The World Next Week - Forward-looking Intelligence from Oxford Analytica

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Romney's Rise

From underdog to leading contender. Why Mitt is the canniest operator.

Holiday in Baghdad

Iraq's politicians are on holiday as chaos unfolds around them.

Belarus's unpaid gas bill

Moscow may have cut off Belarus's gas taps by the time you read this.

Beware the carry trade

The practice of borrowing money in a low-yielding, 'cheap' currency.

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A year without Fidel?

Is the comandante out of sight, out of mind? Or does he continue to pull the strings behind the scenes?

Castro pulling the strings

Jargon Buster

The Midas Touch

'Golden Shares'

Europe's Midas Touch to keep foreign rivals at bay. Is Brussels engaging in 'bloc nationalism?'«

Globe Trotters

Who's going where? Interactive map

by the numbers

Oh-Kei!

Barack Obama's Facebook entry

The Japanese are going crazy for minicars. But the cars will not catch on in Europe or the US.

question of the week

Q: What is next on the Kremlin shopping list?

A: Mid-sized oil company Russneft will have a new president this week, as its head Mikhail Gutseriyev prepares to quit...«

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