Preface.....................................................................................................................................vii

Map.............................................................................................................................................x

1. The Historical Background: 1960-1996.........................................................................1

2. The Players........................................................................................................................10

3. The Issues.........................................................................................................................27

4. 1996: Getting a Show on the Road...............................................................................48

5. 1997: Missles and Missed Opportunities....................................................................70

6. 1998: Damage Limitation...............................................................................................84

7. 1999: Getting the Show on the road Again..................................................................96

8. 2000: Proximity, Equality, Walk-Out............................................................................119

9. 2001: Trench Warfare....................................................................................................144

10. 2002: Countdown to Copenhagen...........................................................................157

11. 2003: Extra Time..........................................................................................................197

12. Epilogue: The Curtain Walls.....................................................................................220

13. What Went Wrong; and Will It Ever Go Right?.......................................................228

14. Envoi..............................................................................................................................239

15. Postsript........................................................................................................................241

Index.....................................................................................................................................247