By slashing demand for foreign labor, the global economic fallout from COVID-19 will deprive Gulf countries of some of the highly skilled workers needed to grow and diversify their oil-dependent economies.
In addition to other coalition partners, the United States depends on local civilians and security forces overseas.
With awareness of China's rising power heightened amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and the United States forging ahead to counterbalance it, the rimlands of Eurasia will once again find themselves stuck in the middle.
By Rodger Baker
Amid a surge of violence, President Ghani has ordered the military to resume attacks against the militant group, further stalling the intra-Afghan negotiations outlined in the U.S.-Taliban peace deal.
We look back at the 2016-2017 battle to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from the Islamic State, from the perspective of people who were there.
A look at what the coming week will bring -- and a list of recommended Stratfor articles from the week that was.
