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STRATFOR: Latin America – Annual Forecast 2016

December 31, 2015 Laurentiu Nedianu 0

Venezuela’s Decline Continues The deterioration of the Venezuelan economy and the loss of the National Assembly to the opposition will weaken the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela’s (PSUV) and create more room for social […]

Analysis

FRANCE: LOSING THE STATUS OF REGIONAL POWER (I)

December 11, 2015 1

The November 13 Daesh attacks in Paris, followed shortly by the hostage-taking by al-Mourabitune at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Bamako, the capital of Mali, an African country supposedly defended by France, brought into the […]

M.E.N.A.

Russia is arming Assad’s opponents to fight ISIS

December 12, 2015 0

Russian President Vladimir Putin disclosed he is providing arms for the rebels opposing his Syrian ally Bashar al- Assad, so they can help take on Islamic State (ISIS). Putin has proved that nothing will stop […]

Afrika

CHINA: “SOFT” AND “HARD” POWER IN AFRICA (2)

December 14, 2015 0

Economic help for rogue states As Chinese aid increases, Africa can also expect to witness notably more incidences of state-sponsored domestic violence, both against civilians and competitors such as rebel groups. According to a recent […]

Afrika

Profile: Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau

May 14, 2016 7

Abubakar Shekau is the leader of the Nigerian militant Islamist group Boko Haram, which been behind a deadly insurgency in the north-east of the country for the last five years. Nigeria analyst Abdullahi Tasiu Abubakar […]

M.E.N.A.

Turkey does not withdraw troops from Iraq

December 30, 2015 0

Iraq’s prime minister Haider Al-Abadi accused Turkey on December 30, 2015 of failing to respect an agreement to withdraw its troops from the country’s north, so Iraq could resort to military action to defend its […]

Asia News

Chinese companies invest heavily in Southeast Asia

January 2, 2016 0

Chinese companies are stepping up investment in Southeast Asia as part of the government’s One Belt, One Road initiative, which aims to create a huge economic zone along new land and sea Silk Roads between […]

M.E.N.A.

Pakistan test-fired a Shaheen-III missile

December 12, 2015 0

Pakistan test-fired a Shaheen-III, a surface-to-surface intermediate-range nuclear ballistic missile on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015, the country’s military reported. The missile was fired at the Arabian Sea and traveled 2,750 km, its reported maximum range, […]

Asia News

Cooperation in the energy sector between India and Russia

December 29, 2015 0

Energy was very much on the agenda of Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he visited President Vladimir Putin in Moscow in the run-up to Christmas, and a number of agreements were signed to deepen cooperation […]

Analysis

STRATFOR: Annual Forecast 2016

December 31, 2015 1

With old geopolitical realities resurfacing across Eurasia and commodity prices stuck in a slump, the forecast says that 2016 is shaping up to be an unsettling year for much of the world. The United States […]