Podcasts Sep 22, 2021 | 09:00 GMTSep 22, 2021
What is often missing is an understanding of Afghanistan, both in its internal construct and its regional context.
TRENDING THEMES & TOPICS
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Latest
Podcasts Sep 21, 2021 | 09:00 GMTSep 21, 2021
In this podcast, details of developments in China that suggest an effort to cut out foreign cultural influences.
Guidance Sep 18, 2021 | 14:00 GMTSep 18, 2021
A look at what the coming week will bring -- and a list of recommended Stratfor articles from the week that was.
Podcasts Sep 17, 2021 | 22:16 GMTSep 17, 2021
What does it mean for the U.S. vaccine drive that Idaho and Alaska have instituted "crisis standards of care?"
Snapshots Sep 17, 2021 | 20:10 GMTSep 17, 2021
U.S. pressure to force Ethiopian parties to the negotiating table and agree to a cease-fire will have a hard time ending the conflict.
Snapshots Sep 17, 2021 | 18:53 GMTSep 17, 2021
This latest in a series of confrontations between the president and prime minister will destabilize an already fragile political environment.
Guidance Sep 17, 2021 | 17:55 GMTSep 17, 2021
Stay informed about the significant meetings and events the Stratfor team is tracking.
On Security Sep 17, 2021 | 09:00 GMTSep 17, 2021
In the short term, the Taliban victory will provide a significant propaganda victory for global jihadist groups; the long-term outlook for global jihadism is much less certain.
Podcasts Sep 16, 2021 | 20:46 GMTSep 16, 2021
How security teams for enterprises can identify and manage the risk of a potential attacker.
Assessments Sep 16, 2021 | 11:00 GMTSep 16, 2021
This map shows the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups and Amphibious Ready Groups.
Assessments
Assessments
Assessments Sep 21, 2021 | 19:41 GMTSep 21, 2021
The electoral process highlighted the Kremlin's willingness to take political and economic risks in preparation for a possible transition to a post-Putin era in 2024.
Assessments Sep 20, 2021 | 19:05 GMTSep 20, 2021
Expanded populist measures will make it harder for the country to reduce its massive inflation, improve the business climate or renegotiate its IMF deal.
Guidance Sep 18, 2021 | 14:00 GMTSep 18, 2021
A look at what the coming week will bring -- and a list of recommended Stratfor articles from the week that was.
Guidance Sep 17, 2021 | 17:55 GMTSep 17, 2021
Stay informed about the significant meetings and events the Stratfor team is tracking.
Guidance Sep 16, 2021 | 19:29 GMTSep 16, 2021
As AUKUS takes shape, here are some of the initial questions we are exploring.
By Rodger Baker
Assessments Sep 16, 2021 | 11:00 GMTSep 16, 2021
This map shows the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups and Amphibious Ready Groups.
Assessments Sep 15, 2021 | 21:23 GMTSep 15, 2021
With the U.S. focused elsewhere, Doha’s regional security will increasingly hinge on keeping close ties with Turkey while avoiding antagonizing bigger rivals like the UAE.
Guidance Sep 14, 2021 | 18:04 GMTSep 14, 2021
Led by the same parties and sects, the new Cabinet risks falling victim to the same infighting that stymied its predecessors’ attempts at major reforms.
Snapshots
Snapshots
Snapshots Sep 17, 2021 | 20:10 GMTSep 17, 2021
U.S. pressure to force Ethiopian parties to the negotiating table and agree to a cease-fire will have a hard time ending the conflict.
Snapshots Sep 17, 2021 | 18:53 GMTSep 17, 2021
This latest in a series of confrontations between the president and prime minister will destabilize an already fragile political environment.
Snapshots Sep 16, 2021 | 17:56 GMTSep 16, 2021
Overarching policy continuity aside, the administration has signaled a shift that could allow for more direct engagement with Egypt, and other key allies.
Snapshots Sep 13, 2021 | 17:51 GMTSep 13, 2021
The newly unveiled integration agreement between Moscow and Minsk creates a broad framework for the steady erosion of the latter’s sovereignty in the coming years.
Snapshots Sep 10, 2021 | 21:53 GMTSep 10, 2021
The caretaker cabinet’s lack of diversity and former Afghan officials is unlikely to keep nearby countries like China and Pakistan from engaging with the land-locked, war-torn country.
Snapshots Sep 10, 2021 | 19:45 GMTSep 10, 2021
The ruling PJD's loss of 112 parliamentary seats reflects Moroccans’ economic frustrations, as well as the waning popularity of Islamist politics in the country.
Snapshots Sep 8, 2021 | 21:30 GMTSep 8, 2021
As the country edges closer to collapse, neither illicit Iranian fuel shipments nor a U.S. plan to revitalize the Arab Gas Pipeline will provide immediate relief.
Snapshots Sep 7, 2021 | 15:52 GMTSep 7, 2021
While they’ve avoided short-term trade disruptions, Brussels and London still have fundamentally different goals for amending the Northern Ireland protocol.
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
