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

key strategic challenge

Net improvement

The internet faces challenges to its operation as it expands.

shorts

Basque discomfort

A fight over Basque autonomy jumbles Spanish political alliances.

Iran: Report card

A damning report on Iran leaves the West few options.

Slovenia:  Election distraction

A defence scandal may erode Slovenia’s international goodwill.

The Global Stress Points Matrix

Global Stress Point Matrix™

Rising risk: Deep US recession

by the numbers

Chinese inflationChina CPI

Easing food prices and government action have tamed Chinese inflation -- for now.

Political Masterstroke

US election

US presidential coverage

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