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The article presents a country risk assessment for Bulgaria as of 2012. There are efforts by Prime Minister Boyko Borisov to prevent a major public relations disaster in relation to the bonuses received by government officials during a period of economic difficulty. Borisov's Citizens for the European Development of Bulgaria is still the most popular party based on poll results. It expects real gross domestic product to expand by less than one percent in 2012.

The article provides political and economic outlook in South Korea for 2007-2008. The Uri Party leader Kim Geun-tae is the front-runner in winning the party's presidential nomination for 2007 election. The real gross domestic products is expected to increase by 4-4.5 percent a year. Fiscal spending is forecasted to help in supporting private consumption growth.

The article presents the political outlook for Great Britain for 2010-2011, including information on the domestic politics and international relations. It highlights on the Conservative Party that leads in public opinion polls and remain a clearer view in winning the election. Expected issues are noted if the party does not enter office, including the need to cut public spending to strengthen the country's dire fiscal position and its relations with the European Union.

The article forecasts the political condition of Taiwan for 2009-2010 with regards to its domestic politics and international relations. It states that the political scene will be comparatively stable coming after Ma Yingjiu's victory in the presidential elections in March 2008. Moreover, the voters in the election gave Mr. Ma a mandate to make their economic livelihood better but issues on the country's hard-won democratic reforms and de facto independence are sensitively high.

The article presents issues in the domestic politics and international relation of Indonesia for 2009-2010. It provides probabilities related to the foreign involvement and domestic security of the country provided that Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono wins in the September 2009 presidential election. It also describes the country's relationship with the United Nations' (UN) Security Council, Malaysia, Singapore, and Australia. A condition of the new presidential election law is discussed.

The article comments on the political crisis in Ukraine in February 2006. The opposition has sought to turn the recent gas price deal with Russia to its advantage by forcing through a vote of no confidence in the caretaker government of Yuri Yekhanurov. Hence, the administration of Yekhanurov looks likely to remain in place until near the March parliamentary election.

The article offers insights of the November parliamentary pre-elections in Egypt. According to the author, the National Democratic Party will still be an easy winner in the November polls, although the pressures on the government will continue to increase. It comments that the allegations of irregularities in the June 2010's Shura elections are likely to occur in the November People's Assembly elections.

Information on the political structure of Turkey is presented.

The article presents a forecast on the political condition of Austria for 2009-2010 by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). An overview of the country's political scene is given, including domestic politics and international relations. Moreover, it predicts that the coalition between the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) and the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) will be facilitated by the appointment of former representatives of the social partners as ministers.

The article focuses on the failure of politicians to communicate with the citizenry in the U.S. It mentions that America is a democratic republic and that the growing communication gap between the average American and the average politician must be prioritized. It cites the results of a Pew Research Center Poll, which shows that 78 percent of Americans do not trust the federal government.

The article presents a summary of the political activities of the Her Majesty's (H.M.) Government in Great Britain for August 2009. It presents a list of the press releases relevant to further and higher education, training and skills from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. It notes no updates on ministerial statements published in August 2009