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As Sudan turns the page on a 30-year authoritarian regime, the long-abandoned nation could emerge as one of Africa's more promising investment markets.

In the first Thai election since its 2014 coup, voters set the stage for military-aligned parties to form a government that will ensure policy continuity as the ruling generals step down.

A review of the world's most pressing geopolitical events and insight into what the coming week will bring.

New Delhi is doing what it can to accommodate Washington's trade requests, but that might not be enough to escape the U.S.'s wrath when negotiations start in earnest.

To build up leverage in negotiations with Washington, Russia could carefully increase its support to Iran in the weeks ahead.

This map shows the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups and Amphibious Ready Groups.

Were Iran to decide to retaliate for Western sanctions, it would have numerous options at its disposal.

Assembled in this compendium are a number of essential Stratfor analyses that set the scene for the current phase of escalation between the United States and Iran.

With his allies in the legislature scoring big in midterm elections, the Philippine leader is well placed to continue beating a path to Beijing's door.

A damaging drone strike closely following a weekend tanker incident raises concerns that an Iranian campaign is targeting Gulf oil production -- but other explanations are possible.

Until now, nuclear arms control deals have been a largely bilateral, U.S.-Russian affair. Could that change as Washington tries to entice Beijing to join a pact?