|
|
|
|
Stratfor
|
| |
|
| |
Strategic Forecasting, Inc., more commonly known as Stratfor, is a private intelligence agency founded in 1996 in Austin, Texas. Barron's once referred to it as "The Shadow CIA".
George Friedman is the founder, chief intelligence officer, and CEO of the company.
Fred Burton is Stratfor's Vice President for Counterterrorism and Corporate Security.
tfor's client list is confidential, but the company's publicity list includes Fortune 500 companies and international government agencies.
Currently Stratfor's products are oriented around individual subscriptions, of which the "Premium" product is the most comprehensive in content offered.
Discussion
Ask a question about 'Stratfor' Start a new discussion about 'Stratfor' Answer questions from other users |
Encyclopedia
Strategic Forecasting, Inc., more commonly known as Stratfor, is a private intelligence agency founded in 1996 in Austin, Texas. Barron's once referred to it as "The Shadow CIA".
George Friedman is the founder, chief intelligence officer, and CEO of the company.
Fred Burton is Stratfor's Vice President for Counterterrorism and Corporate Security.
Clients
Stratfor's client list is confidential, but the company's publicity list includes Fortune 500 companies and international government agencies.
Currently Stratfor's products are oriented around individual subscriptions, of which the "Premium" product is the most comprehensive in content offered. Other packages, such as "Global Vantage", are tailored to appeal to commercial or governmental customers. They feature regional and customizable intelligence whereby users are able to partake in monthly teleconferences with Stratfor's founder, Dr. George Friedman, and have the option of e-mailing Stratfor's analysts with a "guaranteed response within 24 hours Monday - Friday". Some of Stratfor's work remains available free to the public.
Briefings
Stratfor has published a daily intelligence briefing since its inception in 1996. Its rise to prominence occurred with the release of its Kosovo Crisis Center during the 1999 NATO air-strikes over Kosovo, which led to publicity in Time Magazine, Texas Monthly, and other major publications. Before the end of 1999, however, Stratfor had introduced a subscription service through which it offered the majority of its analyses. At the time of the September 11, 2001 attacks, Stratfor made its "breaking news" paragraphs, as well as some notable analyses predicting likely actions to be taken by al-Qaeda and the Bush administration available freely to the public.
External links
|
| |
|
|
