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

key strategic challenge

China in space

China has familiar motives for its space programme.

Editor's Picks

India: managing expectations

India's brand image has improved immeasurably -- but the year ahead carries reputational risks.

Haiti: back to school

The Haitian Prime Minister faced her first significant test: the start of the new school year.

The silver lining for Brown

At least one world leader gained from the crisis.

The Large Hadron Collider

Multinational science can be a headache to organize.

War by analogy

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

Iceland: cold blood needed

An Atlantic tiger catches cold.

Obama's economist

Democrats have been divided over whether to go protectionist -- or just pretend to.

by the numbers

US election turnout
Alcohol Consumption Chart

Early turnout figures hinted polls were understating Obama’s lead.

masterstroke of Masterstrokes

question of the week (submitted by dear readers)

LNG carrier Q: Why side with Sakaashvili ?

A: Cunning leaders and quirks of diplomatic history have led the US into an odd alliance.

The Global Stress Points Matrix

Global Stress Point Matrix™

Rising risk: Argentina