PodcastsJul 2, 2020 | 09:30 GMT
In this episode of Stratfor's Essential Geopolitics podcast, Emily Donahue speaks with Evan Rees, Stratfor Asia-Pacific Analyst, about Hong Kong and the new National Security Law.
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PodcastsJun 30, 2020 | 09:00 GMT
In this Essential Geopolitics podcast from Stratfor, a RANE company, Emily Donahue speaks to Michael Monderer, senior analyst for global economics. Donahue receives an update on the global economic impacts of COVID-19. Things do not look good.
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The U.S.-EU trade war continues to brew and could see Brussels and Washington move forward with more tariffs through the rest of the year, even as both sides reckon with the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. On June 24, the U.S. Trade Representative's office published a list for the public comment outlining $4.3 billion worth of European products that could be subject to new tariffs as early as August. This latest escalation is part of its 16-year dispute between Washington and Brussels over government subsidies to the U.S.-based aircraft maker Boeing and its chief European rival, Airbus.
Trade negotiations between the United States and European Union have already been virtually non-existent this year, due in part to the pandemic, as well as major disagreements on issues [such as agriculture. Even if they do occur, last-minute trade talks to try to avert the escalation over aircraft subsidies will thus likely fail, as both sides
READ MOREPodcastsJun 25, 2020 | 09:00 GMT
Israel is planning to formally annex disputed areas of the West Bank that it has occupied and settled for decades. Stratfor analyst Ryan Bohl speaks to Emily Donahue about why it is happening now, and about what reactions to the move are likely.
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After weeks of speculation, U.S. President Donald Trump finally issued a presidential proclamation on June 22 outlining visa changes that will significantly impede the ability of U.S. tech companies and universities to attract international talent and investment. Should they become permanent, the changes could place the United States' competitive advantage as a business hub in jeopardy by making U.S. visa programs more difficult for foreigners to access.
READ MOREPodcastsJun 23, 2020 | 09:00 GMT
In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast series from Stratfor, a RANE company, Emily Donahue asks Senior Global Analyst Matthew Bey how Iran's cyberwarfare strategy has evolved in recent years.
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In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast from Stratfor, a RANE company, Emily Donahue speaks to Asia-Pacific Analyst Evan Rees about why tensions are rising on the Korean Peninsula.
READ MORESITUATION REPORTJun 17, 2020 | 18:10 GMT
U.S., EU: White House Withdraws From Talks on Global Digital Tax U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin sent a letter to four European finance ministers saying the United States was withdrawing from international discussions on how to tax the digital economy, the Financial Times reported June 17.
READ MOREAssessmentsJun 16, 2020 | 10:00 GMT
With international negotiations stalled, many governments are choosing to unilaterally implement digital services taxes (DSTs). The United States -- which is home to the majority of tech giants that would be subject to such taxes, including Amazon, Apple and Google -- is using the threat of tariffs to both limit the global expansion of DSTs and push international negotiations toward the proposed reforms it backs. But with so many countries against Washington's preferred outcome, which critics say would allow U.S. tech companies to opt out of tax obligations in international markets, the risk of negotiations failing to reach an agreement this year is high, as is the risk of the United States implementing tariffs on its growing number of trade partners implementing DSTs.
READ MOREBusinessMay 21, 2020 | 15:42 GMT
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READ MOREOn GeopoliticsMay 10, 2020 | 10:00 GMT
During the two months I recently spent away from work to fulfill my demographic duty, I found that most of my conversations with visitors followed the same pattern. The talk quickly turned from the standard cooing over my baby girl to an intensive debate over parental leave: how much time and flexibility to grant new parents in the workforce, how to reconcile career ambitions with the responsibilities of human procreation, how to compensate for the crazy cost of child care and how to boost birthrates. As a white-collar, taxpaying working mother in the United States, I had become one of the statistics I used to pore over as an analyst pondering the implications of aging and shrinking populations.
But you don't have to be a parent -- or an analyst, for that matter -- to care about this stuff. In fact, a lot of the global angst today over stagnant economic
READ MOREAssessmentsMay 6, 2020 | 10:00 GMT
The United States and China have been locked in a technology cold war for several years. The COVID-19 pandemic, which originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan, is now pressuring Washington to make even stronger moves against Beijing by fueling anti-China sentiment among U.S. voters and legislators alike. But the White House’s latest attempt to increase export controls on China and limit Beijing's overall access to U.S. technology will come at the cost of further fragmenting the global tech sector’s highly integrated supply chain network.
READ MOREPodcastsApr 23, 2020 | 11:00 GMT
In this podcast, Fred Burton speaks with Stratfor analyst Greg Priddy about the historic low oil prices and high capacity that are driving uncertainty, layoffs and potential bankruptcies during the COVID 19 crisis.
READ MOREBusinessMar 13, 2020 | 21:16 GMT
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READ MORESITUATION REPORTFeb 27, 2020 | 16:52 GMT
U.S., China: Google Applies for License to Have Apps on Huawei PhonesGoogle has applied for a license from the U.S. government that would enable the American tech giant to install its mobile services on new smartphones produced by Chinese telecommunications company Huawei, TechRadar reported Feb. 26.
READ MOREAssessmentsFeb 26, 2020 | 10:00 GMT
Households, companies and investors alike should brace for a year of lackluster economic growth in the eurozone. The European Commission expects the 19-member currency area to grow by only 1.2 percent this year -- the same rate as 2019, but below the 1.9 percent and 2.5 percent growth seen in 2018 and 2017, respectively. While uncertainty about the future of global trade has taken a toll on Europe's economic climate and manufacturing sector, domestic consumption has nonetheless remained strong due to rising employment and modest increases in wages. The next few months, however, will present multiple sources of geopolitical risk that will continue to stall economic expansion across the eurozone, and could potentially lead to temporary recessions in countries such as Italy.
READ MORESITUATION REPORTFeb 19, 2020 | 15:28 GMT
Europe: EU Commission to Present Artificial Intelligence, Digital Initiatives to ParliamentThe European Commission will unveil its strategy on artificial intelligence and data to the European Parliament on Feb. 19.
READ MORESITUATION REPORTNov 15, 2019 | 20:17 GMT
Italy: Rome Plans Digital Tax Despite U.S. PressureItaly is planning to go ahead with a plan in its draft 2020 budget that would introduce a 3 percent tax on large digital companies' internet transactions with Italian customers, Reuters reported Nov. 15.
READ MOREPodcastsNov 15, 2019 | 17:00 GMT
This episode of the Stratfor podcast explores Russia and China's rapidly changing relationship with Artyom Lukin, an associate professor of international relations at Russia's Far Eastern Federal University. Join us for an engaging conversation as Lukin explains how Russia and China's escalating rivalry with the United States is bringing them closer together -- and what the Asian juggernauts' growing economic, military and political ties may mean for the West.
READ MOREContributor PerspectivesNov 12, 2019 | 10:00 GMT
China is zealously protective of its national interests and is stealing as much intellectual property as possible from the United States, quickly catching up with decades of incredible innovation and investment in advanced technologies at a fraction of the time and cost. Some of these technologies, such as artificial intelligence, could be game-changers in the balance of world power. What does this ultimately mean for American tech giants like Google that are working cooperatively with Beijing while avoiding military contracts at home, and how should the United States protect its own disruptive innovation and technological advancement from exploitation by the Chinese military through replication and fusion between public and private entities?
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