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

key strategic challenge

Merkel in Russia

The German chancellor faces a difficult balancing act in dealing with Moscow.

The Truth About...

War by analogy

Old Books

The ‘lessons of history’ tend to be the opinions of today.

shorts

Zimbabwe: who governs?

The opposition must tread carefully, so close to power.

Malaysia: Anwar ambitions

Opposition leader thinks big.

Pacific: no return to Oz?

A row over Fiji highlights strains in the Pacific Island Forum -- again.

The Global Stress Points Matrix

Global Stress Point Matrix™

Rising risk: Pakistan collapse

by the numbers

Argentina: why the buyback?Argentinian consumer price inflation

While an Argentine debt buyback may signal a change in economic thinking, markets remain wary.

Political Masterstroke

US election

US presidential coverage

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