On the tenth anniversary of Hong Kong's reversion to China, Graham Hutchings and Dr Steve Tsang of St Antony's College Oxford, and Oxford Analytica region head, explore what the lessons of the past ten years tell us about the territory's future.

Each weekday, Oxford Analytica holds a Morning Conference, chaired by the Editor of the Daily Brief and attended by Oxford Analytica Region Heads (mainly senior faculty members at Oxford University) and the full-time professional team of editor/analysts. The conference evaluates the relative significance of global events, frames the questions that need to be answered arising from major developments, suggests the most appropriate contributors from the network to address the issues concerned and determines the time-scale for publishing.

Turkey has been enveloped in political crisis for much of the year, raising fundamental issues about the nature and future of the Turkish state. Much hinges on the outcome of next month's election, by far the most important in the country's recent history. In today's videocast, Graham Hutchings, editor of the Oxford Analytica Daily Brief, Tamas David-Barrett, Oxford Analytica consultant, and David Taylor, Oxford Analytica's Middle East editor discuss the implications of the crisis for Turkish domestic politics, and the lessons it holds for political and economic development in other 'moderate' Islamic countries, notably Morocco.

Each weekday, Oxford Analytica holds a Morning Conference, chaired by the Editor of the Daily Brief and attended by Oxford Analytica Region Heads (mainly senior faculty members at Oxford University) and the full-time professional team of editor/analysts. The conference evaluates the relative significance of global events, frames the questions that need to be answered arising from major developments, suggests the most appropriate contributors from the network to address the issues concerned and determines the time-scale for publishing.

The Mercosur Council has agreed to the creation of the Banco del Sur, a regional development bank proposed by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, to be headquartered in Caracas. Long in discussion, the foundation of the bank is designed in part to curb US influence and foster regional integration. But will it deliver on either of these goals? Graham Hutchings, editor of the Oxford Analytica Daily Brief, discusses the issue with Professor Laurence Whitehead, fellow of Nuffield College Oxford and region head with Oxford Analytica, and Dr Jill Hedges, Oxford Analytica's senior editor for Latin America.

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