STRATFOR Selected By World Economic Forum To Provide Intelligence Briefings At Annual Meeting

STRATFOR, the global intelligence company for businesses, governments and individuals, has been selected by the World Economic Forum to provide daily intelligence briefings on worldwide political, economic and security issues to all Forum participants during the upcoming annual meeting in New York City, Jan. 31 through Feb. 4, 2002.

The World Economic Forum is the pre-eminent annual gathering of top leaders from business, government, academia and the media. "These are challenging times and it is important for all of us to keep up with the latest political and economic developments," said Professor Klaus Schwab, president of the World Economic Forum. "At this year's Annual Meeting, we will be counting on STRATFOR to deliver critical, up to date information and analysis to our participants."

"Our selection as the Forum's official intelligence and analysis provider confirms STRATFOR's place as the leader in the industry," said Don R. Kuykendall, STRATFOR president and chief executive officer. "Our actionable intelligence is timely and insightful, enabling World Economic Forum participants to better act upon the economic, political, social and cultural forces impacting the globe today; not only during the annual meeting in New York City but also throughout the year."

STRATFOR founder and chairman Dr. George Friedman said the company's focus on strategic forecasting sets it apart. "Our unique analytical process enables us to develop precise forecasts based on open source intelligence, and deliver analysis that communicates 'next steps' for organizations," he explained. "We are not a news organization. Instead, we provide a roadmap to what will happen next week, next month or next year. STRATFOR gathers intelligence and data on events of regional and global impact. Then, using our proprietary methodology, STRATFOR develops analysis and forecasts that provide leaders with the tools to make strategic decisions."

STRATFOR's employees include intelligence, media and business professionals with backgrounds in the military, academia and leading think tanks. STRATFOR provides multi-client studies for business and government, large-scale intelligence consulting for global companies, and daily briefings on global events to more than 35,000 individual and corporate members via a critically acclaimed website: www.STRATFOR.com.

About STRATFOR

STRATFOR is the trade name for Strategic Forecasting LLC, the global intelligence company. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, STRATFOR creates and delivers in-depth, real-time intelligence analysis and forecasting on geo-economic, geo-security and geopolitical affairs. STRATFOR helps decision-makers worldwide convert facts into understanding and information into actionable knowledge. In addition to providing consulting services to global corporations and nation states, its acclaimed website at www.STRATFOR.com is revolutionizing global intelligence access for entities worldwide.

About the World Economic Forum

The World Economic Forum (www.weforum.org), based in Geneva, Switzerland, is an independent organization committed to improving the state of the world. Funded by the contributions of 1,000 of the world's foremost corporations, the Forum acts in the spirit of entrepreneurship in the global public interest to further economic growth and social progress. The Forum serves its members and society by creating partnerships between and among business, political, intellectual and other leaders of society to define, discuss and advance key issues on the global agenda. Incorporated in 1971 as a foundation, the World Economic Forum is impartial and not-for-profit, and is tied to no political, partisan or national interests. In 1995 the Forum was awarded NGO consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.