Edited sentence: " Even some developed countries are seeing political instability.Beginning February 26, 2009 an Economic Intelligence Briefing was added to the daily intelligence briefings prepared for the President of the United States.Business Week in March 2009 stated that global political instability is rising fast due to the global financial crisis and is creating new challenges that need managing.Communists and others rallied in Moscow to protest the Russian government's economic plans.Hundreds of thousands protested in France against President Sarkozy's economic policies.If you're in a much longer-run downturn, then all bets are off.In January 2009 the government leaders of Iceland were forced to call elections two years early after the people of Iceland staged mass protests and clashed with the police due to the government's handling of the economy.In addition to various levels of unrest in Europe, Asian countries have also seen various degrees of protest.In late February many Greeks took part in a massive general strike because of the economic situation and they shut down schools, airports, and many other services in Greece.In the evening the rally turned into a Riot.NPR reports that David Gordon, a former intelligence officer who now leads research at the Eurasia Group, said: "Many, if not most, of the big countries out there have room to accommodate economic downturns without having large-scale political instability if we're in a recession of normal length.Police and protesters clashed in Lithuania where people protesting the economic conditions were shot by rubber bullets.Prompted by the financial crisis in Latvia, the opposition and trade unions there organized a rally against the cabinet of premier Ivars Godmanis.Protests have also occurred in China as demands from the west for exports have been dramatically reduced and unemployment has increased.The Associated Press reported in March 2009 that: United States "Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair has said the economic weakness could lead to political instability in many developing nations.The crowd moved to the building of the parliament and attempted to force their way into it, but were repelled by the state's police.The rally gathered some 10-20 thousand people.This addition reflects the assessment of United States intelligence agencies that the global financial crisis presents a serious threat to international stability