Assessments Dec 5, 2019 | 11:00 GMTDec 5, 2019
The Naval Update Map shows the approximate current locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups (CSGs) and Amphibious Ready Groups (ARGs), based on available open-source information.
Assessments
Assessments Dec 5, 2019 | 10:00 GMTDec 5, 2019
With an increasingly cash-strapped and hungry citizenry, the survival of Zimbabwe's current government will hinge heavily on keeping its security forces paid and happy. Though doing so will be no easy feat given the country's depleted reserves.
Guidance Dec 4, 2019 | 15:01 GMTDec 4, 2019
Stay informed about the significant meetings and events the Stratfor team is tracking.
Assessments Dec 4, 2019 | 11:00 GMTDec 4, 2019
Driven by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's desire for a "big win," Saudi Arabia's push to sell off a tiny slice of its state-run oil company has been a frantic series of compromises.
Assessments Dec 4, 2019 | 10:00 GMTDec 4, 2019
As Ethiopia's leaders lift the veil on a massive market, French companies are licking their lips at the opportunities on offer.
Assessments Dec 3, 2019 | 21:23 GMTDec 3, 2019
Even as the world heads to a global oil oversupply, the coalition will not trim production quotas. Instead, it'll count on stricter compliance with current targets to tighten output.
Assessments Dec 3, 2019 | 10:30 GMTDec 3, 2019
Regardless of how many more rounds of elections and caretaker governments Israel might endure in 2020, its military will continue to take strident action against security threats posed by Iran and its nuclear program.
Assessments Dec 2, 2019 | 10:00 GMTDec 2, 2019
Russia's economy has plateaued, and the Kremlin must find ways to spur growth or else face increasing internal instability and limited international influence.
Assessments Nov 28, 2019 | 10:00 GMTNov 28, 2019
The Naval Update Map shows the approximate current locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups (CSGs) and Amphibious Ready Groups (ARGs), based on available open-source information.
Assessments Nov 27, 2019 | 17:51 GMTNov 27, 2019
The harsh reality is that economics dictate that the flow of contraband across the U.S.-Mexico border will never end as long as there is a huge market in the United States.
Assessments Nov 27, 2019 | 10:30 GMTNov 27, 2019
Vocal public disapproval will do little to budge the political elite who benefit from their countries' sectarian political structures and fear the destabilization that reforms could introduce.
Assessments Nov 26, 2019 | 11:00 GMTNov 26, 2019
When Yemen's rebels seized three vessels last week, fears rose of a repeat of regional piracy. Such worries are unfounded.
Guidance
Guidance Dec 4, 2019 | 15:01 GMTDec 4, 2019
Stay informed about the significant meetings and events the Stratfor team is tracking.
Guidance Nov 26, 2019 | 00:48 GMTNov 26, 2019
While the sweeping win in local council polls won't grant a great deal of political power to the opposition, the strong expression of voter support could force the city's leaders to concede to some of the protesters' demands.
Guidance Nov 23, 2019 | 14:00 GMTNov 23, 2019
A look at what the coming week will bring -- and a list of recommended Stratfor articles from the week that was.
Guidance Nov 23, 2019 | 12:00 GMTNov 23, 2019
The city's voters will head to the polls Nov. 24 to choose local representatives. The results will offer a clue to the extent of its citizens' support for the current protest movement.
Reflections
Reflections Oct 31, 2019 | 09:00 GMTOct 31, 2019
Given that Belarus lies at the crossroads between the competing powers, the ebb and flow of their standoff will affect the country like few others.
Reflections Sep 19, 2019 | 21:35 GMTSep 19, 2019
With its apparent attack on Saudi oil facilities, Iran has decided that maximum provocation is the only palatable antidote to the U.S.'s maximum pressure.
Reflections Sep 14, 2019 | 14:00 GMTSep 14, 2019
In this reflection originally published on Stratfor Threat Lens, senior protective intelligence analyst Mike Parks dives into the concept of toxic entitlement, arguing that men have a duty to police their sexual impulses and those of their fellow men, either through persuasion or established rules of conduct.
By Mike Parks
Reflections Aug 30, 2019 | 09:00 GMTAug 30, 2019
For decades, conservatives defined what it meant to be a Saudi, at least in public. But privately, young Saudis were busy building their own identities -- and now Riyadh is racing to embrace them.
By Ryan Bohl
