October 10, 2016

The Other Side of Europe's Migrant Crisis

To talk of a single migrant crisis in Europe can be misleading. The eastern routes carrying migrants over the Mediterranean Sea have commanded international attention for the sheer number of Syrian refugees who have traversed them to enter Europe and for the European Union's negotiations and subsequent migrant deal with Turkey that the crisis prompted. Despite their higher profile and amount of traffic, however, the eastern routes are not the only migrant paths into Europe across the Mediterranean, nor is Syria the only country from which migrants are fleeing.

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POLITICS

The U.K. Sketches the Outlines of Its Brexit Strategy

Any haggling over the country's future outside the bloc must wait until the United Kingdom formally triggers the Brexit process, and Prime Minister May's ministers remain divided on multiple counts. But more than three months after the British referendum passed, London feels that it is time to send a message.

SECURITY

Tracking Egypt's Ambitious New Militant Group

A budding Egyptian militant group known as the Hasam Movement appears to be getting bolder in its choice of targets and tactics.

FORECAST

Fourth-Quarter Forecast 2016 

If thIf the study of geopolitics focuses on the structural forces shaping the international system, then domestic elections only rarely matter. Leaders tend to bend to their environment, not the other way around. And yet in the final months of 2016 the United States, still the world's only superpower, will choose a president in an election that will shape U.S. foreign policy more than usual.

STRATFOR TALKS

Challenges Facing the Next U.S. President 

There's only one more U.S. presidential debate between now and the November election; make sure to listen to the latest Stratfor podcast episode, which explores the challenges the next president will face, regardless of who wins next month. 

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