Politics Analysis

Brazilian presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at an election rally Oct. 2

Brazil's Geopolitical Challenges and Opportunities

The path Brazil takes to resolve the crisis of its strong currency will determine whether it can realize its geopolitical opportunity to dominate South America's southern cone.
Oct 4, 2010 | 10:56 GMT

The Geopolitics of France: Maintaining Its Influence in a Changing Europe

This is the 14th in a series of monographs on the geopolitics of countries influential in world affairs.
Sep 13, 2010 | 14:02 GMT

Islam, Secularism and the Battle for Turkey's Future

An intense internal power struggle in Turkey influences virtually every decision reached in Ankara's halls of power. Though the country's identity crisis will not be resolved by this power struggle, the battle lines will define how the country operates for many years.
Aug 23, 2010 | 07:17 GMT

U.S., China: Conflicting Interests in Southeast Asia

As Washington accelerates the pace of its re-engagement with ASEAN states, Beijing grows more critical of U.S. involvement in regional affairs.
Aug 12, 2010 | 07:16 GMT
Large reproductions of the Venezuelan bolivar on display in Caracas

Special Report: Venezuela's Unsustainable Economic Paradigm

Venezuela has imposed a range of currency controls to deal with its recession and record-high inflation, but the controls are forcing more of the economy underground and have catalyzed an elaborate money-laundering scheme that is now spiraling out of control and thus threatening the regime's grip on power.
Aug 4, 2010 | 07:08 GMT

The Geopolitics of Turkey: Searching for More

This is the 13th in a series of monographs on the geopolitics of countries influential in world affairs. (With Stratfor maps)
Aug 2, 2010 | 20:49 GMT
An illegal connection to the public electricity grid in Caracas on March 4

Venezuela: A Reprieve for the Guri Dam?

Heavy rains in Bolivar state are temporarily easing Venezuela's electricity crisis, but the descent of the Guri dam's water level has not stopped.
Apr 15, 2010 | 17:08 GMT
An employee of the Venezuelan national electricity company at an electric plant in San Fernando de Apure

Venezuela: Data Discrepancies at the Guri Dam

Government data on the Guri dam does not appear to be matching up with local weather reports.
Apr 12, 2010 | 19:24 GMT

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