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

key strategic challenge

Taming the Russian bear

Putin has put an end to the era of a weak, humiliated Russia. What's next?

by the numbers

Democratic dynamism

Turnout at US Primaries

Democrats have so far outnumbered Republicans at primary polling places by a rate of about 7 to 5.

shorts

Czech Republic elections

President Vaclav Klaus is up for election for a second five-year term.

WTO embraces Ukraine

President Viktor Yushchenko may allow himself a shiver of schadenfreude this week.

BoE: serving up a cut

What will Swervin' Mervyn be serving this week?

GSP update graphic

Global Stress Point Matrix™

Rising risk:
US recession


One Week Later....

Developments, Jan. 25 - 31

Volatility to continue

Fed intervention insufficient?

Setback for Merkel

Reforms to be held up

Giuliani drops out

America's Mayor throws in the towel

Political Masterstroke

This week... Arnold Schwarzenegger

Analytica™ - news to us

Jargon Buster

'Win-win'

Two Winners?

Beijing needs to be wary of the losers lurking behind its win-win deals.«