excerpts from this week's report: "While most investors are rightfully focused on economic and domestic political matters, it would behoove all not to lose sight of the increasingly more probable event of a military strike on Iran before George Bush leaves office. An attack on Iran stands an...
“…it is now clear that the current turmoil is more than simply a liquidity event, reflecting the deep-seated balance sheet fragilities and weak capital bases, which means its effects are likely to be broader, deeper, and more protracted.” IMF Global Financial Stability Report April 2008 This has been...
I hope you enjoy this special edition of Outside the Box from my friend George Friedman and his team at Stratfor. He talks about the "good war" in Afghanistan and why in some ways it is far more difficult than the war in Iraq. This is a view that is quite different from what we read in the...
GLOBAL VIEW . Tuesday, March 4th, 2008: Nothing good to talk about from overseas and other foreign markets. ASIA , EUROPE and emerging markets are all down whilst big dog domestic China fell another -2.3%. A report showed European growth slowing as exports & business investment declined while consumer...
Protecting the border is a big part of the presidential political debates. This week in a special edition of Outside the Box, my friends at Stratfor give us yet one more reason why we should be concerned when we look south. The topic not only concerns security, but our economy. The drug trade is becoming...
This week in our Special Outside the Box, George Friedman of Stratfor addresses what many believe to be the looming war with Iran, the potential wars' strategic futility, the underlying geopolitical implications, and the inherent threats that abound on account of Iran's defensive measures and...
This week in the Special Outside the Box, good friend George Friedman addresses the lax governance and control of Blackwater, a private security firm recently embroiled in the accusation of firing upon Iraqi civilians without provocation. George shows us that private security contractors' working...
Introduction This week in Outside the Box good friend George Friedman of Stratfor delves into that enigma that is Executive power and Presidential elections. George ventures to assess the current President in light of former Presidents, utilizing a methodical rubric of measure to analyze the capabilities...
Introduction US & Iran Finally Open Talks On Iraq The war in Iraq has gone dreadfully wrong. We all (liberals and conservatives) know that. The Bush administration was clearly unprepared for the Jihadist war and the sectarian violence that would follow after the fall of Saddam Hussein. But was the...
Introduction As the forth largest economy in the world, the rapid growth of Communist China' military, and economic prominence has both perplexed and intrigued the United States. Stratfor analyst Rodger Baker addresses the two primary economic concerns troubling Washington and Wall Street alike:...