The exercises are intended to demonstrate the United States' ability to degrade Iran's most potent deterrent to attack: its ability to mine and close the Strait of Hormuz.

Economic ties are joining security issues as the top U.S. concerns in the region.

Despite reports that the Syrian regime may have used sarin gas, the United States is skeptical about getting involved in the conflict.

Stratfor Vice President of Intelligence Fred Burton discusses how the Boston bombing investigation will proceed now that the second suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, is in custody.

The men accused of the Boston Marathon attack are from Chechnya and also reportedly lived in Dagestan and Kyrgyzstan.

Stratfor Tactical Analyst Paul Floyd discusses how investigators will use evidence to identify who was behind the April 15 Boston Marathon attack.

Law enforcement and government officials have already begun their investigation into the April 15 bombings.

The United States laid the groundwork for becoming a major power in part by developing territory that was not utterly dependent upon the sea.

Stratfor Middle East Analyst Jacob Shapiro discusses how regional instability surrounding Israel will affect the U.S.-Israeli relationship as President Barack Obama makes his first visit as president.

The United States will cancel development of longer-range interceptors that would have been deployed to Romania and Poland around 2022.