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never quite knowing how to reconcile the two. Ever since 1871 this has been the German question, the question of Europe. Think about the German question because now it's coming up again."</ref> who led the company till 2015.<ref>https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2015/12/03/stratfor-founder-george-friedman-forms.html</ref> The company's Vice President of Counterterrorism and Corporate Security is Fred Barton. Several executives from Pagan International merged with Stratfor in 2003.
never quite knowing how to reconcile the two. Ever since 1871 this has been the German question, the question of Europe. Think about the German question because now it's coming up again."</ref> who led the company till 2015.<ref>https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2015/12/03/stratfor-founder-george-friedman-forms.html</ref> The company's Vice President of Counterterrorism and Corporate Security is Fred Barton. Several executives from Pagan International merged with Stratfor in 2003.
Founder George Friedman's core thesis can be summarized as follows:
{{Cquote|The primary interest of the United States over the last century – in the First, Second and Cold Wars – has been the relationship between Germany and Russia, because united they would be the only power that could threaten us – and so we have to make sure that doesn’t happen.}}
Stratfor collects and analyzes information about events in the world. They receive information from the media and other open sources, as well as from the company's own sources. Based on the information collected, the company's analysts make economic and [[geopolitical]] forecasts.
Stratfor collects and analyzes information about events in the world. They receive information from the media and other open sources, as well as from the company's own sources. Based on the information collected, the company's analysts make economic and [[geopolitical]] forecasts.
Some of the company's classified documents were released by [[WikiLeaks]] in 2013.<ref>[https://www.wikileaks.org/gifiles/docs/13/1328496_stratfor-.html The Global Intelligence Files - STRATFOR - WikiLeaks]</ref>
Some of the company's classified documents were released by [[WikiLeaks]] in 2013.<ref>[https://www.wikileaks.org/gifiles/docs/13/1328496_stratfor-.html The Global Intelligence Files - STRATFOR - WikiLeaks]</ref>
==See also==
*[[The Grand Chessboard]]
==References==
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