BIS Review 5/2006  1  On the domestic front, there are significant economic and social challenges, which our countries will have to confront in 2006 before they become endemic and completely out of our control.
On the social front the following seem to stand out •  Increasing levels of crime and violence  •  The apparent state of social alienation of the young male population  •  Higher levels of drug use and abuse  •  Higher levels of HIV/AIDS infection.