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This is a list of all the News Categories in use. The News Main Page displays a subset of these based on the prevailing winds of newsiness, but you can always reach them all here and through some of the sidebar lists. Click on a category below for a listing of all its individual News Items.

COVID-19 Temporarily Tamps Down Unrest in the Middle East | Posted : Mon, 03/30/2020 - 10:27am
COVID-19: How Pandemics Disrupt Military Operations | Posted : Sat, 03/28/2020 - 11:35am
COVID-19: How Pandemics Disrupt Military Operations | Posted : Wed, 03/25/2020 - 1:00pm
As Attacks in Iraq Increase, US-Led Coalition Forces Retreat | Posted : Mon, 03/23/2020 - 5:02pm
Russia's Economy Faces Stormy Seas Despite Moscow's Optimistic Forecast | Posted : Thu, 03/19/2020 - 10:26am
Is Europe on the Cusp of Another Migration Crisis? | Posted : Tue, 03/10/2020 - 7:23pm
The Crown Prince Consolidates Control as Saudi Arabia Faces Trouble Ahead | Posted : Tue, 03/10/2020 - 10:31am
Kyiv's Push to End Eastern Ukraine's Conflict Risks Prolonging It | Posted : Thu, 03/05/2020 - 10:05am
A Coordinated Jihadist Campaign Menaces the Sahel | Posted : Tue, 03/03/2020 - 9:57am
Turkey Finds Itself on the Defensive in Syria | Posted : Thu, 02/27/2020 - 10:20am
Iran Is in the Eye of the Coronavirus Storm | Posted : Wed, 02/26/2020 - 9:59am
The Fuzzy Math of Projecting the Coronavirus' Economic Impact | Posted : Tue, 02/25/2020 - 11:56am
Concerns About Iran's Falling Nuclear Breakout Time Are Set to Grow | Posted : Fri, 02/21/2020 - 9:51am
What Iran's Next Vote Means for Policy and the Presidency | Posted : Wed, 02/19/2020 - 8:37am
Turkey's Economic Weakness Fuels a Slow-Burning Political Crisis | Posted : Tue, 02/18/2020 - 8:43am
Lebanon's New Government Steels Itself for Painful Reforms | Posted : Thu, 02/13/2020 - 11:09am
The Urban Imperative: War, Terrorism, and Insecurity in Megacities | Posted : Wed, 02/12/2020 - 8:20pm
Stratfor Decade Forecast: 2020-2030 | Posted : Wed, 02/12/2020 - 10:10am
A Moroccan Military Drive Puts Algeria on Alert | Posted : Mon, 02/10/2020 - 8:38am
To Leave or Not to Leave: The US Security Dilemma in Iraq | Posted : Thu, 02/06/2020 - 8:17am
Kim Jong Un Finds Himself in a Bind of His Own Making | Posted : Wed, 02/05/2020 - 5:35pm
Turkey Digs In Its Heels in Idlib | Posted : Wed, 02/05/2020 - 8:32am
Kim Jong Un Finds Himself in a Bind of His Own Making | Posted : Tue, 02/04/2020 - 6:21am
Measuring the Economic Impact of the Coronavirus Outbreak | Posted : Mon, 02/03/2020 - 8:08am
Trump's Mideast Peace Plan Offers a 2-State Path, in Theory | Posted : Sat, 02/01/2020 - 9:17am
The Global Jihadist Movement in 2020: The Threat Lens Forecast | Posted : Tue, 01/28/2020 - 8:26am
How Great Power Competition Is Changing the Geopolitics of Mongolia | Posted : Mon, 01/27/2020 - 10:36am
US Pressure Tilts the Political Balance Toward Iran's Hard-liners | Posted : Mon, 01/27/2020 - 8:25am
Why Did Iran Finally Tell the Truth About Accidentally Shooting Down Flight 752? | Posted : Sun, 01/26/2020 - 9:02am
Iran May Up Its Aggression As the US Expands Sanctions | Posted : Tue, 11/05/2019 - 7:58am
Iran Wants To Avoid War, So It Attacked Saudi Arabia's Oil Facilities | Posted : Sun, 11/03/2019 - 9:45am
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's True Legacy | Posted : Wed, 10/30/2019 - 10:57am
In Syria, Turkey Will Pay the Price for an Imperfect Buffer | Posted : Mon, 10/14/2019 - 11:16am
A US-Taliban Deal Is Likely. Peace in Afghanistan Is Not. | Posted : Sat, 10/05/2019 - 4:36pm
The Case for a Counterinsurgency Approach to Mexico's Cartel Wars | Posted : Tue, 10/01/2019 - 4:30pm
Russia Expands Its Game Plan in Africa | Posted : Thu, 09/26/2019 - 1:56pm
Iran Goes All in for a Game of Nuclear Chicken | Posted : Mon, 07/15/2019 - 12:29pm
Iran Decides Its Best Defense Is Bravado | Posted : Mon, 06/17/2019 - 1:53pm
The Line Between Conflict and Stability in Great Power Competition | Posted : Mon, 04/22/2019 - 5:07pm
The Key to Countering Iran | Posted : Wed, 03/27/2019 - 12:52pm
The Erasure of the Islamic State's Caliphate Won't Ensure Its Defeat | Posted : Thu, 03/07/2019 - 7:58am
Stratfor: 2019 Annual Forecast | Posted : Tue, 12/04/2018 - 7:47am
The Return of Big Infrastructure as a Geopolitical Tool | Posted : Wed, 10/31/2018 - 12:55pm
A New, More Aggressive US Cybersecurity Policy Complements Traditional Methods | Posted : Wed, 10/10/2018 - 9:26am
Playing Games With the Russian Military | Posted : Wed, 09/19/2018 - 1:20am
Stratfor's 2018 Fourth-Quarter Forecast | Posted : Tue, 09/11/2018 - 11:42pm
Why Russia and China Are Expanding Their Roles in Afghanistan | Posted : Fri, 09/07/2018 - 12:15pm
Understanding Terrorism Is More Than a Numbers Game | Posted : Thu, 08/30/2018 - 11:03am
New Wars in the City: Global Cities – Global Slums | Posted : Thu, 07/26/2018 - 8:59pm
How Do You Measure Success Against Jihadists? | Posted : Tue, 06/12/2018 - 6:19pm
Since D-Day, Amphibious Operations Have Become More Complex | Posted : Thu, 06/07/2018 - 11:11am
The Real Reason Behind a Political Purge in Lebanon? | Posted : Mon, 06/04/2018 - 10:36am
With CAATSA, the US is Trying to Make Russia Hurt | Posted : Tue, 05/29/2018 - 10:42am
Now or Never: Israel Makes Its Move Against Iran | Posted : Wed, 05/23/2018 - 9:46am
Not Fit to Fight? Rethinking Military Recruitment Standards | Posted : Mon, 05/07/2018 - 6:34am
AI Makes Personal Privacy a Matter of National Strategy | Posted : Fri, 05/04/2018 - 6:37am
Policing Urban Conflict: Urban Siege, Terrorism and Insecurity | Posted : Wed, 05/02/2018 - 2:32am
Falling Into Old Habits at the 38th Parallel | Posted : Fri, 04/20/2018 - 11:04pm
20 Million Reasons for a Cartel Leader in Hiding to Worry | Posted : Fri, 04/20/2018 - 9:02pm
The Signs, Options and Risks of a US Strike on Syria | Posted : Wed, 04/11/2018 - 8:04am
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of a US Pullout From Syria | Posted : Thu, 04/05/2018 - 12:09pm
Urban Warfighting and Classic Siege | Posted : Tue, 03/20/2018 - 5:16pm
North Korea to Washington: It's Your Move Now | Posted : Wed, 03/07/2018 - 10:23am
Unraveling the Mess in North Korea | Posted : Thu, 02/01/2018 - 7:41am
Returned Foreign Fighter Justice: Preventing Propaganda | Posted : Wed, 01/17/2018 - 2:31pm
The Digital Games That Militaries Play | Posted : Mon, 01/08/2018 - 8:01am
Japan Works to Win Friends and Influence the Region | Posted : Thu, 11/09/2017 - 10:42am
Riding the Waves of Military Innovation | Posted : Mon, 11/06/2017 - 7:46am
Iran, Trump, and the Art of the Nuclear Deal | Posted : Sun, 10/15/2017 - 3:08pm
A Vote of Contention in Iraqi Kurdistan | Posted : Wed, 09/27/2017 - 9:19pm
In Race Between Turkey and the UAE, Somalia Wins | Posted : Tue, 08/15/2017 - 11:01am
Afghanistan: The Next Big US-Russia Proxy Battle | Posted : Fri, 04/21/2017 - 10:28am
Putin and Erdogan: Addicted to Power | Posted : Wed, 04/12/2017 - 9:58am