The weapons deals were made with the threat of Iran in mind.

It appears that Syria's jihadists represent a transnationalist threat.

This is an internal Stratfor document listing significant meetings and events for the next week.

Geography and internal constraints prevent Yemen from eliminating its various militant groups.

Amman must forge relationships with Islamists and jihadists in case the Syrian regime falls.

The choice of a second deputy prime minister indicates that succession will not yet skip second-generation princes.

A major geopolitical conflict could be brewing in the region.

Tehran is scrambling to find a political solution as the threat of sectarian violence in Iraq grows.

The government must address progressively more violent demonstrations.

Generational changes worldwide will be hard to deny in 2013.