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THE WORLD TODAY, founded in 1945, is published by The Royal Institute of International Affairs. The Institute is precluded by its Royal Charter from expressing an opinion of its own on any aspect of international affairs. Any views expressed in this publication are, therefore, those of the contributors. Copyright is normally owned by The Royal Institute of International Affairs. Articles and letters should be sent to: The Editor, The World Today, Chatham House, 10 St James’s Square, London SW1Y 4LE. +44 (0) 20 7957 5712 email: wt@chathamhouse.org.uk gwalker@chathamhouse.org.uk Advertising and subscription enquiries: +44 (0) 20 7957 5712

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4 UNITED STATES PRESIDENCY: First-Year Blues Nicolas Bouchet 7 AFGHANISTAN: Perfect Paralysis Prem Shankar Jha 10 ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS: Contest for Control Rosemary Hollis 13 CHILDREN IN CONFLICT: Thailand’s Red Zone Charu Lata Hogg 16 INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT: Peace and Justice Richard Dicker 18 SOMALIA: Bad Situation, Getting Worse Sally Healy and Mark Bradbury 20 EUROPEAN DIPLOMATIC SERVICE: Putting Europe First Jan Gaspers 23 DIGITAL AGE DIPLOMACY: Time To Text Ivor Roberts 25 UKRAINE: Democratic Dangers James Sherr 28 ENERGY CONFLICTS IN EUROPE AND EURASIA: Clogging the Hub Louis Skyner 30 GAS FOR THE NABUCCO PIPELINE: Energy Aria Alexandros Petersen

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