Stratfor in the News

The World In 2033: Big Thinkers And Futurists Share Their Thoughts
In short, the next few decades will see the erosion of central authority in the former colonial world, which will be somewhat violent at first, before settling down into a reasonable harmony. Geography will be more crucial than ever, even as technology makes the earth smaller and more claustrophobic.
Forbes Thursday, February 14, 2013 - 18:01 Featured Analyst:  Robert D. Kaplan
Stratfor's Bhalla: Egypt Collapse Unlikely
But as messy as Egypt's current situation seems to Western eyes, there’s a silver lining in the shaping of a new government that understands what needs to be done and who it can count on, according to Reva Bhalla, an analyst at Austin, Texas-based Stratfor, the geopolitical consultancy founded by George Friedman.
Index Universe Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - 09:58 Featured Analyst:  Reva Bhalla
Algeria Attack A 'Wake-Up Call' For Energy Companies
Scott Stewart, a counterterrorism analyst at Stratfor, a private intelligence firm, points out that after the government in Niger tightened security at its uranium mines, they were not hit again.
NPR Thursday, January 24, 2013 - 17:43 Featured Analyst:  Scott Stewart
Companies Reassess Security After 23 Hostages Killed in Algeria
Global corporations are increasingly relying on their own intelligence networks to anticipate and respond to events that threaten workers’ safety or damage their business, said Fred Burton, vice president of intelligence at Stratfor, an Austin, Texas-based corporate security consultant.
Bloomberg Monday, January 21, 2013 - 15:01 Featured Analyst:  Fred Burton
Why the US is Staying Out of Mali
George Friedman is CEO of Stratfor, a global intelligence company based in Austin, Texas. He speaks with anchor Marco Werman about his recent article “Avoiding the Wars that Never End”.
PRI's The World Monday, January 21, 2013 - 10:08 Featured Analyst:  George Friedman
Mali, Algeria Violence Stokes Fear Of New Terrorist Haven
"Until the collapse of Libya under Gadhafi, the Malian Tuaregs were more or less 'managed' in a loose standoff" with the government in Mali, says Mark Schroeder, an Africa analyst with the intelligence firm Stratfor.
NPR Thursday, January 17, 2013 - 15:14
No Refuge in the Desert
Mark Schroeder is the vice president for Africa analysis of Stratfor an intelligence consultant company.
The New York Times Thursday, January 17, 2013 - 15:12
The Salafi Surge
The major challenge to stability in the Arab world ... lies only partially in the transition to democracy from autocracy,” says Kamran Bokhari of Stratfor, the political consultancy. “Greater than that is the challenge mainstream Islamists face from a complex and divided Salafi movement.
Financial Times Thursday, January 10, 2013 - 09:54 Featured Analyst:  Kamran Bokhari

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