BP is leveraging the state of the energy market and Algeria's domestic challenges to try to get better investment terms.

The attacks may turn the Syrian civil war into a wider conflict.

A recent deal with a Japanese-French consortium will yield important short-term benefits for all involved.

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

Israel is one of many countries concerned about the spillover effects of the ongoing Syrian civil war.

Washington wants to prove its ability to degrade Iran's most potent deterrent against attack.

Iraq's Kurds and Shiites share an interest in stopping the spread of Sunni Arab militancy.

Washington is examining alternatives to a large ground operation in Syria.

The two sides must be convinced to enter talks.

The country's political transition is slowed by the demands of the various groups.