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Palestinian militants with links to Hezbollah staged a rare attack on Jordanian soil targeting an Israeli diplomatic convoy, according to STRATFOR sources. [more]

The Jan. 9 video of an alleged suicide bomber and the leader of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan raises questions about the increasingly complex jihadist community. [more]

A planned trip by Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak to Poland and the Czech Republic might indicate the first stirrings of an independent line for Israel. [more]

Hotels are popular soft targets for militant attacks. However, precautions can be taken to limit the damage caused by attacks or even prevent them before they occur. [more]

Though U.S. presidents and Israeli prime ministers regularly change, little changes in the underlying regional realities of the Middle East. [more]

With three major attacks in Iraq in three days, pessimism on the outcome of 10 days of talks between the Palestinian factions, and Hezbollah seeking a win in Lebanon’s summer election, Colin Chapman finds “business as usual” in the Middle East. [more]

This is the sixth in a series of monographs on geopolitics currently critical in world affairs. (With STRATFOR maps) [more]

While the view from the Arab street might see the Israeli military incursion into the Gaza Strip as an outrage, the view from Arab palaces is quite different. [more]

The killing of British aid worker Gayle Williams in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Oct. 20 occurred against the backdrop of a debate among jihadist militants over whether humanitarian groups should be targeted for attacks. [more]

Egypt and Syria are nervously watching a possible Israeli-Syrian thaw. [more]

Middle Eastern leaders are trying to achieve a breakthrough that will solve Lebanon's long-standing political crisis, in hopes of staving off a rumored Israeli invasion. [more]

Inflation has been creeping up around the world in recent months, especially affecting the prices of food, energy and other essentials. The increased cost of essential goods is fueling rising social unrest. (With Stratfor map) [more]

Jordanian authorities have released the leading jihadist theoretician. The release will only help Jordan so far. [more]

A member of Israel's Security Cabinet suggested that Egypt and Jordan might have to take temporary control of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank since the Palestinian leadership has not been able to control militant activity there. [more]

In a 42-minute audio message, Iraq’s top jihadist leader called Dec. 4 for a fresh bombing campaign against Iraqi security forces. [more]

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will host a summit in the Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh... [more]

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney left Tuesday for a trip to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab... [more]

By Fred Burton Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a... [more]

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered what some have been calling the boldest condemnation... [more]

A Palestinian suicide bomber staged the first suicide bombing in the Israeli Red Sea resort of... [more]