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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 afrimston@chathamhouse.org.uk Advertising and subscription enquiries: +44 (0) 20 7957 5712

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Changing Of The Old Guard? Sola Tayo 4 Levelling The Playing Fields Bob Dewar 7 9 THE EURO: ‘Til Debt Do Us Part Jens Bastian and Vanessa Rossi 12 WIKILEAKS: Diplomacy As Usual Richard Dalton 14 BRITAIN AND CHINA: Then And Now Geoffrey Howe 16 SUDAN: Beyond Southern Sudan Mark Naftalin 18 RUSSIA: Rewriting History Fraser Cameron and Ron Asmus 20 AFGHANISTAN: Deadly Addiction Johannes Olschner 22 AFRICOM: Soft Power Warriors Dave Clemente 26 AMERICA:

Flying Into Turbulence Nicolas Bouchet 25 Uneasy Engagement David Motadel 27 Continuity And Change Sean Aughey 29

EDITOR Graham Walker ASSISTANT EDITOR Agnes Frimston DESIGNER Martin Colyer DATABASE Michael Farrell INTERN Catherine Tsalikis

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