Though it is not as critical to U.S. interests as other matters, the Israeli offensive in Gaza looks like it will top U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's agenda. [more]
Pakistan's first-use policy regarding its nuclear capability is a defensive move -- but it might not prove to be effective against India at this point. [more]
Indian military action against Pakistan could come within days. The extent of such a campaign -- and its effects on U.S. supply lines into Afghanistan -- remains to be seen. [more]
The United States has announced a troop surge to Afghanistan. The question is whether the surge strategy, which worked in Iraq, will work in Afghanistan. [more]
India has not mobilized its military against Pakistan in the wake of the Mumbai attacks, but there are signs suggesting the clouds of war have not yet passed. [more]
As illustrated by a transport union strike, Pakistan's worsening security situation is complicating the delivery of supplies to U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan. [more]
Pakistani forces raided militant camps and offices in Pakistani-administered Kashmir, but the United States and India likely will not be impressed by the gesture. [more]
Stratfor CEO Dr. George Friedman discusses his new book, "The Next 100 Years" which publishes January 27, 2009. The book, which has already begun receiving critical acclaim, offers a lucid, highly readable forecast of the changes he expects around the world during the 21st century.
"From 1969 until the collapse of the Soviet Union, Soviet naval groups regularly called in Cuba, where there was a major intelligence collection station, says military analyst Nathan Hughes of Stratfor online intelligence service."
Associated Press December 15, 2008
"Kidnappings are a daily occurrence in Mexico. So when a resident of Monterrey or Puebla receives a phone call with news that his son or daughter has been snatched, he has every reason to believe the tale... 'They’re so shocked that their thought pattern is completely disrupted,' says Fred Burton, a counterterrorism specialist at Stratfor, a geopolitical risk-analysis firm... 'many parents just reach for their wallets.'"
New York Times December 12, 2008
Out of the Shadows
Stratfor vice president for counterterrorism and corporate security Fred Burton discusses his best-selling book, an autobiography of a career spent hunting terrorists and protecting national security.