The Editorial by Dr. Yash Tandon, Executive Director of the South Centre is on "Role of Civil Society in Reclaiming National Space" while the Op-Ed piece is on "Returned to Sender: TRIPS-Plus IP Enforcement Attempts by World Customs Organisation through Universal Postal Congress” by Dr. Xuan LI, South Centre. Geneva.

Analysis and commentaries appearing in the Bulletin, include those on High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness: Some Issues of Concern; Aid and National Development: Where is the African Strategy?; Measuring Innovation: Conceptual Underpinnings of the WIPO Patent Report 2008; Boom, Bane or Bluster: Regional Blocs in Question; and Effective Coordination Works.