Guidance Jan 22, 2022 | 15:00 GMTJan 22, 2022
A look at what the coming week will bring -- and a list of recommended Stratfor articles from the week that was.
TRENDING THEMES & TOPICS
Latest
Latest
Podcasts Jan 21, 2022 | 22:15 GMTJan 21, 2022
Data shows three shots are effective, and a fourth might not be needed ... for now.
Guidance Jan 21, 2022 | 21:05 GMTJan 21, 2022
Stay informed about the significant meetings and events RANE analysts are tracking.
Assessments Jan 20, 2022 | 11:00 GMTJan 20, 2022
This map shows the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups and Amphibious Ready Groups.
Podcasts Jan 20, 2022 | 00:01 GMTJan 20, 2022
As the world watches Russia's build-up on the border with Ukraine, we explain why the Kremlin is threatening a conflict with Ukraine now.
Assessments Jan 19, 2022 | 22:13 GMTJan 19, 2022
The defacement of government websites highlights the increasing probability of Russia using asymmetric tactics like cyberattacks to pressure Kyiv and the West.
Podcasts Jan 19, 2022 | 21:31 GMTJan 19, 2022
This podcast focuses on best practices organizations should use to navigate through their risks.
Assessments Jan 19, 2022 | 20:01 GMTJan 19, 2022
The deadly Houthi strike on Emirati soil could spur a cycle of escalation that undermines the UAE’s reputation as a peaceful business hub.
Snapshots Jan 18, 2022 | 22:16 GMTJan 18, 2022
As Lebanon descends deeper into chaos, those living in the country -- including Palestinian and Syrian refugees -- will risk illegally fleeing to Europe by boat.
Podcasts Jan 18, 2022 | 17:41 GMTJan 18, 2022
What's behind rising inflation, and how long will it last?
Assessments
Assessments
Guidance Jan 22, 2022 | 15:00 GMTJan 22, 2022
A look at what the coming week will bring -- and a list of recommended Stratfor articles from the week that was.
Assessments Jan 21, 2022 | 23:13 GMTJan 21, 2022
The U.S. president’s remark that a “minor incursion” would be treated differently than a full-scale invasion only confirms what Moscow already knows.
Guidance Jan 21, 2022 | 21:05 GMTJan 21, 2022
Stay informed about the significant meetings and events RANE analysts are tracking.
Assessments Jan 20, 2022 | 22:38 GMTJan 20, 2022
Pyongyang's threat to review its nuclear and long-range missile tests risks renewing tensions with the U.S. and South Korea. But it could also signal an opening bid for talks.
Assessments Jan 20, 2022 | 18:45 GMTJan 20, 2022
New guidelines for China’s internet platform industry show Beijing will increasingly direct tech companies’ research, development and investment activities.
Assessments Jan 20, 2022 | 11:00 GMTJan 20, 2022
This map shows the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups and Amphibious Ready Groups.
Assessments Jan 19, 2022 | 22:13 GMTJan 19, 2022
The defacement of government websites highlights the increasing probability of Russia using asymmetric tactics like cyberattacks to pressure Kyiv and the West.
Assessments Jan 19, 2022 | 20:01 GMTJan 19, 2022
The deadly Houthi strike on Emirati soil could spur a cycle of escalation that undermines the UAE’s reputation as a peaceful business hub.
Snapshots
Snapshots
Snapshots Jan 20, 2022 | 15:39 GMTJan 20, 2022
Rival claims to Haiti's government would undermine the legitimacy of the electoral process, the economy and the country's security situation.
Snapshots Jan 18, 2022 | 22:16 GMTJan 18, 2022
As Lebanon descends deeper into chaos, those living in the country -- including Palestinian and Syrian refugees -- will risk illegally fleeing to Europe by boat.
Snapshots Jan 18, 2022 | 16:20 GMTJan 18, 2022
The outgoing president's left-wing successor and the delegates drafting Chile's new constitution will likely seek to strengthen state control over mining projects.
Snapshots Jan 14, 2022 | 16:02 GMTJan 14, 2022
Pushback from national governments and EU lawmakers over what energy sources and activities should be considered “sustainable” could delay the list’s ratification.
Snapshots Jan 13, 2022 | 18:55 GMTJan 13, 2022
The near-crises created by a meeting with the Palestinian president and a tree-planting project bode ill for the ideologically diverse coalition's long-term survival.
Snapshots Jan 12, 2022 | 22:12 GMTJan 12, 2022
The likely addition of new NSL crimes will present greater surveillance and discrimination risks to businesses and Hong Kong citizens.
Snapshots Jan 12, 2022 | 19:11 GMTJan 12, 2022
If Johnson resigns or is ousted, his Conservative Party would likely appoint a new prime minister, reducing the probability of abrupt policy changes.
Snapshots Jan 11, 2022 | 16:02 GMTJan 11, 2022
Severed ties with ECOWAS will deepen Mali's reliance on Russia for military support by further isolating it from regional states and France.
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
