Stratfor in the News

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

The Return of Toxic Nationalism

For it is precisely weak democracies and collapsing autocracies that provide the chaotic breathing room with which nationalist and sectarian extremists can thrive.
Wall Street Journal Thursday, January 10, 2013 - 09:40 Featured Analyst:  Robert D. Kaplan
Mexico's President Alters Tactics Against Drug Crimes

Mexico's President Alters Tactics Against Drug Crimes

Fred Burton of the Stratfor Intelligence Group doesn't see much difference between the two administration's strategies, either, although he was impressed with the attorney general's recent public comments.
NPR Wednesday, January 2, 2013 - 16:34 Featured Analyst:  Fred Burton
Polarization in the South Korean Electorate

Polarization in the South Korean Electorate

Rodger Baker, VP of Strategic Intelligence, Stratfor says Park Geun-hye has to deal with the polarization of the South Korean electorate, given she had a 70% differential in votes between regions.
CNBC Thursday, December 20, 2012 - 10:26 Featured Analyst:  Rodger Baker

Syrian Rebels Gain Ground on Syria’s Assad, Officials Say

Rebel fighters are increasingly targeting Syria’s infrastructure. They have seized a majority of the oil fields in the energy-rich Deir el-Zour governorate, and Assad’s forces now only control five oil fields, all west of the city of Deir el- Zour, the Austin, Texas-based geopolitical consulting firm Stratfor said in a report yesterday.
Bloomberg Businessweek Friday, December 7, 2012 - 10:14

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