international affairs Azerbaijan: the eye of the stormGeorge Friedman | 12 June 2013 |tags: Azerbaijan, foreign policyWhy doesn't the United States take more interest in this critical country sandwiched between Turkey, Iran and Russia?  Nostalgia for NATOGeorge Friedman | 08 May 2013 |tags: European identity, European Union, NATOWhen the West had a common enemy in the Soviet Union, it was united. Now Europe is fragmenting once again into quarrelling rivals.  Malaysian election: keeping the status quoBinoy Kampmark | 06 May 2013 |tags: MalaysiaA Malay-based party retains its stranglehold on the government of Malaysia, even though it lost many supporters.  The West’s two big mistakes in the Arab worldJennifer S. Bryson | 08 April 2013 |tags: Arab Spring, book reviews, IslamBy treating Islam as monolithic and insisting on secularisation Western powers miss opportunities to help democracy take root.  Beyond the post-Cold War worldGeorge Friedman | 03 April 2013 |tags: balance of power, international relationsWhile the US has made many mistakes, a fragmented Europe and a weaker China mean that the US will be more powerful -- since power is relative.  The empathy gapJohn Tirman | 02 April 2013 |tags: Afghanistan, drones, IraqWhere is the sympathy for the civilian victims of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan?  The Cyprus bailout: a disturbing precedentGeorge Friedman | 27 March 2013 |tags: Cyprus bailout, European Union, GermanyEuropean policy makers have broken a barrier that has been in place since the 1930s.  A new reality in relations between US and IsraelGeorge Friedman | 20 March 2013 |tags: foreign policy, Israel, Stratfor, USAIt's like a marriage that continues out of habit but whose foundation has withered. Can Obama's visit repair it?
 What if North Korea really is crazy?George Friedman | 13 March 2013 |tags: North Korea, StratforIt's unlikely, but what could push North Korea over the brink?  Europe, unemployment and instabilityGeorge Friedman | 07 March 2013 |tags: Europe, financial crisis, Stratfor, unemploymentThe European crisis is no longer finance but the devastating effects of unemployment.  Working abroad, supporting the family at homeVincenzina Santoro | 22 February 2013 |tags: migrant workers, Philippines, remittancesEmigrants’ remittances are at the core of poverty alleviation in many developing countries.  The myth of disappearing Lebanese ChristiansMichael Cook | 20 February 2013 |tags: demography, LebanonA bombshell report shows that Christians are making a demographic comeback in Lebanon because of tumbling Muslim birth rates.  Hellfire, morality and strategyGeorge Friedman | 20 February 2013 |tags: drones, ethics of warfare, USThe use of drones may be legal under international war, but it is leading the US into unknown territory.  Bill Gates and his mixed up global health agendaCarolyn Moynihan | 15 February 2013 |tags: Bill Gates, polio eradication, population controlBill and Melinda Gates want to stop polio and also the growth of third world population. One of these campaigns could be undermining the other.  Let’s talk about just warNathaniel Peters | 08 February 2013 |tags: book reviews, just war, US foreign policyIn a country where opinion oscillates between the extremes of realism and pacifism, learning the history of the just war tradition is important.  Mandate of the PeopleTom Odhiambo | 01 February 2013 |tags: book reviews, entrepreneurship, Kenya, politics, povertyPolitics can be dirty, but it will be cleaner if decent people get involved.
 Ferocious, weak and crazyGeorge Friedman | 30 January 2013 |tags: diplomacy, North KoreaIf diplomacy is the art of winning without warring, North Korea is in a class of its own.  Bloody and brutal? Yes. Botched? It depends.Mat Hardy | 23 January 2013 |tags: Algeria, Islamism, terrorismAfter decades of fighting terrorists at home, the Algerian army has different priorities.  2013: A year of decision for EuropeGeorge Friedman | 04 January 2013 |tags: European Union, political unrest, unemploymentThe definition of the European problem must move beyond the financial crisis to the social consequences of that crisis.
 Morsi tips the strategic balance in the Middle EastGeorge Friedman | 05 December 2012 |tags: foreign policy, Middle East, StratforThe new Egyptian president has moved to consolidate the power of the Muslim Brotherhood, with unpredictable consequences.  Leveson is all about politicsIvor Gaber | 04 December 2012 |tags: British press, David Cameron, Leveson InquiryForget the arguments about the finer points of media regulation. This is all about old-fashioned hard-ball politics.  Population imperialists show their hand in ManilaFrancisco S. Tatad | 03 December 2012 |tags: Philippines, population control, Reproductive Health BillInternational heavyweights and Philippine business interests unite in a desperate bid to get a highly controversial bill passed. Page 1 of 1 : subscribe donate
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