Israel has existed in three different manifestations.

As the rebels fail to advance on Gadhafi's strongholds in western Libya, allied powers enforcing the no-fly zone have increasingly floated the idea of providing the opposition fighters with weapons.

Far from having any significant stake in Libya's future, by sending forces to support the no-fly zone, Ottawa is looking to raise Canada's international geopolitical profile.

U.S. President Barack Obama's administration may face increased domestic pressure to confront Russia over ballistic missile defense plans.

The fall of Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali represents the first collapse of an autocratic regime due to popular uprising in the Arab world and is sure to attract the attention of other Arab regimes.

The 9/11 attacks made it clear that geographic isolation alone cannot prevent the United States and Canada from being directly attacked. (With STRATFOR graphic)

A report that Russia has moved missiles to its borders with NATO member states comes amid divisions within NATO and tensions between the West and Russia over missile defense.

This is the 14th in a series of monographs on the geopolitics of countries influential in world affairs.

U.S. plans for ballistic missile defense in Central Europe have actually increased in scope since an initial proposal was scrapped in the fall of 2009.

This is the 13th in a series of monographs on the geopolitics of countries influential in world affairs. (With Stratfor maps)