Guidance Oct 20, 2020 | 16:08 GMTOct 20, 2020
Stay informed about the significant meetings and events the Stratfor team is tracking.
TRENDING THEMES & TOPICS
Latest
Latest
Podcasts Oct 20, 2020 | 05:00 GMTOct 20, 2020
The world is almost a year into the COVID-19 pandemic. In several countries, including the U.S. and Israel, there’s been an uptick in cases. In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast from Stratfor, a RANE company, Emily Donahue speaks with Middle East and North Africa Analyst Ryan Bohl about Israel's second COVID-19 lockdown and the reaction from its citizens.
Guidance Oct 17, 2020 | 14:00 GMTOct 17, 2020
A look at what the coming week will bring -- and a list of recommended Stratfor articles from the week that was.
Podcasts Oct 16, 2020 | 18:58 GMTOct 16, 2020
In this episode of the Pen and Sword podcast, Emily Donahue speaks with Vox co-founder Matthew Yglesias about his new book, One Billion Americans.
Snapshots Oct 16, 2020 | 15:32 GMTOct 16, 2020
While there is still room for an agreement, time is running out, so a limited rather than comprehensive trade deal is more likely.
Snapshots Oct 15, 2020 | 21:23 GMTOct 15, 2020
The U.S. State Department's first report under the Hong Kong Autonomy Act does not include expanded sanctions, continuing the Trump administration’s overall cautious approach to the city’s political crisis.
Assessments Oct 15, 2020 | 16:08 GMTOct 15, 2020
To avoid provoking greater retaliation from Beijing, the White House’s new plan to target Chinese payment apps will likely first focus on only limiting their U.S. operations.
Assessments Oct 15, 2020 | 10:00 GMTOct 15, 2020
This map shows the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups and Amphibious Ready Groups.
Podcasts Oct 15, 2020 | 04:45 GMTOct 15, 2020
In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast from Stratfor, a RANE company, Emily Donahue speaks with Sim Tack, senior global analyst for Stratfor about the flare-up in border tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region of Nagorno Karabakh and what happens next.
Snapshots Oct 14, 2020 | 17:11 GMTOct 14, 2020
Reports that Beijing has halted purchases of Australian coal suggest it’s still trying to find ways to retaliate against Canberra’s policies without jeopardizing the two countries’ economic ties.
Assessments
Assessments
Guidance Oct 20, 2020 | 16:08 GMTOct 20, 2020
Stay informed about the significant meetings and events the Stratfor team is tracking.
Guidance Oct 17, 2020 | 14:00 GMTOct 17, 2020
A look at what the coming week will bring -- and a list of recommended Stratfor articles from the week that was.
Assessments Oct 15, 2020 | 16:08 GMTOct 15, 2020
To avoid provoking greater retaliation from Beijing, the White House’s new plan to target Chinese payment apps will likely first focus on only limiting their U.S. operations.
Assessments Oct 15, 2020 | 10:00 GMTOct 15, 2020
This map shows the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups and Amphibious Ready Groups.
Guidance Oct 13, 2020 | 20:23 GMTOct 13, 2020
Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the two financial institutions will discuss the need to prop up global growth and address growing debt vulnerabilities in developing countries.
Assessments Oct 12, 2020 | 20:57 GMTOct 12, 2020
A potential new class of foreign-born Emirati citizens could significantly change the cultural make-up of the UAE’s economic and political elite.
By Ryan Bohl
Assessments Oct 12, 2020 | 10:00 GMTOct 12, 2020
Disputes between harder-hit southern states and the rest of the Continent will thwart the EU’s ability to increase financial integration among its members and within its currency zone.
Guidance Oct 10, 2020 | 16:00 GMTOct 10, 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 Oct 20, 2020 | 17:49 GMTOct 20, 2020
The move shows the White House remains committed to its security and economic engagements in the region, with an eye on countering China and Russia.
Snapshots Oct 19, 2020 | 22:14 GMTOct 19, 2020
Thailand’s military-aligned government will likely step up restrictions on dissent and intensify efforts to co-opt the protesters’ less controversial demands.
Snapshots Oct 19, 2020 | 20:14 GMTOct 19, 2020
Domestic political and financial constraints will thwart Pretoria’s new economic recovery plan, prolonging the country’s five-year financial crisis.
Snapshots Oct 16, 2020 | 21:52 GMTOct 16, 2020
In the absence of any real consequence to proceeding, Israel will maintain its long-term strategy of expanding settlements.
Snapshots Oct 16, 2020 | 15:32 GMTOct 16, 2020
While there is still room for an agreement, time is running out, so a limited rather than comprehensive trade deal is more likely.
Snapshots Oct 15, 2020 | 21:23 GMTOct 15, 2020
The U.S. State Department's first report under the Hong Kong Autonomy Act does not include expanded sanctions, continuing the Trump administration’s overall cautious approach to the city’s political crisis.
Snapshots Oct 14, 2020 | 17:11 GMTOct 14, 2020
Reports that Beijing has halted purchases of Australian coal suggest it’s still trying to find ways to retaliate against Canberra’s policies without jeopardizing the two countries’ economic ties.
Snapshots Oct 13, 2020 | 15:52 GMTOct 13, 2020
While unlikely to spur U.S. sanctions, Ankara's plan to test the Russian S-400 system will still exacerbate its economic crisis by further spooking investors.
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.
