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Oct 4, 2013 | 14:49 GMT

George Friedman and Robert D. Kaplan on U.S.-Iran Relations

Stratfor's George Friedman and Robert D. Kaplan discuss how a possible warming of relations between the United States and Iran could affect the Middle East and beyond.

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Tensions Are Building in Venezuela

Signs suggest Venezuela's president is increasingly anxious about maintaining support amid a worsening economic conditions.

Oct 3, 2013 | 19:08 GMT

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Iran: A Mysterious High-Level Killing

The details surrounding the death of an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps cyberwarfare unit member do not seem to point to either a foreign hand or an internal power struggle.

Oct 4, 2013 | 16:05 GMT

How Middle East Affairs Inform North Korean Strategy

Pyongyang will closely watch U.S.-Iranian talks and the U.S.-Russia deal on Syria.

Oct 4, 2013 | 12:25 GMT

Syria: Al Qaeda's Front Group Overextends Itself

The Islamic State of Iraq in the Sham is making far too many enemies.

Oct 4, 2013 | 05:16 GMT

U.S.: A Progress Report on Washington's Re-engagement with Asia

Improved defense relations with Japan and South Korea have not gone unnoticed by China and North Korea.

Oct 4, 2013 | 05:00 GMT

Libya: Oil Declines as Regional Power Structures Crumble

Regional governments are having difficulties maintaining control of their militias and tribal groups.

Oct 3, 2013 | 05:55 GMT

Australia's LNG Sector Comes Under Strain

Growing competition and rising production costs could lead Australia to scale back its liquefied natural gas ambitions.

Oct 3, 2013 | 05:39 GMT

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Libya's Fraying Power Structures

The central government's urgency about holding local elections reflects its growing reliance on disparate rural authorities to maintain a fragile peace.

Oct 4, 2013 | 11:27 GMT

"As the country is mired in its worst economic crisis in modern history, support for extremist and anti-establishment parties is likely to remain high in the coming years, regardless of the future of Golden Dawn as a political party," Stratfor, a geopolitical intelligence, economic and political firm, said in an analysis.

Scott Stewart quoted in the Wall Street Journal on Kenya attack

“Prolonged drama is fast becoming the raison-d’etre of modern terrorism,” said Scott Stewart, a vice president at Stratfor Global Intelligence, a Texas-based think tank. “For three days of the Taj siege, the world’s attention was fixed on Mumbai. Attackers in Nairobi wanted the same.”

Fred Burton's book Under Fire to be made into HBO movie

The premium cable network has optioned New York Times best-seller Under Fire: The Untold Story of the Attack in Benghazi, with Jerry Weintraub on board to executive produce. The telepic, much like the book by Fred Burton and Samuel M. Katz, will offer an inside account of the attack against U.S. diplomatic and intelligence outposts in Benghazi, Libya.

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