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PAGE 4 WAITING FOR THE NEW MAN

PAGE 27 COMPETING ENERGY SOURCES

4 ECONOMIC CRISIS AND THE DELAYED ARRIVAL OF A NEW AMERICAN PRESIDENT: Transition Trauma John Dumbrell

6 CHINA AND THE ECONOMIC CRISIS: Cold Winter He Fan

8 JAPAN AND THE ECONOMIC CRISIS: Been There, Done That Jeff Kingston

EDITOR Graham Walker

ASSISTANT EDITOR Alison Couldridge

DESIGNER Martin Colyer

DATABASEMichael Farrell

10 RUSSIA AND THE ECONOMIC CRISIS: No Safe Haven Julian Cooper

13 ANATOMY OF A GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS: Not Dancing Now John Llewellyn

16 ECONOMICS CRISIS AND HUMAN RIGHTS: End of Intervention? Ashley South

18 IRAN: Looking For a Thaw Sir Richard Dalton

21 GHANA:Following the Gentle Giant Sola Tayo

24COTE D’IVOIRE AND ZIMBABWE:Poisoned Chalice? Daniel Balint-Kurti

27 NUCLEAR POWER:New Generation Malcolm Grimston

30COMPETING ENERGY SOURCES:Generation Change Antony Froggatt

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