Oxford Analytica

He intends to concentrate on a comparatively small number of crucial...star within the Labour Party, as his foreign secretary. He also...again atypically young, to serve as international development minister, heading a department which grew in budget...the centre-right; andbehaved in a way that suggested foreign policy

trade. Recent market jitters and a concomitant strengthening of the Japanese...are moving into place for a significant unwinding of short positions...gaining sharply against the euro as well as the Australian and New Zealand...its gains. This has been a common pattern in recent currency

consumer price index (CPI) rose a year-on-year #.#...openings have been created in a workforce of #.## million...for higher pay. Corporate confidence A government survey announced on July...s corporations, banks and government as having built up one of

coalition hangs in the balance, as the parties prepare for possible...prepare for possible early elections. A war of nerves between party...in sight. The latest in a series of political crises (see...largest party, Self-Defence (SO), as deputy prime minister and agriculture

and the Uribe administration is a political liability for the government...from family members, but also as leverage in negotiations with the...President Alvaro Uribe has made a more concerted effort to secure...### incarcerated FARC members to a temporary holding centre, where they

his predecessor Daniel arap Moi as #;special envoy of peace and...parties would most likely secure a majority in the presidential and...province, and the latter remains a force to be reckoned with...####s after Moi identified Kibaki as a credible challenger for the presidency

Washington is increasingly concerned that as its global leverage enters a prolonged period of relative decline...period of relative decline vis-a-vis Beijing, its ability to...policy reassessment was inspired by: a range of Chinese events and...campaign; and the publication of a book by the veteran journalist

and terrorism. It is almost a tradition in the North Caucasus...their release. This is still a threat. In March, the uncle...However, increasingly, the problem is a campaign of kidnap-style arrests...MVD) suggest that #### saw a #% decrease in kidnappings across

intra-regional links would address a major weakness in its global...He also promised to review a list of #;sensitive#; trading items...to realise the principles of a South Asian Free Trade Area...been discussed for more than a decade but, until now, have

in peak-load generating capacity as growth in demand continues to...its own power shortfall with a ##.# billion-dollar programme...fold when the Mmamabula scheme, a combined power station and coal...which International Power will have a ##% equity stake. Initial plans

Latin America and the Caribbean. A report released by the United...people living on less than a dollar a day should be met for...be met for the world as a whole and for most regions...challenges remain in areas such as health and environmental sustainability, employment

with Cuba, Venezuela has developed a two-track regional diplomacy. Conventional...to-state relations coexist with a para-diplomacy that bypasses formal...the Americans (ALBA) is ostensibly a state-to-state forum presented...state-to-state forum presented as an alternative to US-backed

Armenian leadership, continues to maintain a firm grip on power in...newly elected leader, Bako Saakyan, a softening of the negotiating stance...republic of Nagorno-Karabakh held a #;presidential election#;. It was the...May #### ceasefire that ended a six-year war between Armenia

been viewed in the West as an eight-year hostage drama...the five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor (who now has...for deliberately infecting children in a Benghazi hospital with the AIDS...sentenced to death, has been a hugely charged emotional issue in

Komeito, only managed nine, giving a total of ##. Opinion polls...Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) suffered a serious and unprecedented defeat in...The DPJ sees this as a further step towards replacing the...step towards replacing the LDP as the party in power at

issues Premier Wen Jiabao told a cabinet meeting on July ##...products have been found in a number of countries, and Beijing...Food and Drug Administration, is a particular worry for Beijing, as it compounds problems within its...goods (meats), raising fears of a trade war centred on safety

return after polls Mali elected a new National Assembly in second...July ##. The elections returned a massive majority for the Alliance...Alliance for Democracy and Progress, a coalition supporting recently re-elected...its unicameral National Assembly for a five-year term. Another ##

of ####, Egypt has experienced a wave of labour unrest centred...and major urban areas such as Cairo and Alexandria. Although there...economy, affecting: heavy industry such as steel mills or spinning and...and weaving, light industry such as apparel manufacture, as well as major services such as the Cairo metro or the

ARF) on August #-# as a deliberate snub. Despite the diplomatic...east Asia "to China on a platter". No APEC fallback option...soothe ASEAN#;s pique with a US-ASEAN summit on the...compromise Beyond the desire for a separate meeting to raise ASEAN