06/04/2008 |
Cuando la política la hace 'El Sheriff'
Miguel Mora | El País (Es)
Los discursos de represión de la inmigración clandestina calan en gran parte del espectro político italiano, mientras la población se acerca al voto con desencanto. ...
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06/04/2008 |
McCain se confiesa
Antonio Caño | El País (Es)
Con los dos brazos levantados a media altura para que el detector de metales pueda recorrer su cuerpo antes de emprender la escalerilla del avión, John McCain tiene un aire vulgar, casi ridículo. Las heridas sufridas durante su cautiverio en Vietnam le impidieron la plena movilidad de los hombros y le confirieron para siempre una pose ligeramente cómica que ya forma parte de su personalidad. ...
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06/04/2008 |
Renewing American Leadership
Barack Obama | Foreign Affairs
Summary: After Iraq, we may be tempted to turn inward. That would be a mistake. The American moment is not over, but it must be seized anew. We must bring the war to a responsible end and then renew our leadership -- military, diplomatic, moral -- to confront new threats and capitalize on new opportunities. America cannot meet this century's challenges alone; the world cannot meet them without America. (August 2007) ...
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06/04/2008 |
Africa: wheat and chafe
Oxford Analytica Staff | Oxford Analytica
Leaders in Burkina Faso face a serious quandary this week, as unions threaten a general strike on Tuesday and Wednesday to protest against the rising cost of living. ...
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06/04/2008 |
Security and Opportunity for the Twenty-first Century
Hillary Rodham Clinton | Foreign Affairs
Summary: The next U.S. president will have a moment of opportunity to reintroduce America to the world and restore our leadership. To build a world that is safe, prosperous, and just, we must get out of Iraq, rediscover the value of statesmanship, and live up to the democratic values that are the deepest source of our strength. (December 2007) ...
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06/04/2008 |
An Enduring Peace Built on Freedom
John McCain | Foreign Affairs
Summary: America needs a president who can revitalize the country's purpose and standing in the world and defeat terrorist adversaries who threaten liberty at home and abroad. There is an enormous amount to do. The next U.S. president must be ready to show America and the world that this country's best days are yet to come and be ready to establish an enduring peace based on freedom. ...
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04/04/2008 |
Venezuela - Debilitating distractions
Oxford Analytica Staff | Oxford Analytica
The government of President Hugo Chavez has yet to regain traction after defeat in December's referendum on constitutional reform. Although Chavez promised that his administration would address popular concerns relating to crime, unemployment, housing and food shortages -- where lack of government action is seen to have cost it support in December -- it has only been in recent weeks that policy measures have been announced: ...
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04/04/2008 |
Egypt - Regime disaffection
Oxford Analytica Staff | Oxford Analytica
Ever since it won 88 seats (out of 444) in the 2005 parliamentary elections, the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) has shown itself to be Egypt's most disciplined and well-organised political force: ...
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04/04/2008 |
Cuba - Raul reform
Oxford Analytica Staff | Oxford Analytica
In the past few weeks, Cuban President Raul Castro has begun to implement some of his promised reforms. Initial agricultural liberalisation aims to raise food production and sell more products, including politically sensitive ones such as the tools required to undertake production. ...
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04/04/2008 |
Rebuilding Zimbabwe
Oxford Analytica Staff | Oxford Analytica
When Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe is finally replaced, his successor will face the daunting task of seeking to reverse the country's decade-long process of economic decline. Far-reaching action and reform will be required in two key areas: ...
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