Foreign Policy

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Should the US be an idealist or a realist about Egypt?

George Friedman | 07 December 2011 |

tags: foreign policy, human rights, Islam, Stratfor

What if there are democratic elections and the people choose a regime that violates the principles of Western human rights?

Foreign policy and electoral realities

George Friedman | 21 September 2011 |

tags: 2012 election, foreign policy, Stratfor, US

Until next year's election, the US will be at best reactive and at worst non-responsive to events on the world stage.

A new strategy for Afghanistan

George Friedman | 23 June 2011 |

tags: Afghanistan, Barack Obama, foreign policy, Pakistan

The US can choose to leave Afghanistan without suffering a strategic disaster. But Pakistan cannot leave Pakistan and still has to deal with the Taliban.

Never fight a land war in Asia

George Friedman | 07 March 2011 |

tags: Afghanistan, foreign policy, Stratfor

An elective war in which the criteria for success are unclear and for which boots on the ground insufficient must be avoided.

President of the world

George Friedman | 05 November 2010 |

tags: foreign policy, Obama, Stratfor

Obama may be hamstrung at home but he can still act decisively in the world - if he will.

Can Pakistan help the US exit from its longest-ever war?

George Friedman | 29 September 2010 |

tags: Afghanistan, foreign policy, Obama, Pakistan

With a decisive victory in Afghanistan looking increasingly remote, will the US hand over the war to Pakistan?

How the midterm will shape Obama’s foreign policy options

George Friedman | 16 September 2010 |

tags: foreign policy, Obama, Stratfor

If Republicans storm back into Congress in November, the President may have to turn to foreign policy to notch up any lasting achievements.

9/11 and the nine-year war

George Friedman | 09 September 2010 |

tags: 911, foreign policy, Stratfor, terrorism

Is counter-terrorism too narrow a focus for American foreign policy?

The real story of the suburban spies

George Friedman | 14 July 2010 |

tags: foreign policy, intelligence, Stratfor

Anyone who thinks that the Russian spies posing as PTA Moms and BBQ Dads were goofballs is wrong.

Choose Your Weapons

Francis Phillips | 02 May 2010 |

tags: foreign policy, history

A study of British foreign secretaries over two centuries raises perennial questions about international relations.

Thinking about the unthinkable: a US deal with Iran

George Friedman | 02 March 2010 |

tags: foreign policy, Iran, Stratfor

Tied down in Iraq and Afghanistan, what other realistic options does the US have?

2009: The Year of Obama

George Friedman | 15 December 2009 |

tags: foreign policy, Obama, Stratfor

Like Ronald Reagan, President Obama is persuasive, polarizing and enigmatic. But his charm may not be enough to power his foreign policy.

Buying time

George Friedman | 04 November 2009 |

tags: foreign policy, Obama, Stratfor

Unearthing Obama's strategy at the present moment is difficult, but this does not mean it is not there, as strategy is less a matter of choice than of geopolitical reality.

Barack Obama’s great test

Godfrey Hodgson | 05 October 2009 |

tags: foreign policy, Obama

The American president’s attitude towards international allies, partners and adversaries reveals the limits of his political leadership