Iraq

An Indian soldier runs for cover outside the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai during a siege
Intelligence Guidance: Week of Nov. 30, 2008
November 29, 2008 0317 GMT
The following is an internal Stratfor document produced to provide high-level guidance to our analysts. This document is not a forecast, but rather a series of guidelines for understanding and evaluating events, as well as suggestions on areas for focus. [more]
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Geopolitical Diary: Obama Asks Robert Gates To Stay On
November 26, 2008 0256 GMT
There are sound reasons for U.S. President-elect Barack Obama to ask Robert Gates to stay on as defense secretary. [more]
Peruvian National Police patrol in Lima, Peru, ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit
Intelligence Guidance: Week of Nov. 23, 2008
November 21, 2008 2225 GMT
The following is an internal Stratfor document produced to provide high-level guidance to our analysts. This document is not a forecast, but rather a series of guidelines for understanding and evaluating events, as well as suggestions on areas for focus. [more]
Iraqi women protest the proposed U.S.-Iraqi SOFA in the southern Iraqi city of An Najaf on Nov. 1
Iraq, U.S.: The SOFA and What Could Still Go Wrong
November 20, 2008 1758 GMT
There are still several factors that could derail the Status of Forces Agreement between the United States and Iraq. [more]
Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari at signing of U.S.-Iraqi security pact
Middle East: How the Region Views the SOFA
November 18, 2008 2246 GMT
Iraq’s neighbors are going to have to start adjusting to a new reality in which U.S. forces will be departing Iraq in three years. [more]
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Geopolitical Diary: The SOFA and Iranian Options
November 18, 2008 0257 GMT
Public praise from the head of Iran's judiciary for the U.S.-Iraqi Status of Forces Agreement leads to questions about the current state of U.S.-Iranian relations. [more]
Iranian judiciary chief Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi
Iran: An About-Face on the U.S-Iraqi Security Pact
November 17, 2008 1644 GMT
Having repeatedly denounced the U.S.-Iraqi Status of Forces Agreement, Iran has now endorsed it. [more]
U.S. Marines arrive in Kandahar, Afghanistan
End Game Nears: Iraq's Cabinet Backs Troops Plan
November 17, 2008 1248 GMT
Iraq's parliament will this week be asked to back a plan which restricts U.S. authority next year and leads to full troop withdrawal in 2011. Will an Afghanistan deal be next? [more]
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Geopolitical Diary: Peace Processes Proceed in Iraq and Afghanistan
November 17, 2008 0257 GMT
Iraq's Cabinet has approved the Status of Forces Agreement with the United States. Next, U.S. Gen. David Petraeus will work on the peace process in Afghanistan. [more]
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Intelligence Guidance: Week of Nov. 16, 2008
November 14, 2008 2159 GMT
The following is an internal Stratfor document produced to provide high-level guidance to our analysts. This document is not a forecast, but rather a series of guidelines for understanding and evaluating events, as well as suggestions on areas for focus. [more]
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Iran Returns to the Global Stage
November 10, 2008 1846 GMT
Iran is set to re-emerge close to the top of the U.S. agenda. [more]
Lebanese Shiite cleric Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah
Iran, Lebanon: Fadlallah and Tehran Make Up
November 6, 2008 2036 GMT
With Lebanese Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah back on its side, Iran has an additional Shiite asset to promote its interests in the region. [more]
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Obama’s Challenge
November 5, 2008 1202 GMT
Barack Obama has been elected president of the United States by a large majority in the Electoral College. The road ahead is not so rosy for him. [more]
Massud Barzani, president of the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq
Iraq, U.S.: The Latest on the Status of Forces Agreement
October 30, 2008 1930 GMT
The Iraqi government is divided over the Status of Forces Agreement between Baghdad and Washington. [more]
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Confusion and Uncertainty Threaten Negotiations in Middle East
October 27, 2008 0925 GMT
The United States has angered Damascus by mounting a sortie across the Iraqi-Syrian border, killing at least half a dozen Syrians in the process. The leader of Israel’s ruling party dropped efforts to form a government and called for an early general election. Iraq’s foreign minister canceled a booked visit to Australia, citing a crisis in the talks over US troops, and Pakistan surprised those who’d suggested it was soft on the Taliban by recapturing a key strategic town. This series of events have confused diplomats and policymakers. [more]
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Jihadist Ideology and the Targeting of Humanitarian Aid Workers
October 22, 2008 1921 GMT
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]
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Kadhim al-Hosseini al-Haeri
Iraq, Iran: Shaping Perceptions of the U.S. Presence With a Fatwa
October 22, 2008 1841 GMT
A senior Iraqi Shiite cleric based in Iran issued a fatwa forbidding the pending U.S.-Iraqi security deal. [more]
A closed branch of Halifax Bank of Scotland on Oct. 15
Intelligence Guidance: Week of Oct. 19, 2008
October 17, 2008 2021 GMT
The following is an internal Stratfor document produced to provide high-level guidance to our analysts. This document is not a forecast, but rather a series of guidelines for understanding and evaluating events, as well as suggestions on areas for focus. [more]
An oil refinery in Kirkuk, north of Baghdad,
Iraq: A Pipeline Problem
October 15, 2008 1829 GMT
Submarine pipelines that transport oil from southern Iraq to offshore platforms are in very poor condition and could rupture at any time, the Financial Times reported Oct 15. [more]
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addresses the United Nations General Assembly
Iran, U.S.: Offering Talks and Avoiding Sanctions
October 14, 2008 2011 GMT
An Iranian spokesman said Oct. 14 that Iran is ready for another round of talks with the United States over Iraq. [more]
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