The U.S.-Mexican border is in some fundamental ways arbitrary. The line of demarcation defines political and military relationships, but does not define economic or cultural relationships. The borderlands -- and they run hundreds of miles deep into the United States at some points -- have extremely close cultural and economic links with Mexico. Where there are economic links, there always are movements of population. It is inherent.
As President Macron sets out to helm a rudderless Europe, opportunity and opposition will beckon in equal measure.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's reforms have made him the new darling of the international community. But his government's dimming domestic popularity risks sending the country into rough political waters ahead of its 2020 election.
As the trade and tech wars bleed into human rights issues, there will be very little room for compromise ahead.
By Reva Goujon
Pretty much everything in Syria has gone Moscow's way. Events on the horizon, though, suggest that won't always be the case.
By Omar Lamrani
While intended to safeguard its power, Beijing's renewed nationalist agenda risks leaving it with less room to govern and more enemies to contend with.
'One country, two systems' was always little more than a useful fiction for Beijing: Hong Kong is a piece of China, and its eventual integration with the mainland is inevitable.
By Rodger Baker
Being resilient isn't about avoiding or ignoring threats, but ensuring employees know what risks they may encounter on the job -- and which ones are worth taking.
Most companies focus on protecting data located in more "dangerous" areas, such as China. But this leaves other places where information is stored vulnerable to espionage.
As it seeks to counter U.S. interests in Latin America, Russia is turning to an old playbook. But instead of arming Marxist groups with weapons, this time Moscow's arming anti-government protesters with rhetoric.
Going away for the holidays? Here's how to have a safe trip.
Riyadh's recruitment of insiders at Twitter to spy on dissidents proves corporations have to do a whole lot more than keep their cybersecurity up to date in thwarting hostile actors.
Thanks to technology, increasing Chinese and Russian aggression, and postmodernist thought, more state and private actors than ever have the means, motive and cover to steal sensitive data.
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared the caliphate with the aim of bringing all the world's Muslims under his fold. He bequeaths, however, a legacy of depravity and a divided jihadist movement.
Renewed hostilities between Ankara and the Kurds have laid waste to much of eastern Anatolia. Though the intensity of the physical war has diminished, the fight over symbols has not.
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
As of today, the old Stratfor mobile application will no longer be available. However, the improved Stratfor App for Android and iOS provides users with an enhanced Stratfor experience.
The improved Stratfor App for Android and iOS lets users experience Stratfor's world-class analysis, right on their mobile device. Subscribers will be able to access and store their content in a new and easy-to-use way.
How geopolitical events so far in 2019 align with -- and diverge from -- Stratfor's annual forecast.
As the end of the year approaches, it is important to reflect on the past, take stock of the present and look ahead to the future.
By Rodger Baker
In this scorecard, we take a critical look at our successes and slip-ups in forecasting the events of the past year.
To write intelligently about the future, it's important to look back at our past performance.
Geographic information systems (GIS) technology has many critical real-world applications. At Stratfor, our in-house creative team uses GIS to create original, illuminating graphics to highlight emerging trends in geopolitics that are defined by geography.
