U.S. Weakness and Russia's Window of Opportunity

U.S. Marines arrive in Kandahar, Afghanistan
Stratfor examines the current status of the U.S. military's operational capacity. [more]
Geopolitical Weekly
Graphic for Geopolitical Intelligence Report
The last week saw the Russian military move against Russia's small southern neighbor Georgia. [more]
Fidel Castro and Vladimir Putin in 2000
Rumors of Russian bombers deploying to Cuba suggest Havana is weighing its options. [more]
Geopolitical Weekly
Graphic for Geopolitical Intelligence Report
April 1, 2008 1659 GMT
Russia has taken advantage of the U.S. preoccupation with the struggle against global jihadism to attempt to re-establish its sphere of influence in the former Soviet Union. [more]
Annual FSU Map - Real One
Russia enters 2008 in the strongest geopolitical position it has known since the Cold War's end. This is one section of the Annual Forecast 2008. [more]
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