The specifics of the Nov. 26 cross-border incident are becoming increasingly irrelevant. The incident is merely a symptom of larger issues that remain unresolved.
While a reported plot by Nigerian militant group Boko Haram to attack hotels frequented by foreigners in Abuja did not come to fruition, the group appears to be honing its terrorist skills.
The repercussions from the online activist collective Anonymous' previous operations never have been as grave as in its present campaign against the Mexican cartel Los Zetas.
The detonation of explosives inside a vehicle in the Mexican city of Monterrey provides a useful occasion to discuss STRATFOR's methodology for analyzing tactical events.
