The campaign, for the most part, has run smoothly, and the outcome will hardly matter, according to experts here in Sukhumi, Abkhazia's capital.
An Israeli attack on Iran would be risky and difficult, according to experts here, because of the long distances involved, the need to hit multiple targets and the threat of retaliation, which some fear could include non-conventional terrorism.
But the price of producing rice locally made it more expensive than imports, and as a result, Senegalese farmers produce on average only about 80,000 tons of rice a year, and often struggle to sell that much, according to farming experts here.
According to political experts here, Mr. Barak had wanted a guarantee from Mr. Netanyahu that he would continue to serve as defense minister in the next government, but there was strong opposition from within Mr. Netanyahu's party.
Russia's weapons trade has consequences for its foreign policy, according to some experts here.
The Health Ministry has encouraged clinics to switch to disposable needles and syringes, but even those are sometimes reused, or cleaned and repackaged in a large underground market, according to medical experts here and reports in the Chinese press.
Last year, Mexico imported $31 in goods from China for every dollar's worth it sent there, according to trade experts here, and that does not include the thriving market in smuggled Chinese goods.
The result, according to many experts here and in Iran, was that Iranians, including reformers, swallowed their criticism of the hard-line regime and united against the common enemy.
When it comes to attracting celebrity wealth seeking shelter from taxes, the Cayman Islands and other classic Caribbean tax havens are receding in favor like so many waves on the beach, according to tax experts here and overseas.
In their first jobs out, Gibbs graduates earn a higher salary than non-Gibbs graduates, according to personnel experts here, and Gibbs officials say most will find a position within two weeks of graduation.
The nature of the weapons suggested to some experts here that the authors of the attack included former members of Saddam Hussein's regime, but without proof of such a link or any claim of responsibility, the nature of the organization behind the bombing remained murky.
