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4 FOOD PRICES: Feeding the Ten BillionAlex Evans

7 ASIAN RIVERS - FOOD AND POWER: Dams It Is! David Fullbrook

11 LEBANON: Futile Victory Nadim Shehadi

14 LETTER

EDITOR Graham Walker

ASSISTANT EDITOR Alison Couldridge

DESIGNER Martin Colyer

DATABASEMichael Farrell

INTERNPreethi Nallu

15 NANOTECHNOLOGY DANGERS: Who’s Afraid of Nanotech? Robert Falkner

16 G8 SUMMIT AND THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC CRISIS: Shocks, Summits, Solutions DeAnne Julius

18 G8 AND RUSSIAN FOREIGN POLICY: Overcoming Shortcomings John Lough

24JAPAN, AFRICA AND THE G8:Beyond Daydreams Elizabeth Donnelly

26ANGOLA:Fuelling Friendships Indira Campos

29THE BRITISH ECONOMY:Bumpy Ride for Britain? Vanessa Rossi

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