Analysis

Graphic for Mexico Security Memo
January 5, 2009 2344 GMT
Violence related to the drug trade is rampant in Mexico, where gunmen are every bit as brutal as the death squads in Iraq. The Mexico Security Memo is a weekly summary report concerning instability and key incidents. (With Stratfor Interactive Map) [more]
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
January 5, 2009 2206 GMT
French President Nicolas Sarkozy's visit to the Middle East shows a lack of confidence in Czech Republic as president of the European Union. [more]
Japanese Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa
January 5, 2009 2129 GMT
Japan's parliament is discussing the country's supplementary budget and measures that will lead to another year of massive deficit spending. [more]
Russia's gas giant Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller
Russia is once again using energy cutoffs to shape Ukraine to Moscow's liking. (With Stratfor map) [more]
An oil refinery in Iran
Iran's call for an oil embargo against Israel's Western backers is really a political jab at Tehran's Arab rivals. [more]
Smoke rising over a mosque in the Gaza Strip
January 5, 2009 1734 GMT
With Israel Defense Forces having surrounded Gaza City, engagement between Hamas and Israeli troops remains relatively limited -- so far. (With Stratfor map) [more]
Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani
January 5, 2009 1600 GMT
OPEC's bid to cut supply to help stem falling oil prices faces many challenges. [more]
Smoke rising from Gaza City
January 4, 2009 1800 GMT
On the second day of the Israeli ground incursion into Gaza, Israeli troops have surrounded Gaza City but have not entered it. (With Stratfor map) [more]
Protesters with fake explosive belts and a portrait of Hezbollah chief Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut, Lebanon, on Jan. 3 dem
Amid Israel's ongoing conflict with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Israel's defense minister has raised the possibility of another front opening up. [more]
Israeli troops entering Gaza
Israeli troops moved into Gaza after darkness fell Jan. 3. (With Stratfor map) [more]
Israeli tanks positioned near Gaza
Israel reportedly has begun a ground invasion of Gaza after eight days of airstrikes. (With Stratfor map) [more]
A pressure-gauge at the Bobrovnytska gas station in Mryn village, Chernigiv region, Ukraine
The following is an internal Stratfor document produced to provide high-level guidance to our analysts. This document is not a forecast, but rather a series of guidelines for understanding and evaluating events, as well as suggestions on areas for focus. [more]
Protesters outside Israeli Embassy in Denmark
While generating a considerable amount of anti-Israeli rhetoric over the years, the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict has not resulted in any large-scale terror attacks, nor is it likely to. [more]
The Haikou (171) and Wuhan (169) with a third Chinese warship
December 31, 2008 2010 GMT
A Chinese naval squadron en route to the Horn of Africa completed its first underway replenishment Dec. 30. [more]
A man looks at a logo of the Slovakian edition of the euro
December 31, 2008 2004 GMT
Slovakia's imminent membership in the eurozone not only illustrates Bratislava's rapid advancement, it also highlights eurozone membership benefits. [more]
Bobrovnytska station in Mryn in the Chernigiv region of Ukraine
As in 2006, a Ukrainian-Russian pricing dispute is once again threatening to cut natural gas supplies to Europe in the dead of winter. [more]
Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek
December 31, 2008 1322 GMT
The Czech Republic's domestic politics will present some hurdles during Prague's upcoming EU presidency, but the largest challenges will come from abroad. [more]
Missiles leave trails of smoke after being launched from northern Gaza toward an Israeli town
Palestinian rocket strikes in the Negev on Dec. 30 suggest that Hamas has a larger artillery rocket than previously thought. [more]
A truck with supplies for U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan transits the Khyber Pass
A Pakistani security operation has temporarily closed the Khyber Pass to truck convoys supplying U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan. [more]
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il
China has begun preparing for the transition from Kim Jong Il’s rule in North Korea. [more]
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