http://www.countryrisk.com/editorials/ en-us 2004-05-11T11:29:16-06:00 http://www.countryrisk.com/editorials/archives/000150.html Experts frequently point to Iraq’s past – colonial history, Saddam’s brutality, ethnic rivalries – to explain the current violence. But evidence from similar regimes indicates the causes may lie not in the echoes of the past, but in the long shadow cast by Iraq’s uncertain future. Iraq Sam Wilkin 2004-05-11T11:29:16-06:00 http://www.countryrisk.com/editorials/archives/000149.html Just how stable is Turkey, a frontline US ally sharing a border with an increasingly violent Iraq? In the wake of the historic admission of ten new member countries into the European Union, we argue that Turkey is increasingly looking west, and things are looking up. The full editorial is at the link below. Turkey Sam Wilkin 2004-05-04T09:41:32-06:00 http://www.countryrisk.com/editorials/archives/000148.html Country risk analysis. The science and art of reducing a country, in all its complexity, to a single judgment: will this country achieve stability? Welcome to Countryrisk.com, an online magazine dedicated to country analysis. Here you will find weekly editorials... Sam Wilkin 2004-04-29T08:36:46-06:00