Guidance May 28, 2020 | 12:19 GMTMay 28, 2020
Stay informed about the significant meetings and events the Stratfor team is tracking.
TRENDING THEMES & TOPICS
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Latest
Podcasts May 28, 2020 | 10:50 GMTMay 28, 2020
Protests have started again in Hong Kong, after China made a big move. Where does Taiwan fit in?
Assessments May 28, 2020 | 10:00 GMTMay 28, 2020
This map shows the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups and Amphibious Ready Groups.
Assessments May 27, 2020 | 10:00 GMTMay 27, 2020
By slashing demand for foreign labor, the global economic fallout from COVID-19 will deprive Gulf countries of some of the highly skilled workers needed to grow and diversify their oil-dependent economies.
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
Podcasts May 26, 2020 | 17:54 GMTMay 26, 2020
In this podcast, Emily Donahue speaks to Greg Priddy about the near future for global oil markets.
Podcasts May 26, 2020 | 12:00 GMTMay 26, 2020
In this Pen and Sword podcast from Stratfor, a RANE company, Emily Donahue interviews Anthony DePalma, Author of "The Cubans: Ordinary Lives in Extraordinary Times."
Assessments May 25, 2020 | 12:48 GMTMay 25, 2020
In addition to other coalition partners, the United States depends on local civilians and security forces overseas.
Guidance May 23, 2020 | 13:00 GMTMay 23, 2020
A look at what the coming week will bring -- and a list of recommended Stratfor articles from the week that was.
Assessments May 22, 2020 | 20:20 GMTMay 22, 2020
Demonstrations and an erosion of Hong Kong's autonomy could add further friction to U.S.-China relations, though Washington will avoid letting one issue determine China policy, particularly on trade.
By Evan Rees
Assessments
Assessments
Guidance May 29, 2020 | 22:34 GMTMay 29, 2020
Adjustments to U.S. policy to Hong Kong could derail the U.S.-China trade deal, but are unlikely to deter Beijing from implementing new Hong Kong national security legislation.
By Evan Rees
Assessments May 29, 2020 | 10:00 GMTMay 29, 2020
To protest Israel's aggressive annexation push, the Palestinian Authority has threatened to end decades of cooperation, raising the risk of violence and unrest in the West Bank.
Guidance May 28, 2020 | 12:19 GMTMay 28, 2020
Stay informed about the significant meetings and events the Stratfor team is tracking.
Assessments May 28, 2020 | 10:00 GMTMay 28, 2020
This map shows the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups and Amphibious Ready Groups.
Assessments May 28, 2020 | 10:00 GMTMay 28, 2020
Avoiding a full-fledged crisis will hinge on whether the Argentine government’s can produce a credible economic growth plan and reach a debt restructuring deal with bondholders.
Assessments May 27, 2020 | 16:31 GMTMay 27, 2020
High debt and deficit levels will raise the risk of sovereign defaults, especially in Southern Europe, as high unemployment creates fertile ground for social unrest and political extremism across the currency area.
Assessments May 27, 2020 | 10:00 GMTMay 27, 2020
By slashing demand for foreign labor, the global economic fallout from COVID-19 will deprive Gulf countries of some of the highly skilled workers needed to grow and diversify their oil-dependent economies.
Assessments May 25, 2020 | 12:48 GMTMay 25, 2020
In addition to other coalition partners, the United States depends on local civilians and security forces overseas.
Snapshots
Snapshots
Snapshots May 21, 2020 | 19:06 GMTMay 21, 2020
The continued abandonment of arms control treaties is both an indicator and a driver of reduced trust and cooperation between the United States and Russia.
Snapshots May 18, 2020 | 18:49 GMTMay 18, 2020
Gantz’s new role as defense minister and prime minister-in-waiting will enable him to assert his more diplomatic approach to Iran’s nuclear program against Netanyahu’s more aggressive stance.
Snapshots May 14, 2020 | 10:00 GMTMay 14, 2020
Amid a surge of violence, President Ghani has ordered the military to resume attacks against the militant group, further stalling the intra-Afghan negotiations outlined in the U.S.-Taliban peace deal.
Snapshots May 12, 2020 | 16:09 GMTMay 12, 2020
Expected budget cuts could reduce the bloc’s military self-sufficiency and prolong its reliance on the United States to combat threats from China and Russia.
Snapshots May 11, 2020 | 19:39 GMTMay 11, 2020
While it may initially help ease its growing budget deficit, Riyadh’s new austerity measures could eventually stymie private sector spending and provoke political unrest.
Snapshots May 7, 2020 | 17:41 GMTMay 7, 2020
The Tigray government's recent move to follow through with federally postponed elections could lead to renewed tensions between Addis Ababa and the country's ethnic opposition groups.
Snapshots May 7, 2020 | 16:32 GMTMay 7, 2020
An abrupt end of the ECB's bond-purchasing program as Italy's borrowing costs are going up could trigger a financial crisis in the eurozone.
Snapshots May 6, 2020 | 19:48 GMTMay 6, 2020
The White House’s attempt to lead the development of space resources by negotiating a pact with like-minded countries will ultimately fail to gain traction.
Columns
Columns
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.
On Geopolitics May 10, 2020 | 10:00 GMTMay 10, 2020
In light of the May 10 observance of Mother’s Day, we invite readers to revisit this 2018 column on the challenges of keeping women in the workforce without further depressing global birthrates.
By Reva Goujon
On Security Apr 23, 2020 | 11:00 GMTApr 23, 2020
Whether the lessons of South Korea can be applied in the West remains to be seen.
By Ben West
On Security Apr 14, 2020 | 11:00 GMTApr 14, 2020
The combination of desperate workers in strategic industries and decreasing security budgets represents a golden opportunity for hostile intelligence agencies.
On Security Apr 7, 2020 | 11:00 GMTApr 7, 2020
Mexico's criminal cartels have shown themselves highly adaptive, and I have no doubt that they will take the COVID-19 crisis in stride just as they have other impediments.
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.
