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gmt analysis mauritania s president makes a risky gamble if he s not careful abdelaziz could destabilize the entire sahel . read more oct 14 2016 09 15 gmt a dispute in kashmir troubles the waters of the indus river basin but long term water scarcity is the real danger for india and pakistan . read more oct 14 2016 09 00 gmt a bitter budget battle looms in the eu the loss of the united kingdom s financial contribution will force the bloc to make some tough choices about its priorities . read more oct 13 2016 09 30 gmt europe navigates the way to a gps alternative despite the project s original aim the galileo satellite constellation will not end europe s dependence on the united states navigation system . read more oct 13 2016 09 15 gmt u.s. naval update map oct. 13 2016 this map shows the approximate locations of u.s. carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups . read more oct 13 2016 09 02 gmt why indonesia keeps putting off its export ban continual delays reflect the tension between jakarta s short and long term fiscal interests . read more oct 12 2016 09 15 gmt maps graphic of the day filling the eu budget hole the u.k. will leave behind given the political and economic climate in europe this could be the most controversial budget debate in eu history . read more oct 14 2016 16 09 gmt video compass preview october 2016free oct 14 2016 20 58 gmt the future of a farc peace dealfree oct 11 2016 19 50 gmt preview fourth quarter forecastfree oct 7 2016 19 11 gmt conversation the state of u.s. russia relationsfree oct 5 2016 20 09 gmt conversation understanding the witness protection programfree sep 29 2016 15 28 gmt conversation the commercial potential of hyperloopfree sep 27 2016 19 17 gmt field notes letter from iraq an unseen threat in baghdad in search of the islamic state in georgia letter from london tremors from the brexit a look inside georgia s moving border letter from armenia deciphering the border war letter from south africa curious reversals at mining indaba stratfor in the news stratfor releases 2016 fourth quarter forecast stratfor s forecast for the final quarter of 2016 notes tepid economic growth delayed negotiations and uncertainty around the u.s. presidential election over the coming months . press release tuesday october 11 2016 17 13 rebecca keller on india pakistan water scarcity stratfor science and technology analyst rebecca keller tells cnbc there s plenty of room for india to leverage water supply to pressure islamabad without violating its water treaty with pakistan . thursday october 6 2016 20 12 adriano bosoni on the brexit timeline speaking with the telam news agency stratfor senior europe analyst adriano bosoni says a clear timeline is needed so individuals companies and nations can start planning . telam news agency tuesday october 4 2016 19 34 featured analyst adriano bosoni enjoy full accessto our website get tomorrow s intelligence not yesterday s news . subscribe perspectives geopolitical diary thailand embarks on a new era the death of the revered king could revive the political disorder that paralyzed the country for much of the past decade . read more oct 14 2016 00 45 gmt geopolitical weekly japan s central bank writes tokyo a blank checkoct 11 2016 08 00 gmt . by mark fleming williams global affairs the numeric solutionfreeoct 15 2016 13 01 gmt . by dan gardner security weekly watch out for workplace intrudersoct 13 2016 08 00 gmt . by ben west situation reports yemen third missile attack targets u.s. navy vessel in red sea a u.s. navy destroyer was targeted oct. 15 in a failed missile attack from territory in yemen controlled by houthi rebels the third such incident in the past week u.s. officials said reuters reported . read more oct 16 2016 04 26 gmt north korea failed missile test detected the u.s. military detected a failed north korean test launch of an intermediate ballistic missile near the northwestern city of kusong the pentagon said oct. 15 reuters reported . read more oct 15 2016 20 48 gmt egypt fighter jets bomb islamic state targets in sinai peninsula egyptian jets bombed islamist militant targets for three hours oct. 15 one day after islamic state militants killed 12 soldiers in north sinai province the armed forces said reuters reported . read more oct 15 2016 16 13 gmt russia warships to sail english channel next week russian warships are expected to sail through the english channel next week at a time of heightened tensions between london and moscow the australian reported oct. 15 . read more oct 15 2016 16 12 gmt india russia leaders announce joint military ventures india and russia on oct. 15 announced plans to set up a joint venture to build helicopters in india which will also buy surface to air missile systems from russia as the two tighten their military relationship reuters reported . read more oct 15 2016 16 11 gmt u.s. russia talks on syria held in lausanne u.s. led talks on syria including russia and regional powers began in the swiss town of lausanne on oct. 15 a u.s. official said reuters reported . read more oct 15 2016 16 09 gmt libya rival faction takes over parliamentary headquarters in tripoli a libyan faction opposed to the u.n. backed government has taken over a parliamentary headquarters in tripoli and called for a new government reuters reported oct. 15 . read more oct 15 2016 16 06 gmt u.n. general assembly appoints new secretary general the u.n. general assembly appointed former portuguese prime minister antonio guterres on oct. 13 as the next u.n. secretary general reuters reported . read more oct 13 2016 15 04 gmt syria government approves some u.n. aid plans but not for aleppo syria s government partially approved u.n. aid plans for october but not for rebel held parts of the beleaguered city of aleppo deputy u.n. special envoy for syria ramzy ezzeldin ramzy said oct. 13 reuters reported . read more oct 13 2016 14 34 gmt india bjp calls strike after party worker murdered the bharatiya janata party bjp called a 12 hour strike in the southern indian state of kerala on oct. 13 a day after the murder of a bjp worker ibtimes reported . read more oct 13 2016 13 45 gmt turkey israeli energy minister visits for pipeline discussions israeli energy minister yuval steinitz visited turkey on oct. 13 the first ministerial visit by an israeli official since relations between the two countries broke down in 2010 reuters reported . read more oct 13 2016 13 11 gmt russia completes s 300 missile system delivery to iran russia has completed the delivery of its s 300 surface to air missile defense system to iran the russian state arms export agency said oct. 13 ria and reuters reported . read more oct 13 2016 12 43 gmt thailand king dies crown prince to succeed thai king bhumibol adulyadej died oct. 13 according to a palace announcement . read more oct 13 2016 12 23 gmt yemen u.s. strikes destroy radar sites u.s. military strikes destroyed three radar sites in houthi controlled areas along yemen s red sea coast early oct. 13 the pentagon said in a statement . read more oct 13 2016 03 38 gmt yemen another u.s. navy ship is targeted by missile attack for the second time in four days a u.s. navy ship has been targeted by two missiles fired from houthi controlled areas of yemen reuters reported oct. 12 . read more oct 12 2016 18 29 gmt u.s. russia kerry lavrov to meet over syrian conflict u.s. secretary of state john kerry and russian foreign minister sergei lavrov will meet in lausanne switzerland on oct. 15 to discuss the conflict in syria russia s foreign ministry said oct. 12 reuters reported . read more oct 12 2016 15 29 gmt india 3 day standoff in kashmir ends a three day standoff between militants and indian forces in kashmir ended oct. 12 after government forces killed two fighters holed up inside a damaged building indian army sources said ap reported . read more oct 12 2016 15 07 gmt burundi parliament votes to withdraw from icc burundi s parliament voted on oct. 12 to withdraw from the international criminal court icc with the vast majority of lawmakers voting in favor of the move reuters reported . read more oct 12 2016 14 33 gmt forecasts fourth quarter forecast 2016 some elections shape u.s. foreign policy more than others . read more oct 10 2016 09 30 gmt stratfor provides global awareness and guidance to individuals governments and businesses around the world . we use a unique intel based approach to analyze world affairs . contact usgift subscriptiontrial offer about us about our analysts faqs stratfor in the news careers client solutions free content videos field notes the hub stratfor talks stratfor talks podcast stratfor mobile for ios stratfor mobile for android copyright 2016 . stratfor p.o. box 92529 austin texas 78709 2529 usa contact us terms of use privacy policy get newsletter sign up for the stratfor newsletter the best of stratfor three times per week . email address how do you use stratfor intelligence select for 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