Stratfor in the News

Soft Targets Have Concerned Security Officials For Years

But Scott Stewart, a terrorism specialist at the intelligence firm Stratfor, says al-Qaida-inspired terrorists haven't shown much interest in little attacks.
NPR Monday, April 22, 2013 - 14:49 Featured Analyst:  Scott Stewart

NBC's Windrem: There Has Been No Arrest

CNBC's Brian Sullivan speaks to NBC News Terrorism Expert Bob Windrem about the investigation of the Boston bombing. Windrem says it is very clear at this point there has not been an arrest. Fred Burton, Stratfor, weighs in.
CNBC Wednesday, April 17, 2013 - 17:46 Featured Analyst:  Fred Burton

Venezuelan rivals rally after poll

Stratfor, the international political risk consultancy, wrote in a note to clients: “As a less popular politician with a range of difficult decisions ahead of him, Maduro will have to work doubly hard to maintain credibility as a leader, control a historically fractious group of politicians and address his country’s major economic challenges.”
The Financial Times Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - 10:11

Looking for logic in North Korea's threats

"How many countries have been overrun since the end of the Cold War? How many dictators have been deposed?" asked Rodger Baker, an analyst for Stratfor, a geopolitical intelligence firm. "And where is North Korea? It's still there."
Associated Press Monday, April 15, 2013 - 09:02 Featured Analyst:  Rodger Baker

Local Cases Scoured for Clues in Texas Prosecutors' Murders

"The answer to who is behind this probably is contained somewhere in case files," said Fred Burton, a former counterterrorism agent with the U.S. State Department who now serves as a security expert with Austin, Texas-based Stratfor Global Intelligence. At a minimum, Mr. Burton said, investigators need to "rule out or rule in" the various criminal organizations that are involved in the North Texas drug trade.
The Wall Street Journal Friday, April 12, 2013 - 11:28 Featured Analyst:  Fred Burton

South Korean ETF Down Sharply

George Friedman, founder and chairman of Stratfor, explains how serious the North Korean threat is.
CNBC Friday, April 5, 2013 - 12:21 Featured Analyst:  George Friedman
Fallouts from a Russia-Germany Clash

Fallouts from a Russia-Germany Clash

Stratfor Analyst Adriano Bosoni discusses political & economic implications on German-Russian relations post Cyprus bailout.
BNN Wednesday, April 3, 2013 - 16:53

Why Ahmadinejad's greatest enemies may be in Iran

Michael Nayebi, a Middle East analyst at the Texas geopolitical intelligence firm Stratfor, said the Chavez incident was just the "latest in a string of statements against Ahmadinejad that we've seen week after week, month after month over the past year."
CBC News Friday, March 15, 2013 - 09:47

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