Eight Islamist militants attacked an Egyptian military unit stationed at a border checkpoint with Israel on Aug. 5, killing 16 soldiers.

Stratfor Vice President of Global Analysis Reva Bhalla discusses how power grid failures in India are symptomatic of its struggle to become an industrial giant despite a weak government and bloated bureaucracy.

The late July power grid outages in northern and eastern India crippled cities and disrupted public transport, hospitals, schools and industry. India's electricity demand has vastly outstripped the supply due to the country's high growth rates over the past several years.

China, Japan and South Korea are pursuing the requisite technology to perform deep-sea mining operations.

Stratfor Vice President of International Projects Jennifer Richmond discusses China National Offshore Oil Corp.'s (CNOOC's) latest bid for Nexen and explains how the takeover offer reflects China's overall international energy strategy.

China's recent moves to improve its offshore-drilling capabilities may give it an advantage in territorial disputes.

Oman's geography makes it difficult to rule.

Stratfor's Vice President of Global Analysis Reva Bhalla discusses energy security in the eastern Mediterranean and how it fits into the broader geopolitical strategies of Israel and Turkey.

Stratfor Vice President of Global Analysis Reva Bhalla discusses the geopolitical trends affecting Europe, the Middle East and China in this third quarter forecast preview.

Russia sees a potential Lithuanian power plant as a way for the other Baltic countries to lessen their dependency on Russian energy, which Moscow hopes a new Belarusian nuclear plant will curb.