In our Highlight section we feature an interview with Monaco's first ambassador to Washington, Gilles Noghes, who discusses the priorities of Prince Albert II and some of the developments in the world's second smallest country as it begins to seek a more active role in the world.

In Opinion, Ashraf Haidari argues for increased international commitment for Afghanistan to prevent it from sliding back into anarchy and radicalism.

In Debate, William Lambers points to the good done by US food aid, and encourages more of it in a time of global food price increases, and John Coleman, the founder of the Weather Channel, articulates his strong criticism of the Global Warming scare.

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