PRESIDENT
Charu Chandrasekhar

PUBLISHER
Stephen Chan

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
David Huang

MANAGING EDITORS
Lisa Hasday
Abid Imam

ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Nichelle Johnson
John Katsarakis

BUSINESS MANAGER
Matthew Friel

ASSISTANT BUSINESS
MANAGER
James Lin

SENIOR STAFF
Priya Gajraj
Andrew Hayek
My Luu

STAFF
Charity Barras
Christel Fonzo-Eberhara
Miguel Flores
Katherine Hsu
Dongwook Kim
Helen Kim
Namita Kumar
Marc Lanuoue
Leslie Moore
Alex Williamson
Mya Thazin Win
Jared Zichek

PATRONS
Elaine Buckberg
Clara Kyim
Megan A. Messnei
Sofia Milonas
Arthur Rubin
Jean Steege
Stuart West

ABOUT THIS ISSUE

The Yale International Forum has entered a new phase with the commencement of the new year. This issue continues to offer you substantive research and reporting on international and domestic affairs while adopting a broader global scope and incorporating innovations in article design.

Our cove story on AIDS in Southeast Asia spotlights one of today's most controversial areas of international public health.

Corruption and scandal is a recurring theme in the Spring 1996 issue. Adbid Imam's piece on the upcoming Indian electiosn explroes why each of the three major parties have faced political setbakcs. Miguel Flores describes the crisis of confidence that is preventing a cedible governmnet reform in Mexico after last year's peso crisis. Dongwook Kim assesses the political climate of South Korea, one of the four "Asian Tigers." Nichelle Johnson's timely piece on Nigeria outlines the country's problematic connections between politics, economics, and human rights.

Finally, Jeffrey Garten, the new dean of Yale's School of management and former Undersecretary of Comerce, discusses the role of education in a competitive global economy.

This issue of the Yale International Forum also brings to you new departments that examin international affairs from a different angles. Grandstands, no by-lined, have evoled into short opinion pieces on intriguing topics. the more personal Journal offers a refeshing departure from fact-based, objective news analysis.

The new year also marks the first time that YIF has gone online. Check out our website at http://www.yale.edu/iforum.Finally, we would like to thank the hard work and dedication of the YIF staff. It has been a challenging but rewarding cycle.

- Charu Chandrasekhar & David Huang