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“Conventional analysis suffers from a profound failure of imagination. It imagines passing clouds to be permanent and is blind to powerful, long- term shifts taking place in full view of the world.” Dr. George Friedman, Founder and Chief Executive, STRATFOR “The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century”

Privately-owned, international news and geopolitical analysis organization STRATFOR was founded in 1996 by Dr. George Friedman –Author of the New York Times best-seller “The Next 100 Years” –The “Next 100 Years” was translated into 20 languages including –Spanish - published in Spain by Destino and in Mexico by Editorial Oceano de México, –Portuguese - Brazil by Editora Best Seller. Highly-respected and quoted/featured across U.S. media organizations –NY Times –The Economist –Barron’s –Time –Fortune –The Huffington Post –Forbes.com –The Wall Street Journal –American Free Press –Los Angeles Times WHO WE ARE

Highly-respected and quoted/featured across Spanish and Portuguese language media organizations including recently - SpainMexico -El Pais-El Universal -El Mundo-La Jornada -Cinco Dias-Milenio Colombia-El Seminario -El EspectadorBrazil -La Republica-O Globo PanamaPeru -La Estrella-El Informante

WHAT WE DO Specialization in unbiased global monitoring, insight and analysis Highly accurate forecasting using proven geopolitical methodology In-depth reporting in targeted regional and topical market segments (security, terrorism, energy, politics, oil, finance, labor, natural disasters, etc.) Highly trained analysts who assess and filter global intelligence in real-time Help readers get smarter on international affairs Business focus on reducing risk and maximizing opportunities for government agencies, higher education and multinational organizations

WHO READS STRATFOR? Individuals who want to better understand world events. Public Sector --U.S. Federal (Civilian and DOD) –State/local government –Foreign governments –Embassies –First responders –Universities –Libraries Multinational organizations --NGOs –International regulatory agencies –Professional/trade associations –Think tanks/research groups Multinational corporations across multiple market sectors: –Manufacturing –Technology –Telecommunications –Transportation –Defense contractors Media (domestic and international organizations) –Wire services –Periodicals –Radio/television –Online –Freelance journalists –Finance –Insurance –Infrastructure –Energy

PRODUCTS/SERVICES An in-depth portfolio of products and resources to meet your personal or business information needs Video alerts Updates and newsletters Speaking engagements Special topics reports Strategic monitoring Intelligence guides

CONTENT A distinct approach to global intelligence and content delivery Assesses and filters open source and proprietary intelligence from around the world o Print/online media o Television o Radio o STRATFOR intelligence networks Applies geopolitical methodology to isolate the most critical updates/events for subscribers Allows subscribers to customize the frequency of alerts based on urgency and geographic/topic interest

CONTENT DELIVERY SITUATION REPORTS (SITREPS) Short, concise updates on the latest/breaking news (produce per day) BRIEFS Short, rapid analysis of developing events (produce 3-10 per day) ANALYSIS Longer, in-depth articles on key geopolitical or security issues (produce 3-9 per day) SPECIAL REPORTS Data/insight-driven white papers that analyze and spotlight keys issues and events shaping critical security and geopolitical trends SPECIAL SERIES Multiple, interconnected reports that highlight a particular topic of interest within the security and/or geopolitical spheres FORECASTS High-level look at significant geopolitical trends/drivers and how they might impact decision-makers and nation states –Decade Forecast (every five years) –Annual Forecast (January) –Quarterly Forecast (April, July, October)

ALERTS AND NEWSLETTERS HIGH-LEVEL ANALYSIS Intelligence Guidance (Mondays) Key questions and priorities on the top geopolitical issues/events for the coming week (produced for STRATFOR Internal use and shared with subscribers) Geopolitical Diary (Tuesday - Friday) Reflections on the most important geopolitical event(s) of the day Geopolitical Weekly (Tuesdays) In-depth analysis of the most important geopolitical issue of the week from Founder and Chief Executive Dr. George Friedman Security Weekly (Thursdays) In-depth analysis of the most important security issue of the week from Vice President of Tactical Intelligence Scott Stewart

ALERTS AND NEWSLETTERS (cont’d) GLOBAL DIGESTS/UPDATES World Snapshot (daily) At-a-glance summaries and links to the most recent updates/developments from STRATFOR.com Weekly Wrap-up (Fridays) A round-up of the week’s top stories/developments across key geographical areas and market segments Africa Americas Asia Pacific Economics/Finance Energy Europe Former Soviet Union Middle East Military Politics South Asia Terrorism/Security

ALERTS AND NEWSLETTERS (cont’d) SECURITY/MILITARY COVERAGE Mexico Security Memo (Mondays) Tactical analysis, incident reports and graphic representations of security challenges related to Mexico’s war on drug trafficking and cartel violence A Week in the War: Afghanistan (Tuesdays) An overview of STRATFOR’s on-going coverage of the war in Afghanistan U.S. Naval Update Map (Wednesdays) Weekly documentation/tracking of U.S. naval assets around the globe China Security Memo (Thursdays) Tactical analysis, incident reports and graphic representations of security challenges related to the Chinese investment climate

ALERTS AND NEWSLETTERS (cont’d) VIDEOS Dispatch (daily) Commentary and perspectives from STRATFOR executives and analysts on key issues and hot topics Above the Tearline (Tuesdays) Vice President of Intelligence Fred Burton breaks down relevant tactical security concepts Agenda: With George Friedman (Fridays) Perspectives and insights on current geopolitical trends from STRATFOR’s Founder and Chief Executive

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For more information, please contact: Meredith Friedman VP Communications (512)