1. Peter -- Leadership and 'Balkanisation'

1. Peter -- Leadership and 'Balkanisation'

2 X 18 48pt Bodoni President's leadership and 'Balkanisation'

Peter Milne Managing Editor Van Zorge Report on Indonesia Jakarta

In relative terms, perhaps President Megawati Soekarnoputri's first 100 days in office can be viewed as positive: relative stability, relatively few people either inside or outside the country upset, and relatively few controversial statements emanating from the government.

2. Oil -- If oil is obstacle, get rid of it

1 x 30 36pt Bodoni

If oil is obstacle, get rid of it

Dan Plesch Senior research fellow Royal United Services Institute Guardian News Service London

British and American officials now talk of the present conflict lasting years, even decades. It is clear that our options are greatly limited by the impact of regional instability on the world economy.

3. Refugee -- 1 x 30 36pt Bodoni

Happy to help refugees, but how? Arne Perras Sueddeutsche Zeitung Deutsche Presse-Agentur Munich, Germany

Seldom were refugee workers so helpless. They cannot enter Afghanistan, and even an eventual ceasefire would hardly make it any easier to care for the refugees.