The 9/11 attacks made it clear that geographic isolation alone cannot prevent the United States and Canada from being directly attacked. (With STRATFOR graphic)
The explosive-parcel operation failed to reach its first objective but did attain its second, which was to generate worldwide media coverage and sow fear in the West.
The path Brazil takes to resolve the crisis of its strong currency will determine whether it can realize its geopolitical opportunity to dominate South America's southern cone.
The May 30 arrest of a Somali man flying to Mexico raises the question of whether the Somali jihadist group al Shabaab has decided to target the United States.
