Security

The U.S. Capitol siege has revealed the extent of polarization Moscow can exploit to increase its influence and undermine Western democracies.

Clashes in the strategic town of Ain Issa will remain a threat as Ankara and its Syrian proxies seize the opportunity to bolster their position against U.S.-backed Kurdish forces.

Targeting China’s third-largest oil company highlights the South China Sea’s importance to U.S. strategy, which is unlikely to change under Biden.

Both Israel and Iran are signaling they are prepared to increase tensions in an attempt to influence Tehran's negotiations with the Biden administration.

In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast, Emily Donahue hears from Sam Lichtenstein, a global security analyst with Stratfor and RANE, about domestic and foreign security issues raised by the events at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Militants in Mozambique will continue to gain ground near the liquified natural gas (LNG) park under construction in the country’s north until the government deems the economic and political threat large enough to warrant foreign support.

In this Essential Geopolitics podcast from Stratfor, a RANE company, Emily Donahue gets a rundown from global security analyst Thomas Abi-Hanna on the top terror threats Stratfor and RANE are monitoring in 2021.

Some adversaries are likely to take new malign actions, while others will use the incident to justify their own destabilizing behavior.

Riyadh is trying to appease the incoming Biden administration, but U.S. concerns with its nuclear program and regional behavior will continue to drive rifts.