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4 AFGHANISTAN: Talking to the TalibanWilliam Maley

7 AFGHANISTAN, GERMANY AND NATO: Ignoring the Insurgency Timo Noetzel

9 BURMA: Tragedy in the Temples Bertil Lintner

11 BURMA: On the Brink of Implosion Kerry Brown and Gareth Price

13 CREDIT CRISIS:Tough Luck for Europe? Holger Schmieding

14 SUSTAINABLE CLOTHING:What Not To Wear Michael Massey

17 RENEWABLE ENERGY:Generating Money Kirsty Hamilton

19 POSTCARD FROM GHANA:A Dollar A Day Robert Beckford

20CYBER WAR:Bits, Bytes and Bullets Rex Hughes

23 KOSOVO:Wolves and Bears Tim Judah

26RUSSIAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS:Passing the Baton Richard Sakwa

EDITOR Graham Walker

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