Brazil has not been immune to the current global financial crisis, but it is one of the few countries positioned to emerge from the crisis stronger than it went into it. (With STRATFOR maps)

North Korea claimed to have successfully completed a nuclear test May 25.

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

Despite indications to the contrary, Turkmenistan will remain firmly in Russia's grasp.

As Brazil's trade relations with Argentina collapse, the South American giant has a chance to restructure its regional relationships for the better.

Canada's Liberal Party expressed support for the ruling Conservative Party's budget and economic stimulus package, but that support comes with conditions.

A World Trade Organization dispute over auto manufacturing could mark the beginnings of a fresh period of trade tensions and protectionism in 2009.

As the global financial crisis expands in the United States and Europe, the Asian financial system remains full of cash and not as vulnerable to the credit crunch proper.

Police are still investigating two pipeline bombings that took place the week of Oct. 12 in the Canadian province of British Columbia.

The Conservative Party of Canada has won Canada's Oct. 14 election, results released Oct. 15 show.