Podcasts Oct 22, 2021 | 21:03 GMTOct 22, 2021
Today's discussion is about the best uses for boosters, the risks of indoor sports like basketball and big gatherings, and waiting for news about vaccines for younger children.
TRENDING THEMES & TOPICS
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Guidance Oct 22, 2021 | 19:26 GMTOct 22, 2021
Stay informed about the significant meetings and events Stratfor analysts at RANE are tracking.
Podcasts Oct 21, 2021 | 15:41 GMTOct 21, 2021
Have recent squabbles over the primacy of EU law been so bad that Poland would consider exiting the European Union?
Assessments Oct 21, 2021 | 11:00 GMTOct 21, 2021
This map shows the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups and Amphibious Ready Groups.
Snapshots Oct 20, 2021 | 19:41 GMTOct 20, 2021
Moscow’s response to the Western alliance’s expulsion of Russian diplomats is aimed at undermining transatlantic unity and deterring additional U.S. sanctions.
Podcasts Oct 20, 2021 | 16:51 GMTOct 20, 2021
Is there a better way to handle cybersecurity? Our experts discuss approaches.
Snapshots Oct 20, 2021 | 15:17 GMTOct 20, 2021
Looser fiscal rules could promote growth but raise debt levels, while tighter rules could spur unrest and political upheavals in Southern Europe.
Assessments Oct 19, 2021 | 21:22 GMTOct 19, 2021
Amid rising inflation and a weakening lira, Erdogan’s push to reduce the CBRT’s main policy rate risks making both problems worse.
Snapshots Oct 19, 2021 | 15:51 GMTOct 19, 2021
A submarine capability would make it more difficult for the U.S. or South Korea to destroy all of Pyongyang’s potentially nuclear-armed weapons in a first strike.
Podcasts Oct 19, 2021 | 09:00 GMTOct 19, 2021
Ekta Raghuwanshi explains how the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has impacted India's relation with the country.
Assessments
Assessments
Assessments Oct 22, 2021 | 20:05 GMTOct 22, 2021
Targeting individual hacker groups like REvil will ultimately risk playing into Russia’s hands by distracting the U.S. and its allies from other Russian cyber activities.
Guidance Oct 22, 2021 | 19:26 GMTOct 22, 2021
Stay informed about the significant meetings and events Stratfor analysts at RANE are tracking.
Assessments Oct 21, 2021 | 20:53 GMTOct 21, 2021
Getting Damascus to take the steps needed to restore its links to the outside world may cost Moscow its reputation as a reliable ally.
Assessments Oct 21, 2021 | 11:00 GMTOct 21, 2021
This map shows the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups and Amphibious Ready Groups.
Assessments Oct 20, 2021 | 21:03 GMTOct 20, 2021
The new controls will limit the proliferation of such tools being developed in the West, but at the cost of undermining cybersecurity research.
Assessments Oct 19, 2021 | 21:22 GMTOct 19, 2021
Amid rising inflation and a weakening lira, Erdogan’s push to reduce the CBRT’s main policy rate risks making both problems worse.
Assessments Oct 18, 2021 | 20:56 GMTOct 18, 2021
The first WHO-approved malaria vaccine will save lives, but its limited efficacy and complicated distribution will reduce the overall impact.
Guidance Oct 16, 2021 | 14:00 GMTOct 16, 2021
A look at what the coming week will bring -- and a list of recommended Stratfor articles from the week that was.
Snapshots
Snapshots
Snapshots Oct 22, 2021 | 17:26 GMTOct 22, 2021
The Chinese e-commerce giant’s entrance into chip design for cloud computing is a step forward for Beijing's semiconductor ambitions, but may result in U.S. restrictions.
Snapshots Oct 20, 2021 | 19:41 GMTOct 20, 2021
Moscow’s response to the Western alliance’s expulsion of Russian diplomats is aimed at undermining transatlantic unity and deterring additional U.S. sanctions.
Snapshots Oct 20, 2021 | 15:17 GMTOct 20, 2021
Looser fiscal rules could promote growth but raise debt levels, while tighter rules could spur unrest and political upheavals in Southern Europe.
Snapshots Oct 19, 2021 | 15:51 GMTOct 19, 2021
A submarine capability would make it more difficult for the U.S. or South Korea to destroy all of Pyongyang’s potentially nuclear-armed weapons in a first strike.
Snapshots Oct 13, 2021 | 17:48 GMTOct 13, 2021
Among the seven states holding assembly votes, Uttar Pradesh’s ballot will be especially key in gauging the opposition’s ability to challenge the ruling BJP on a national scale.
Snapshots Oct 12, 2021 | 20:54 GMTOct 12, 2021
Retaliating against YPG militants in northern Syria would put Ankara back on a confrontational path with Russia and Damascus.
Snapshots Oct 12, 2021 | 18:36 GMTOct 12, 2021
The continued dominance of the same Shiite groups risks deepening the frustration that deterred many Iraqis from casting a ballot in the Oct. 10 election.
Snapshots Oct 8, 2021 | 17:15 GMTOct 8, 2021
Brussels cannot expel Poland in retaliation for challenging the primacy of EU law, though it could freeze funding and politically isolate Warsaw.
Videos
Videos
Videos Dec 19, 2019 | 12:00 GMTDec 19, 2019
Stratfor Middle East and North Africa Analyst Emily Hawthorne updates the political and economic situation in Algeria.
Videos Oct 18, 2019 | 20:44 GMTOct 18, 2019
Videos Oct 11, 2019 | 20:08 GMTOct 11, 2019
Videos Oct 7, 2019 | 15:09 GMTOct 7, 2019
In this short video Middle East and North Africa Analyst Ryan Bohl discusses three events to watch for this week.
Videos Sep 23, 2019 | 15:07 GMTSep 23, 2019
Videos Sep 9, 2019 | 15:16 GMTSep 9, 2019
Videos Sep 9, 2019 | 13:52 GMTSep 9, 2019
Stratfor explains Uzbekistan's struggle to maintain internal unity while balancing against its regional neighbors and external powers.
Videos Sep 3, 2019 | 00:32 GMTSep 3, 2019
In this short video South Asia Analyst Faisel Pervaiz discusses three events to watch for in the week.
Global Perspectives
Global Perspectives
Contributor Perspectives Jan 22, 2021 | 22:47 GMTJan 22, 2021
Former CIA intelligence analyst Susan Hasler discusses the “ziggurat” model of radicalization that she and her colleague Cindy Storer built and used while working on counterterrorism efforts.
Partner Perspectives Feb 6, 2020 | 11:00 GMTFeb 6, 2020
The United States does not have attractive options as far as its military presence in Iraq, but it has workable ones to achieve its strategic and security goals.
Contributor Perspectives Jan 31, 2020 | 10:45 GMTJan 31, 2020
By testing ICBMs and powerful nuclear weapons, the North Korean leader has placed himself in a strategic trap that threatens to leave his country at China's mercy.
By Artyom Lukin
Partner Perspectives Jan 27, 2020 | 11:00 GMTJan 27, 2020
Infrastructure projects have helped Beijing build influence across the globe.
Contributor Perspectives Jan 24, 2020 | 10:00 GMTJan 24, 2020
The East Asian nation is at the geographical nexus of the rivalry among China, Russia and the United States. It faces a difficult task navigating its precarious position.
By Jeff Goodson
Contributor Perspectives Jan 22, 2020 | 11:00 GMTJan 22, 2020
Rather than trumpet Russia's praises overseas, Moscow's propaganda machine is focused more on undermining the Kremlin's enemies.
Contributor Perspectives Jan 20, 2020 | 09:45 GMTJan 20, 2020
Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis fought Saddam Hussein, engineered attacks on Western embassies and took on the Islamic State. His death in the same strike that killed Iran's Qassem Soleimani increased local hostility to the U.S. presence in Iraq.
Contributor Perspectives Jan 13, 2020 | 11:00 GMTJan 13, 2020
The country's new president is likely to use the questions surrounding the implementation of the 'safe third country' agreement to wrest additional support from the U.S.
By Lino Miani
Contributor Perspectives Jan 10, 2020 | 10:30 GMTJan 10, 2020
By sending Turkish troops to defend Libya's U.N.-backed government, President Erdogan hopes to force a cease-fire that will protect his country's oil and gas interests in the Mediterranean and burnish his regional reputation.
By Sinan Ciddi
Contributor Perspectives Dec 30, 2019 | 10:30 GMTDec 30, 2019
While there are few obvious historical analogies for the political crisis Britain's scheduled exit from the European Union has precipitated, there is one suggestive parallel -- and it prompts some sobering thoughts.
By Ian Morris
Partner Perspectives Dec 27, 2019 | 11:00 GMTDec 27, 2019
Technology has driven a number of recent major energy finds, but discovery does not always mean that production will follow.
Contributor Perspectives Dec 25, 2019 | 10:00 GMTDec 25, 2019
Whether and how people celebrate Christmas is clearly a complicated affair, bearing only a subtle relationship to Christianity itself. The contemporary, increasingly international version of Christmas is less a religious festival than a celebration of affluence, modernity, and above all Westernness. Without anyone willing it, Christmas has become part of a package of Western soft power.
By Ian Morris
