StratforGermany faces tough decisions in Europe’s debt crisisGeorge Friedman | 01 February 2012 |tags: debt crisis, European Union, Germany, StratforThe Germans hold many cards, and that's their problem.
Should the US be an idealist or a realist about Egypt?George Friedman | 07 December 2011 |tags: foreign policy, human rights, Islam, StratforWhat if there are democratic elections and the people choose a regime that violates the principles of Western human rights?
The Middle East seesawGeorge Friedman | 23 November 2011 |tags: Middle East, StratforA painful realignment of forces coincides with the European debt crisis.
National politics returns to EuropeGeorge Friedman | 09 November 2011 |tags: European identity, European Union, StratforThe Americans have gone, the Germans are back and European international politics is bubbling up to the surface.
Entering a new phase in the Middle EastGeorge Friedman | 19 October 2011 |tags: Iran, Middle East, StratforAn assassination plot; the release of Gilad Shalit; the massacre of Copts; the waning of Syrian protest: opportunities for Iran and challenges for the US.
Precise solutions for an imprecise realityGeorge Friedman | 05 October 2011 |tags: Eurozone, Germany, Greece, StratforEurope is experiencing a cultural clash between the German ideal of the disinterested, rational civil servant and Southern and Central European scepticism.
Foreign policy and electoral realitiesGeorge Friedman | 21 September 2011 |tags: 2012 election, foreign policy, Stratfor, USUntil next year's election, the US will be at best reactive and at worst non-responsive to events on the world stage.
Nightmares of Europe’s pastGeorge Friedman | 15 September 2011 |tags: debt crisis, European Union, nationalism, StratforAfter World War II, Europe tried to kill off nationalism by drawing countries into a prosperous EU. Will the debt crisis revive it?
9/11 and the successful warGeorge Friedman | 07 September 2011 |tags: 911, Stratfor, US, war on terrorThe US has made some serious errors since 9/11, as happens in every way. But there have been no more successful attacks on American soil and that is what counts.
Premature victory celebrationGeorge Friedman | 31 August 2011 |tags: International Criminal Court, Libya, StratforWhy was nearly every prediction about the war in Libya wrong?After Gadhafi: The scramble for Libya?Scott Stewart | 25 August 2011 |tags: Libya crisis, StratforBetween internal factions and external interests the path ahead is fraught with danger.
Re-Examining the Arab SpringGeorge Friedman | 17 August 2011 |tags: Arab Spring, StratforMany Westerners are deluding themselves about the democratic potential in the Middle East uprisings.
A crisis of political economyGeorge Friedman | 10 August 2011 |tags: China, Europe, Stratfor, USThe global financial crisis is an economic problem that has triggered a political problem, which in turn is making the economic problem worse.
Why is the war in Libya dragging on?George Friedman | 13 July 2011 |tags: justice, Libya, StratforBecause Gaddafi knows that he will be arrested by the International Criminal Court. Do the lives lost in the civil war put a shadow over the implacable pursuit of justice?The geopolitics of Israel: biblical and modernGeorge Friedman | 16 May 2011 |tags: Israel, StratforIsrael faces the same existential challenges as it has in its two previous eras as a nation, many centuries ago. |