As much as I'd like to read Stratfor's 2007 Annual Forecast, I just can't come up with the $399 to buy a copy right now. However, I thought some of you might be interested in the company's sales pitch summary of some of its key preditions:
- Russia and China will rank at least as high in importance as the U.S. conflicts in the Muslim world.
- The United States and Iran are blocking each other's ambitions in Iraq. This will open new possibilities for political arrangements. The war in Iraq will not end in victory for anyone. That will become the basis of all negotiations.
- The United States is the world's leading power. When it moves toward political paralysis, others grow bolder. Aggressiveness will continue from Venezuela to Asia. But the most important moves will come from Russia and China.
John Maudlin does provide free analysis from Stratfor from time to time.
Here is the latest (if you haven't seen it), "Rhetoric and Reality: The view from Iran."
http://tinyurl.com/36tooq
Posted by: hue | Tuesday, January 23, 2007 at 16:59