whether the next period sees tumultuous pro-democracy protests or a stifling of dissent will depend on how Hong Kong authorities apply their sweeping new powers -- and the opposition's response.
Snapshots Jun 29, 2020 | 16:05 GMTJun 29, 2020
The failure of Macron's LREM party to win support at the municipal level will make it even harder for his unpopular government to pass reforms ahead of the 2022 presidential election.
Columns
Columns
On Geopolitics Jul 3, 2020 | 10:00 GMTJul 3, 2020
China's economic and strategic power is now large enough to require a response from its rivals, but are not yet strong enough to withstand a concerted counter-challenge.
By Rodger Baker
On Geopolitics Jun 24, 2020 | 19:11 GMTJun 24, 2020
Modi has signaled a willingness to use force to manage border tensions with Beijing, which would mark a dramatic shift from India’s decadeslong strategy of dialogue and deconfliction.
By Rodger Baker
On Geopolitics Jun 11, 2020 | 17:44 GMTJun 11, 2020
Although China's official policy is still one of peaceful reunification with Taiwan, the island's political evolution and shifting international relations are pushing Beijing down a more coercive path.
By Rodger Baker
On Geopolitics Jun 3, 2020 | 10:00 GMTJun 3, 2020
Amid rising anti-China sentiment, Beijing's aggressive response raises two potential challenges -- that it backfires overseas, and that Beijing loses control of the nationalistic narrative.
By Rodger Baker
On Geopolitics May 26, 2020 | 22:06 GMTMay 26, 2020
With rising international efforts to constrain China's economic and political rise, Beijing cannot allow Hong Kong to remain a challenge to central authority.
By Rodger Baker
On Geopolitics May 22, 2020 | 11:00 GMTMay 22, 2020
While nationalism, economic control and the security forces will work for the government for a while, the longer austerity persists, the less effective they will prove.
By Ryan Bohl
On Geopolitics May 21, 2020 | 11:00 GMTMay 21, 2020
With awareness of China's rising power heightened amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and the United States forging ahead to counterbalance it, the rimlands of Eurasia will once again find themselves stuck in the middle.
By Rodger Baker
On Security May 19, 2020 | 10:00 GMTMay 19, 2020
With its regional and Western adversaries distracted, a spike in attacks shows the global jihadist group is well-positioned to return with a vengeance in its core territory.
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
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
Contributor Perspectives Dec 18, 2019 | 10:00 GMTDec 18, 2019
The world's stronger powers hold the upper hand over its weaker ones but the underdogs may find a few "stones" to help them hold their own.
