Stratfor: As the War of Words With North Korea Escalates So Does the Risk of Real War

The Brief   As the War of Words With North Korea Escalates, So Does the Risk of Real War

In a brief news conference in New York on Sept. 25, North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Su Yong said that U.S. President Donald Trump's recent statements to the U.N. General Assembly were tantamount to a declaration of war. Therefore, he argued, Pyongyang has a right to self-defense under the U.N. charter and would be justified if it were to shoot down U.S. strategic bombers, even outside North Korean territory.   Essential Reading Trump Becomes Entangled on the World Stage U.S. President Donald Trump's first speech before the U.N. General Assembly was a message to the world about what U.S. foreign policy should be under his doctrine of "America First." But no matter who resides in the White House, the United States' role in the global system demands that it play a pivotal part in global affairs.   Spain Pumps the Breaks on Catalonia's Independence Drive Tensions remain high between the Spanish government and the regional government in Catalonia. Madrid insists that the referendum on Catalan independence, scheduled for Oct. 1, is illegal and won't take place. But the Catalan government has promised that the vote will go on as planned.  Blog: Bringing Geopolitcs Home - How to Help Children Understand the World Around Them Geopolitics touches upon geography, government, politics, economics and history. As a parent, you can use these areas to provide a framework for answering their questions.    Watch and Listen Podcast: Iran, the Nuclear Deal and the Road Forward With U.S.-Iranian tensions once again on the rise, questions remain as to what path forward Iran will take, what the future of the Iranian nuclear deal may be and what the answers to these questions will mean for the region at large.  Germany's Geographic Challenge In this short geographic primer, Stratfor examines Germany's need to maintain territorial unity inside the country and to preserve the balance of power across Europe.

Stratfor Store Reports The Geopolitics of Natural Disasters - Free download for a limited time When analyzing natural disasters through a geopolitical prism, there are many factors to consider. But geopolitics focuses on the broader, long-term impacts of such events, showing how natural disasters play a part in determining the fates of nations.  The Geopolitics of Germany Geography has blessed Germany, the wealthiest portion of a capital-rich region, with navigable waterways and arable land. These features have helped secure Germany's place at the center of the European system for much of the past two centuries. But as this report shows, geography has also cursed Germany by leaving it exposed on the North European Plain.

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