BP is leveraging the state of the energy market and Algeria's domestic challenges to try to get better investment terms.
A recent deal with a Japanese-French consortium will yield important short-term benefits for all involved.
Rebels in Darfur and Kordofan threaten to further break up the Sudanese state.
Longtime President Emomali Rakhmon is facing challenges from inside the country and out.
This is an internal Stratfor document listing significant meetings and events for the next week.
Mutual economic and energy interests have led Japan and Russia to put aside a long-standing dispute.
Moscow and Minsk are making efforts to counter security cooperation among the Nordic and Baltic countries.
A recent announcement about uranium enrichment is largely rhetorical.
Russia is trying to protect its interests in Europe by expanding its energy infrastructure.