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Table of
CONTENTS
DIPLOMATICA|
Letter to the editor: On Saudi King Abdullah . ....................10
Political cartoons from around the world ...................... .11
Debate: The drug crisis in Central America ......................14
Fen Hampson: How John Baird can succeed .................... 16
Questions Asked of defence expert Richard Cohen .............. 18
Notes from the Field:
SchoolBOX’s good work in Nicaragua ......................... 22
Friends of Sudan’s wish list for donations ..................... 23
Good Deeds: U.S. ambassador rolls up his sleeves ...............26
Trade winds: Azerbaijan, Brazil, Serbia and Costa Rica. .......... 27
DISPATCHES|
Canada-U.S relations: Border security and cross-border trade ......31
Rwanda: An effective AIDS-reduction program ................. 34
Petro politics package
From Brazil to Greenland: Top 10 emerging oil powers. ...........37
Shale gas: Revolution on the rocks ............................ 42
America’s oil riches — and Israel’s, too . ....................... 44
Diplomatic responses
In defence of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah .................... 50
In defence of China ......................................... 53
In defence of Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame ................. 55
In defence of Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe ............. 56
DELIGHTS|
Books: George Fetherling on the walls around us. ............... 57
Canadiana: The myths of the War of 1812 ...................... 62
Entertaining: Mini-morsels ................................... 66
Wine: How to pair it with cheese ............................. 68
Residences: Ireland’s remarkable reno ......................... 70
Envoy’s album .............................................. 74
National days listing ........................................ 79
DIGNITARIES|
New arrivals in the diplomatic corps .......................... 76
DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS ...........................80
destinations|
South Africa’s amazingly diverse landscape . .................... 88
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