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

key strategic challenge

Bolivia: brink of crisis

An autonomy referendum in Santa Cruz could turn bloody.

shorts

Super Tuesday III

Electoral arithmetic dominates Tuesday's fierce turf battles.

Egypt: choler and candles

Egyptians will take to the streets on Sunday, Hosni Mubarak's 80th birthday.

Food crisis: CA woe

Central American presidents are at a food crisis summit on Wednesday.

Burmese-style democracy

Politics is poised for change as a constitution is put to voters next week.

The Global Stress Points Matrix

Global Stress Point Matrix™

Rising risk:
US deep recession

Today's Talking Point

SE Asia: grain pain

Wednesday, May 7

Food prices, particularly rice, have surged this year, fuelling inflation and increasing political tensions across the region.

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IrelandQ: What happened to the Celtic Tiger?

A: After almost eleven years in power, Bertie Ahern this week steps down as the Irish Taoiseach to be replaced by Brian Cowen...«

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by the numbers

Terror trail: silver lining?

Terrorist attack figures

Al-Qaida's message may be undermined.

Political Masterstroke

This week... Than Shwe

US election

US presidential coverage

Read The World Next Week's coverage of the 2008 US Presidential Election