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

key strategic challenge

Kosovo: who's in charge?

Kosovo remains in frozen conflict; confusion has contributed to growing uncertainty and instability.

shorts

Brazil: Sovereign wealth fund?

The Brazilian government seeks to create a sovereign wealth fund.

Budget airlines: dead?

Budget airlines are in crisis and facing extinction.

California: Adam and Steve?

California returns same-sex marriage to the spotlight.

The Global Stress Points Matrix

Global Stress Point Matrix™

Rising risk:
Horn of Africa 'hot' wars

Today's Talking Point

Gas shortages in the Gulf

Wednesday June 18

Gas demand in the Gulf Cooperation Council is outstripping supply, and threatens to put a brake on industrial development.

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question of the week (submitted by readers)

Traffic JamsQ: Urban congestion charges?

A: Political pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions means congestion charging is likely to become increasingly widespread.«

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by the numbers

Fantasy politics?

Baseball

A baseball fan might call the outcome of the US presidential election more accurately than the pollsters.

Political Masterstroke

The Truth About...

Flag of the People's Republic of China China: dam nation

China has more hydroelectric dams than any other nation. «

US election

US presidential coverage

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