Guidance Sep 25, 2020 | 03:15 GMTSep 25, 2020
Stay informed about the significant meetings and events the Stratfor team is tracking.
TRENDING THEMES & TOPICS
Latest
Latest
Snapshots Sep 24, 2020 | 19:59 GMTSep 24, 2020
The country’s deteriorating social and economic conditions are driving support to Islamist parties, raising the risk of a government crackdown that fans the flames of radicalism.
Snapshots Sep 24, 2020 | 15:41 GMTSep 24, 2020
Brussels’ proposed new Pact on Migration and Asylum lacks a mechanism to distribute migrants across the bloc, meaning countries in the Mediterranean will continue to carry most of the burden.
Assessments Sep 24, 2020 | 10:00 GMTSep 24, 2020
This map shows the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups and Amphibious Ready Groups.
Podcasts Sep 24, 2020 | 05:00 GMTSep 24, 2020
In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast from Stratfor, a RANE company, Emily Donahue speaks to Stratfor Asia-Pacific analyst Evan Rees. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gave a U.N. General Assembly speech this week that indicated he would take a hardline position on his country's South China Sea claims.
Snapshots Sep 23, 2020 | 21:23 GMTSep 23, 2020
The success of the White House’s attempt to score a pre-election policy win by shifting its position in favor of extending the nuclear arms control treaty will depend on Moscow playing along.
Snapshots Sep 22, 2020 | 22:24 GMTSep 22, 2020
The IMF’s announced $1 billion disbursement will help fill some of Angola’s financing gaps, though there is clearly a market view that the country may still require more comprehensive debt restructuring.
Podcasts Sep 22, 2020 | 20:54 GMTSep 22, 2020
In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast, Emily Donahue speaks to Stratfor Senior Global Analyst Matthew Bey about U.S.-China strategic relations heading into the fourth quarter of 2020.
Assessments Sep 21, 2020 | 10:00 GMTSep 21, 2020
BP's new energy outlook suggests oil demand has peaked and that large oil and gas companies must diversify to survive, but European and American companies are taking different paths.
Guidance Sep 19, 2020 | 16:00 GMTSep 19, 2020
A look at what the coming week will bring -- and a list of recommended Stratfor articles from the week that was.
Assessments
Assessments
Guidance Sep 25, 2020 | 03:15 GMTSep 25, 2020
Stay informed about the significant meetings and events the Stratfor team is tracking.
Assessments Sep 24, 2020 | 10:00 GMTSep 24, 2020
This map shows the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups and Amphibious Ready Groups.
Assessments Sep 22, 2020 | 19:33 GMTSep 22, 2020
The need to save money amid the pandemic may push the Moroccan government to postpone next year’s ballot, which would raise the risk of political backlash and social unrest.
Assessments Sep 22, 2020 | 10:00 GMTSep 22, 2020
Beijing's aggressive strategy is raising the risk of additional escalations and sustained conflict with New Delhi by creating a greater concentration of military assets in heavily disputed areas.
By Sim Tack
Assessments Sep 21, 2020 | 10:00 GMTSep 21, 2020
BP's new energy outlook suggests oil demand has peaked and that large oil and gas companies must diversify to survive, but European and American companies are taking different paths.
Guidance Sep 19, 2020 | 16:00 GMTSep 19, 2020
A look at what the coming week will bring -- and a list of recommended Stratfor articles from the week that was.
Assessments Sep 17, 2020 | 11:00 GMTSep 17, 2020
This map shows the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups and Amphibious Ready Groups.
Guidance Sep 12, 2020 | 14:00 GMTSep 12, 2020
A look at what the coming week will bring -- and a list of recommended Stratfor articles from the week that was.
Snapshots
Snapshots
Snapshots Sep 24, 2020 | 19:59 GMTSep 24, 2020
The country’s deteriorating social and economic conditions are driving support to Islamist parties, raising the risk of a government crackdown that fans the flames of radicalism.
Snapshots Sep 24, 2020 | 15:41 GMTSep 24, 2020
Brussels’ proposed new Pact on Migration and Asylum lacks a mechanism to distribute migrants across the bloc, meaning countries in the Mediterranean will continue to carry most of the burden.
Snapshots Sep 23, 2020 | 21:23 GMTSep 23, 2020
The success of the White House’s attempt to score a pre-election policy win by shifting its position in favor of extending the nuclear arms control treaty will depend on Moscow playing along.
Snapshots Sep 22, 2020 | 22:24 GMTSep 22, 2020
The IMF’s announced $1 billion disbursement will help fill some of Angola’s financing gaps, though there is clearly a market view that the country may still require more comprehensive debt restructuring.
Snapshots Sep 18, 2020 | 19:19 GMTSep 18, 2020
The move is likely an effort to leverage factional disarray within the GNA as Hifter seeks to strengthen his position in international negotiations and get financial relief.
Snapshots Sep 18, 2020 | 12:19 GMTSep 18, 2020
Israeli efforts could provide a case study for other countries also facing publics increasingly resistant to a return to lockdowns.
Snapshots Sep 18, 2020 | 10:00 GMTSep 18, 2020
If in a surprise outcome Italian voters reject the reform, the odds will increase of an early general election in the middle of a deep economic crisis.
Snapshots Sep 17, 2020 | 21:19 GMTSep 17, 2020
Comments by Fed Chairman Jerome Powell indicate growing concern that the Federal Reserve lacks the policy tools needed to achieve objectives related to U.S. employment and inflation.
Columns
Columns
On Geopolitics Sep 25, 2020 | 10:00 GMTSep 25, 2020
The EU is just the latest in a long line of attempts to create a common European destiny. But if its core members cannot pull together, the Continent’s global position risks sliding even further.
By Rodger Baker
On Geopolitics Sep 24, 2020 | 10:00 GMTSep 24, 2020
The EU and U.K.’s ongoing disputes mirror those when Britain negotiated its exit last year, as both sides try to preserve their trade ties without compromising their national sovereignty.
On Geopolitics Sep 15, 2020 | 10:00 GMTSep 15, 2020
The thawing Russian Arctic is both a strategic opportunity and challenge, one that may fundamentally reshape Russia's foreign relations.
By Rodger Baker
On Geopolitics Sep 7, 2020 | 10:00 GMTSep 7, 2020
With the pressures and opportunities of both a continental and maritime power, China faces an amphibian’s dilemma, as the characteristics best suited for life at sea and life at land may not always prove complementary.
By Rodger Baker
On Geopolitics Sep 4, 2020 | 10:00 GMTSep 4, 2020
Even countries that still claim to embody Pan-Islamist ideals, such as Qatar and Turkey, are now only doing so as a means to project the unity and strength of their nationalist governments.
By Ryan Bohl
On Geopolitics Sep 2, 2020 | 10:00 GMTSep 2, 2020
This column, presented in two parts, explores the dichotomy between continentalism and internationalism that continues to shape U.S. foreign policy amid China's emergence as a new Eurasian power.
By Rodger Baker
On Geopolitics Aug 31, 2020 | 10:00 GMTAug 31, 2020
This column, presented in two parts, explores the dichotomy between continentalism and internationalism that continues to shape U.S. foreign policy amid China's emergence as a new Eurasian power.
By Rodger Baker
On Geopolitics Aug 21, 2020 | 10:00 GMTAug 21, 2020
This century’s geographical perspective is just now being formed. And at its heart is a rivalry between China and the U.S. to succeed Europe’s 500-year centrality in the world system.
By Rodger Baker
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.
