Tag: stratfor
Stratfor: Defining al Qaeda
The Obama administration's efforts to counter the threat posed by al Qaeda and the wider jihadist movement have been a contentious topic...
Stratfor: Protest movements as political strategy
Recent protests throughout Sudan are the latest in an ongoing trend of protest movements around the world, from Muslim Brotherhood supporters in...
Stratfor: Insurgency and the Protracted War
In recent weeks, insurgent forces in several countries have been forced to withdraw from territories they once held. Somalia's al Shabaab, which...
Stratfor: NATO’s ordinary future
Whatever one thought of the Libya intervention, the details make for a bad advertisement about NATO. As one U.S. Air Force planner...
Stratfor: The state of the world: Germany’s strategy
The idea of Germany having an independent national strategy runs counter to everything that Germany has wanted to be since World War...
Stratfor: Detection points in the terrorist attack cycle
Last week's Security Weekly discussed the fact that terrorism is a tactic used by many different classes of actors and that, while...
Stratfor: Detection points in the terrorist attack cycle
Last week's Security Weekly discussed the fact that terrorism is a tactic used by many different classes of actors and that,...
Stratfor: The state of the world – explaining US strategy
The fall of the Soviet Union ended the European epoch, the period in which European power dominated the world. It left the...
Stratfor: The myth of the end of terrorism
In this week's Geopolitical Weekly, George Friedman discussed the geopolitical cycles that change with each generation. Frequently, especially in recent years, those...
Stratfor: The State of the World – A Framework
Editor's Note: This is the first installment of a new series on the national strategies of today's global power and other regional...
Stratfor: Disparity in the covert war between Iran and the West
Within thirty minutes of each other on Monday, a "sticky bomb" attached to the back of a van detonated in New Delhi,...
Stratfor Special Report – Hamas In Transition
After more than five years of existing in political stalemate, Hamas is now trying to manage a worsening relationship with Iran and...
Stratfor: Egypt looks to rein in NGOs
Egypt provided the formal charges against 43 members of nongovernmental organisations (NGOs), including 19 Americans, and their organisations. Among the charges were...
Stratfor: Iran’s Deterrence Strategy in the Strait of Hormuz
Iranian naval exercises scheduled for February underscore a strategy that is both political and military: To deter an attack, Iran must enhance...
Stratfor: Afghanistan – moving toward a distant endgame
US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta suggested last week that the United States could wrap up combat operations in Afghanistan by the end...
China and Russia act to block a new precedent for intervention
China and Russia vetoed a resolution on Syria this weekend that the United States and others had introduced at the UN Security...
Stratfor: Russia and the United States – pushing tensions to the...
As Russia and the United States prepare for their respective presidential elections, tensions between the countries are growing. The central point of...
Stratfor: The Tuaregs – from African nomads to smugglers and mercenaries
The Tuaregs, a nomadic tribe in North and West Africa, dominated the caravan trade through the Sahara Desert for thousands of years....
Stratfor: Mali besieged by fighters fleeing Libya
Mali has experienced perhaps the most significant external repercussions from the downfall of the regime of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Stratfor has...
Stratfor: The challenging politics of UAVs in Southwest Asia
US President Barack Obama on Monday publicly acknowledged that the CIA has been conducting unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) strikes in Pakistan's tribal...