ANALYSIS
Failures in Kosovo Policy Already Evident
Robert M. Hayden
Political Rivalries in Lebanon Prevent Clean-up of Toxic Rubbish Dump
Integrated Regional Information Networks

COMMENTARY
Fox Fallon's Fall
Arnaud de Borchgrave

ECONOMIC WATCH
Africa-America-Asia Business Summit: 'You Have to Be Rich To Live in This World'
Nasseem Ackbarally

FEATURE
Cuba May be Ready to Tackle Economic Changes
Dalia Acosta

FORUM
Global Rules Emanate from Europe's Flawed Lawmakers
Martin Walker

INTERVIEW
Anwar Ibrahim Discusses Malaysia's 'Lost Competitiveness'
Ioannis Gatsiounis

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
Simon Mann, Mercenary Bungler
David Isenberg
Is a Softer Side of Ortega Emerging?
Carmen Gentile

WORLD PERSPECTIVES - Sri Lanka Struggles for Stability
Introduction
Stephen Osmond
Election Solidifies Government's Control
Integrated Regional Information Networks
Opposition to Elections Planned in Ex-Tamil Tiger Country
Inter Press Service
Flash Floods Displace Thousands in Region Torn by Civil War
Integrated Regional Information Networks
Journalists Fight a Separate War
Inter Press Service

 

DIMENSIONS
Dazzled by Stars, Dreams and Doubts
Helda Martínez

FIRST PERSON
Renewing Habitats for Wildlife
Ellen Granfield

HEALTH
Untangling Spoken Words
Shelley Widhalm

TRAVEL
Ancient Splendors
Kathy M. Newbern and J.S. Fletcher

TRENDS
Which is Better for Writers: Print or Online?
Margaret A. Shauers and Ruth B.

COMMENTARY
Final Chapter in 'The Sword of Truth' Fantasy Series
Scott Robson
Confessor
Terry Goodkind

FEATURED BOOK
West Urged to Prepare for the Inevitable
Susan Froetschel
The New Asian Hemisphere: The Irresistible Shift of Global Power to the East
Kishore Mahbubani

REVIEWS
Ideals Betrayed By Prejudice, Fanaticism and Greed
Grace Vuoto
Clash of the Gods
Jonathan Slevin and Charles Sutherland

Of Love and Horses in pre-WWI Oregon
John Greenya
The Hearts of Horses
Molly Gloss

A History of History
Claude R. Marx
The Purpose of the Past: Reflections on the Uses of History
Gordon S. Wood

'Mr. Democracy' and the future of China
Steven W. Mosher
Taiwan's Statesman: Lee Teng Hui and Democracy in Asia
Richard C. Kagan

WRITERS AND WRITING
Kiran Desai: Icon of the New Breed of Writers
Surekha Vijh

Noel Coward's Shrewd, Acid Missives
Muriel Dobbin
The Letters of Noel Coward
Barry Day

FESTIVALS
Latino Festival Celebrates Its Quinceañera
Rebecca Romani

FILM
''Fighting for Life:'' Iraq Taxi to the Bright Side
Scott Galupo

GALLERY
Touching Rainbows: The Art of Jonathan Green
Melvin E. Lewis

TELEVISION
'Stolen Lives:' Argentinian TV Serial Raises Awareness on Trafficking in Women
Marcela Valente

THEATER
Teller and Posner's Ingenious 'Macbeth'
Jayne Blanchard

SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
Taking Measure of the Megacity
Margaret Coulombe
Health and Environmental Concerns Surround Perchlorates
Mohammed Shareef

SECRETS OF NATURE
10 - 15 Million Year Old Fossil Discovered
Jose Viramontes

FOLK WISDOM
Yoruba Legends, Part One: The Kingdom of the Yorubas
Retold by M. I. Ogumefu

HERITAGE
The Churches of Hawaii
Elaine Schulte

PEOPLES
A New Representative Body for Australia's Indigenous People
Stephen de Tarczynski
Hindu Engagement Ceremonies
Ramesh Avadhani

REMEMBERING HISTORY
Ghosts of Fathers of the Past
Sean Heuvel

TALES OF FIRE AND STRIFE
Gettysburg Fatal to Unheralded Civilians
Steve French

VOICES FROM THE WAR
Blair Family had Many Historic Roles
John E. Carey