Allison Fedirka

Allison Fedirka is the director of analysis for Geopolitical Futures. In addition to analyzing and writing about global geopolitical issues, she helps train new analysts, oversees the intellectual quality of analyst work and helps guide the forecasting process. Prior to joining Geopolitical Futures, Ms. Fedirka worked for Stratfor as a Latin America specialist and subsequently as the Latin America regional director. She lived in South America – primarily Argentina and Brazil – for more than seven years and, in addition to English, fluently speaks Spanish and Portuguese. Ms. Fedirka has a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and international studies from Washington University in St. Louis and a master’s degree in international relations and affairs from the University of Belgrano, Argentina. Her thesis was on Brazil and Angola and south-south cooperation.

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Bringing Venezuela in From the Cold

For years, U.S.-Venezuelan relations have alternated between saber-rattling and quiet contempt, but a war on the other side of the world could change that. Exploding global oil prices and Europe’s energy crunch, combined with increasingly pragmatic attitudes in Caracas and anxiety in Washington over gasoline prices, have aligned to bolster the United States’ fundamental interest […]

Rising Food Prices Will Shake the Middle East and North Africa

The war in Ukraine is exacerbating preexisting problems with global grain supplies and prices. Although higher prices will be felt by all, North African and Middle Eastern countries along...

Belarus’ Role in the Ukraine War

Russia has a short list of allies in the current war, and none is more valuable than Belarus, without which it cannot achieve its purpose in Ukraine. Just like...

On Ukraine, China Keeps Its Options Open

With all that’s happening in Eastern Europe, it’s understandable why so much attention has been paid to Russia, Ukraine, NATO, the European Union, the United States and anyone else...

Myanmar: A New Front in the Indian-Chinese Rivalry

It’s not uncommon for India and China to spar with one another in the Himalayas, but a new front in their rivalry may be opening in Myanmar. A budding...

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