German Chancellor Angela Merkel
Intelligence Guidance: Week of July 20, 2008
July 18, 2008 2026 GMT
The following are internal Stratfor documents produced to provide high-level guidance to our analysts. These documents are not forecasts, but rather a series of guidelines for understanding and evaluating events, as well as suggestions on areas for focus. [more]
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Russian President Dmitri Medvedev, a former chairman of Gazprom
Russia: Moscow's Energy Protectionism
July 18, 2008 2202 GMT
A move meant to protect Russia's state-controlled energy companies could end up backfiring. [more]
Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov
EU: A Message to the Balkans
July 18, 2008 1852 GMT
Brussels has signaled aspiring EU members in the Balkans that they had best listen to EU demands to reform, possibly freezing $1.6 billion in funds meant for Bulgaria. [more]
Myanmar officials and seized drugs
Organized Crime, Geography and Corruption
July 18, 2008 1848 GMT
Virtually every country has organized crime. Geography, infrastructure and the strength of the government determine how pervasive it will be. [more]
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Situation Reports
Pakistan: Devising Counterterrorism Strategy
July 19, 2008 2213 GMT
Pakistan's ruling coalition leaders will meet in Islamabad on July 23 to devise a counterterrorism strategy, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said July 19 in his first televised address to the nation. Pakistan will not allow foreign troops to carry out actions on its territory, he said, adding that the "war against terrorism is our own war and we have to fight it."
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Nepal: Vice President Chosen
July 19, 2008 2205 GMT
Iraq: Al-Maliki Calls For U.S. Withdrawal 'As Soon As Possible'
July 19, 2008 2202 GMT
Turkey: Thousands Demonstrate Against AKP
July 19, 2008 2155 GMT
Today's Podcast
Arms seized in Mexican police operations against drug-trafficking are displayed in 2007
The Cartel Wars: A New Push for U.S. Involvement?
July 18, 2008 1317 GMT
After a short spate of relative calm, the wars between Mexico’s drug cartels and the government have been ratcheting up again — and there are indications that someone may be circulating rumors in an attempt to capture Washington’s attention. [more]
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Terrorism Weekly
Graphic for Terrorism Intelligence Report
Another Dam Threat
July 16, 2008 1614 GMT
The flap caused by the closure of a road over a dam in Colorado due to security concerns provides an opportunity to revisit jihadist militants' ability to operate inside the United States and the type of targets they might attack. [more]
Geopolitical Weekly
Graphic for Geopolitical Intelligence Report
Now for the Hard Part: From Iraq to Afghanistan
July 15, 2008 1652 GMT
Terrorism Weekly
Graphic for Terrorism Intelligence Report
Deadly Precedents in Kabul
July 9, 2008 1729 GMT