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

key strategic challenge

Georgia: democratisation 2.0

Georgia's parliamentary elections are a touchstone for democracy.

shorts

Thailand: home fixture

Manchester City's tour is not just a showcase for the players.

Taiwan: sea change

A sea change occurs as President-elect Ma Ying-jeou takes office.

Doha Round: clock ticking

Doha looks as though it will be beaten by the clock.

The Global Stress Points Matrix

Global Stress Point Matrix™

Rising risk:
Civil war in Lebanon

Today's Talking Point

Trade and the Democrats

Wednesday, May 21

Ever since Bill Clinton's support for NAFTA, Democrats have been divided over whether to go protectionist - or just pretend to.

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Unhappy BusinessmanQ: Does money help urban life?

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by the numbers

Is the world safer?

Fatalities in War

Fareed Zakaria thinks the world is safer. Yet there's just as much war as there has ever been.

Political Masterstroke

US election

US presidential coverage

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