GuidanceMar 28, 2020 | 14:00 GMT
A look at what the coming week will bring -- and a list of recommended Stratfor articles from the week that was.
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BusinessMar 27, 2020 | 19:30 GMT
When media, businesses and individuals around the world needed a reliable and trusted source to help them, they turned to Stratfor for expert analysis and guidance.
READ MORESITUATION REPORTMar 27, 2020 | 19:26 GMT
U.S.: White House Moves to Further Restrict Huawei's Chip SuppliersThe administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed new measures that would further restrict Chinese tech giant Huawei's access to global semiconductor chips, according to sources cited in a March 26 Reuters report.
READ MOREGuidanceMar 27, 2020 | 17:02 GMT
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READ MORESITUATION REPORTMar 27, 2020 | 14:41 GMT
Venezuela, U.S.: Washington Indicts Maduro on 'Narco-Terrorism' Charges The U.S. government has indicted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and several other top Venezuelan officials on charges of "narco-terrorism," Reuters reported March 26.
READ MOREBusinessMar 26, 2020 | 17:33 GMT
In this blog post, Rodger Baker discusses that countries with mineral resources and countries that want access to them will drive global relationships.
READ MOREPodcastsMar 26, 2020 | 14:35 GMT
In this podcast, Sim Tack discusses with Fred Burton why the Covid-19 pandemic will affect several nations in Africa harder than might be expected.
READ MOREAssessmentsMar 26, 2020 | 12:00 GMT
The Naval Update Map shows the approximate current locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups (CSGs) and Amphibious Ready Groups (ARGs), based on available open-source information. No classified or operationally sensitive information is included in this weekly update. CSGs and ARGs are the keys to U.S. dominance over the world's oceans.
READ MORESITUATION REPORTMar 25, 2020 | 18:22 GMT
Russia: Putin Announces Emergency COVID-19 MeasuresIn a special televised address, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the indefinite postponement of the April 22 constitutional referendum, as well as several financial measures in response to the country's escalating COVID-19 outbreak, CNN reported March 25.
READ MOREAssessmentsMar 25, 2020 | 10:00 GMT
Amid the escalating COVID-19 pandemic, countries around the world are facing widespread disruptions to not only the health of their populations and economies, but their militaries. Even if the virus itself doesn't leave key personnel severely ill (or worse), quarantine measures can still severely thwart military operations. Meanwhile, military powers
READ MORESITUATION REPORTMar 24, 2020 | 21:35 GMT
Afghanistan, U.S.: Washington Cuts $1 Billion in Aid to Accelerate Intra-Afghan TalksU.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the United States was cutting $1 billion of aid from Afghanistan, and would conduct a review of all existing projects and programs to decipher whether Washington would suspend an additional $1 billion next year, Al Jazeera reported March 23.
READ MOREAssessmentsMar 24, 2020 | 14:59 GMT
In China, the economic fallout of the COVID-19 outbreak will drag on 2020 GDP growth as the country endures the twin hits of both the early-year domestic slowdown and the as-yet-unknown drop in overseas demand in key markets. But the country’s high debt levels -- partly fueled by its massive stimulus
READ MOREPodcastsMar 24, 2020 | 10:00 GMT
This episode of Stratfor's Essential Geopolitics podcast focuses on Saudi Arabia, where the coronavirus outbreak presents not only a health crisis but an economic one due to falling global oil prices and demand.
READ MOREAssessmentsMar 24, 2020 | 10:00 GMT
As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to spread to more countries in more corners of the world, initial forecasts that the total economic damage would be mostly contained to China are no longer plausible. Consensus estimates now suggest a 5-10 percent drop in global gross domestic product (GDP) in the quarter
READ MORESITUATION REPORTMar 23, 2020 | 20:27 GMT
U.S.: New York City Braces for More COVID-19 InfectionsNew York Governor Andrew Cuomo ordered New York City to crack down on people congregating in public in an effort to contain the city's escalating COVID-19 outbreak, The New York Times reported March 22.
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While intended to place U.S. and European troops out of harm's way, the drawdown could prompt yet more violence by emboldening Iranian-backed militias to rid the country of any remaining Western forces.
READ MORESITUATION REPORTMar 20, 2020 | 21:55 GMT
Iran: Leaders Hold Televised National Addresses Amid Escalating COVID-19 CrisisIranian President Hassan Rouhani, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Foreign Minister Javad Zarif each hailed the sacrifices Iranians were making amid the COVID-19 outbreak in separate televised addresses on the advent of the New Persian Year, Fars News Agency reported March 20.
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The European Central Bank augmented its 30 billion euro (about $32 billion) a month program of quantitative easing with a Pandemic Emergency Purchase Program to buy an additional 750 billion euros (about $800 billion) in member country sovereign and corporate bonds until the COVID-19 crisis is over. The ECB also
READ MORESnapshotsMar 20, 2020 | 21:01 GMT
In response to collapsing global oil prices, there are signs that U.S. President Donald Trump -- and now, the agency overseeing Texas' massive energy industry -- is mulling a potential production cut deal with Russia and Saudi Arabia. But doing so would mean overcoming political hurdles in the United States, divisions over
READ MORESITUATION REPORTMar 19, 2020 | 21:58 GMT
Iraq: Security Forces Seize Military Base Following U.S. WithdrawalIraqi security forces announced via Twitter on March 19 that they had taken over the al Qaim military base following the withdrawal of U.S.-led coalition forces from the base.
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