Reflections Jan 5, 2021 | 21:49 GMTJan 5, 2021
Lebanon’s political system will likely remain dysfunctional until mass unrest -- and potentially, another civil war -- directly threatens its ruling elite.
By Ryan Bohl
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Reflections Oct 7, 2020 | 10:00 GMTOct 7, 2020
New data shows the U.S.'s economic rebound is running out of steam amid its ongoing epidemic, as acutely illuminated by President Trump's own COVID-19 diagnosis.
Reflections Aug 18, 2020 | 10:00 GMTAug 18, 2020
The White House's new push to delist Chinese firms from U.S. exchanges won't decouple the world's two largest economies, but it will increase the cost of doing business.
Reflections Jun 10, 2020 | 17:06 GMTJun 10, 2020
As evidenced by the contradictory numbers in the latest U.S. jobs report, Washington will be forced to chart its economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis with fiscal policies based on either outdated or unreliable data.
Reflections Jan 16, 2020 | 11:00 GMTJan 16, 2020
The late Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said propelled his country into modernity; it's up to his successor to guide it to a future of geopolitical stability.
By Ryan Bohl
Reflections Jan 14, 2020 | 19:37 GMTJan 14, 2020
A desire to remain within the family of nations gave Tehran few choices but to admit its responsibility for downing a Ukrainian passenger jet.
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
Reflections Jul 22, 2019 | 09:30 GMTJul 22, 2019
The ongoing peace process has yielded a recent thaw in U.S.-Pakistani relations. But without an active conflict in Afghanistan, there will be little keeping Washington from turning toward more pressing issues in the region -- namely, stemming China's rise.
Reflections Jun 25, 2019 | 17:08 GMTJun 25, 2019
The demand for a Palestinian state, once the cause celebre of Arab nationalism, has lost its cachet, opening the door for an Israel-centered solution.
By Ryan Bohl
