FEBRUARY 2004       VOL. 51, No. 2 Cover Story TROUBLE IN THE HOUSE OF SAUD   Can Saudi Arabia Save Itself? Subhi Hadidi, Al-Quds al-Arabi, London Roundup: Arab Terrorists, Arab Victims Fundamentals of Democracy, Catherine Taylor, The Australian, Sydney Creating Civil Society: An Insider’s View, Mohammed Ibrahim al-Helwa, Al-Sharq al-Awsat, London Features   THE WORLD VS. AIDS, 2004 The Politics of Baby Steps, Gérard Petitjean, Le Nouvel Observateur, Paris Prostitutes Give Hope for a Cure, John Carlin, The Observer, London India’s Growing AIDS Problem, Sanchita Sharma, Hindustan Times, New Delhi Loving Life After World AIDS Day, Ferial Haffajee, Inter Press Service, Rome GEORGIA’S DAY AFTER, Hindustan Times, New Delhi A New Era Begins, Eka Janashia, Mtavari Gazeti, Tbilisi Waiting for Ambassador Miles, Pavel Felgenhauer, Novaya Gazeta, Moscow BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE Net Result—Disagreement, Christine Tréguier, Politis, Paris A Digital Gulf Divides the World, Peter Glaser, Welt am Sonntag, Berlin Africa’s Poor Connection, Peter Baumgartner, Tages-Anzeiger, Zurich Kerala: India’s First E-Literate District, Anand Parthasarathy, Panos Features, London Departments   VIEWPOINTS Saddam Hussein's Capture NATIONS Afghanistan Debates Its Future, Frontline, Chennai Haiti’s Repressive Regime, Le Figaro, Paris STATE OF THE DEBATE Icarus One Nation, Two Elections Zimbabwe: Mounting Isolation No Basque Autonomy Shadow of Death in Ciudad Juárez PEOPLE Yang Hongmei: Fairway Trailblazer John Githongo: Anti-Graft Czar ARTS Hip-Hop Speaks to the Reality of Israel, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Zurich COVER: Pope John Paul II celebrates a Mass of beatification for Anton Martin Slomek in Maribor, Slovenia, Sept. 19, 1999. (AFP/Corbis) Cover Design: Laura R. Custus Front Page About Us World Maps Africa Americas Asia Europe Middle East EYE ON THE UNITED STATES Campaigning for Filth Die Zeit, Hamburg BOOKS Spy Book Scandal Transitions Online, Prague SOCIETY Norway’s Sami: Not Much Nostalgia Frankfurter Rundschau, Frankfurt Lethal “Cures” Plague Africa Tope Akinwande SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Bird’s-Eye View of Nature Mlada Fronta Dnes, Prague COMMENTARY Islamist AKP Party Tested by Istanbul Bombings Hürriyet, Istanbul Where Were the Condolences for Algerian Victims of Terror? El Watan, Algiers Gunning for Charles Taylor This Day, Lagos Back Front Page Home About Us Privacy Notice Jobs