Australia’s Proposed Media Code Turns Up the Heat on Google and Facebook

Canberra’s continued pursuit of the proposal, which would force Facebook and Google to share revenue with local media producers, could prompt the tech giants to pull some of their services. | Continue reading


@worldview.stratfor.com | 3 years ago

The Geopolitics of the United States, Part 1: The Inevitable Empire (2016)

This installment on the United States, presented in two parts, is the 16th in a series of Stratfor monographs on the geopolitics of countries influential in world affairs. | Continue reading


@worldview.stratfor.com | 4 years ago

The World's Wealthiest Cities

Together, just 15 cities hold $24 trillion -- a figure equivalent to 11 percent of global wealth. Visual Capitalist puts them in context. | Continue reading


@worldview.stratfor.com | 5 years ago

The Geopolitics of Rare Earth Elements

These not-so-rare but still increasingly important members of the periodic table are causing supply chain quandaries for global powers including China and the United States. | Continue reading


@worldview.stratfor.com | 5 years ago

An Arrest at Apple Shows How Corporate Spies Worm Their Way into the System

The arrest of an engineer at Apple shows how those engaged in industrial espionage will update their tradecraft in response to new company safeguards. | Continue reading


@worldview.stratfor.com | 5 years ago

The U.S. Withdrawal from the INF Treaty Is the Next Step in a Global Arms Race

By announcing its intention to leave, the United States sounded the death knell for the landmark arms-control deal and jeopardized other agreements as well. | Continue reading


@worldview.stratfor.com | 5 years ago

The Geopolitics of China: A Great Power Enclosed (2012)

This is the second in a series of monographs on the geopolitics of countries influential in world affairs. | Continue reading


@worldview.stratfor.com | 5 years ago

Ironically, Russian Intelligence Service Gets Bitten by the Internet

After U.S., Dutch and U.K. security officials announce the arrests and indictments of several Russian agents, open source investigators dig up the true identities of some of them, as well as information embarrassing to the intelligence agency. | Continue reading


@worldview.stratfor.com | 6 years ago

When Drones Attack: The Threat Remains Limited

Even though commercial models of unmanned aerial vehicles are more widely available than ever, arming them is difficult. Surveillance continues to be the drone's most effective role in a potential assault. | Continue reading


@worldview.stratfor.com | 6 years ago

The Japanese Death Cult's String of Futility

Despite spending millions on hiring scientists and creating modern labs, the chemical and biological attacks conducted by Aum Shinrikyo never created the apocalypse it wanted. | Continue reading


@worldview.stratfor.com | 6 years ago

Ground Effect Vehicles: Adopting an Orphaned Technology

Some technologies remain confined to niche markets while others break out to make a larger global impact. | Continue reading


@worldview.stratfor.com | 6 years ago