Podcasts

Stratfor's "Essential Geopolitics" podcast is a quick update on what’s happening behind the headlines. In just a few minutes, listeners get essential intelligence to stay ahead of the news.

In this episode of the Stratfor Pen and Sword podcast, host Fred Burton sits down with best-selling author and former U.S. Army Special Forces officer, Brad Taylor.

In this episode, Stratfor's Fred Burton sits down with journalist Mike Giglio, who tells the story of the rise of ISIS' caliphate and the coalition that worked to disassemble it in his new book Shatter the Nations: ISIS and the War for the Caliphate.

In this episode of Stratfor's "Pen and Sword" podcast, Fred Burton speaks with Chris Carr about how his film, "The Dry Cleaner," stacks up to Burton's own experience as a counterterrorism agent with the U.S. State Department, and about the tactics spies often employ to ensure their sources aren't being tailed by someone who could jeopardize their operation.

Join us for an engaging conversation with Artyom Lukin, an associate professor at Russia's Far Eastern Federal University, as he explains how Russia and China's escalating rivalry with the United States is bringing the two Asian juggernauts closer together.

Join Stratfor's Fred Burton and former Navy SEAL Clint Emerson for an engaging discussion about Emerson's 20-year military career conducting special ops, and why being successful sometimes means being a little crazy.

Frequent Stratfor Contributor Sinan Ciddi takes a look at the strategies President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has pursued to manage his country's domestic political and economic situations -- and how they are affecting its foreign relationships.

Listen in as author Karen Piper talks with Paul Floyd, Stratfor's director of analyst operations, about a childhood less ordinary in China Lake, California -- the nation's largest weapons manufacturing facility.

In this episode, Stratfor Chief Security Officer Fred Burton speaks with his old friend Jim Markel, the CEO and co-founder of Red Oxx, the Montana-based manufacturer of military-grade luggage. 

Join Stratfor's Emily Hawthorne for an engaging discussion about the global and geopolitical phenomenon of human migration with Professor Dohra Ahmad.

Stratfor Vice President of Tactical Analysis Scott Stewart and Chief Security Officer Fred Burton get to the heart of Mexico's cartel problem and where it's going

Former CIA Counterintelligence Chief James M. Olson and Stratfor Chief Security Officer Fred Burton sit down to discuss spycraft.