President Trump is shaking up America's trading partnerships. But the emergence of a clear adversary in China will push U.S. trade policy toward a more strategic path to contain Beijing.
By Reva Goujon
European leaders such as French President Emmanuel Macron are eager to close the gap between the Continent's tech sector and its competition in the United States and China with initiatives to develop AI ecosystems, robotics and other technology. But the programs may be too little, too late.
By Matthew Bey
It's hard to be optimistic about the upcoming dialogues over North Korea's nuclear and missile programs. But with new leaders in place and different circumstances this time around, the next round of summits may have a chance, however slim, for different results.
By Rodger Baker
Politics has long trumped religion in China, from the old empire to the Communist People’s Republic. Can the Vatican navigate this reality and strike a deal with Beijing?
By Evan Rees
The newly designated national security adviser can lend style and substance to the president's most severe policy preferences. A more credible threat of U.S. military action bumps up the already slim chance of a grand bargain on North Korea while raising the odds of confrontation with Iran.
By Reva Goujon
Hampered by economic problems, India tries to adapt as the global order changes and South Asia becomes a tougher neighborhood.
Washington is rolling out tax measures that come just in time to help the United States benefit from changes in the global economy.
A spot on the FBI's most wanted list and a $20 million reward will most likely ensnare drug kingpin Rafael Caro Quintero, once convicted in the murder of a DEA agent.
An increase in mass shootings and the immediacy of social media and cable TV are creating the impression that the United States is becoming more dangerous, despite historically low crime rates.
Intelligence operations must adjust accordingly as Russia and Western countries kick out diplomats and close consulates in response to the poisoning of a former spy.
Psychopathy, not ideology, appears to have driven Mark Anthony Conditt's weekslong bombing campaign, showing that it's quite possible to terrorize a city without fitting the definition of a terrorist.
As hostilities simmer and relations between Russia and the West grow ever colder, expatriates, tourists and business travelers in the country should expect an even more challenging environment than usual.
Under President Vladimir Putin, Russia is rewriting the rules for espionage and warning all traitors, past and future, that a terrifying death may await those who betray the motherland.
The beaches and bars of the coastal resorts aren't immune to cartel and other violence, so stay alert, apply common sense and use these tips on your vacation.
The war between North and South never officially ended, but the battle to achieve economic prosperity weighs much heavier on the minds of many South Koreans.
There are abundant reminders in Ramallah, Tel Aviv and elsewhere of the different realities that constrain and pressure each side of the conflict.
The course of events after the Cold War ended may explain why few in Asia share the predominant European belief in the inevitability of a tightly knit global system.
By Rodger Baker
The view of Afghanistan from ground level is very different from 35,000 feet up, or from a world away in Washington, D.C.
By Diego Solis
Traveling through Andalusia reveals the complexity of the region's culture and history -- and the pride its people have in them.
Colombia is not an easy country to govern. Its mountains and jungles have historically harbored towns and villages that have wildly different political worldviews and that have been in constant conflict since the country's independence in 1810. Political identity -- left or right -- has long been a defining feature of Colombia's isolated towns, particularly those in Antioquia department. It is in this context that in 1977 embattled rancher Ramon Isaza gathered forces in the sleepy river town of Puerto Boyaca to fight the FARC forces terrorizing his community.
By Diego Solis
The future of the peace deal with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, like that of the country as a whole, is uncertain. But Colombia's recent progress gives hope of a brighter future.
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As we grow and evolve as a company, the world of geopolitics is also changing before our eyes.
Nearly a month has passed since American voters gave the presidency, seemingly against all odds, to Donald Trump. And for nearly a month a global chorus of pundits, pollsters and media prophets have asked: How did just about everyone get it wrong? Amid the hand-wringing, the list of culprits is long: Skewed models of voter bases. The demise of landline telephones. Underestimates of "lapsed voters." The evolution of game-changing social media. Wishful thinking.
Stratfor is a unique company, and that very uniqueness that makes us difficult to pin down, open as we are to so many interpretations. So it's time to try to pull back the curtain on who we are, what we do and how we do it. Welcome to our new column, Stratforium.
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