Prospect online this week

This week in Prospect online, Jo-Ann Mort on Tzipi Livni, new leader of Israel's Kadima party. While it's not entirely clear yet that Livni is capable of the massive challenges ahead of her, she is the country's best hope for peace, says Mort. Meanwhile in Zimbabwe, change will happen slowly, says Stephen Chan. Unveiling a power-sharing deal between Mugabe and Tsvangarai has turned out to be Thabo Mbeki's final act. But can it work?

Also this month, to accompany Prospect's manufacturing supplement, Michael Prest explains why the government’s new manufacturing strategy, published in early September, does not go far enough to right the balance of the British economy.