January 22, 2007 | Vol. 169 No. 4

China Takes on the World (World)

Already a commercial giant, China is aiming to be the world's next great power. Will that lead to a confrontation with the U.S.?

The Democrats' Inside Man (Profile)

Few know the ways of the Senate like Harry Reid. But that won't make leading it easy

Looking For The Restart Button

The Bush team thinks it has a formula for saving his presidency from the end-of-term doldrums

The Women's Channel (Global Insider)

The Power of Positive Memory Loss (Letter From Estonia)

The Baltics' most innovative economy is too busy to worry about its Soviet past

Saving Somalia

As the U.S. strikes al-Qaeda, a new government tries to restore order. Here's what it will take

Pillow Angel Ethics

A controversy rages around the parents' decision to stunt the growth of their severely disabled daughter

What's Next: Jan. 22, 2007 (Notebook)

Verbatim: Jan. 22, 2007 (Notebook)

Numbers: Jan. 22, 2007 (Numbers)

A Page From Hillary (Notebook)

How to Speak Like a Real Republican (Notebook)

Milestones Jan. 22, 2007 (Notebook)

More Drugs, Fewer Narcs (Notebook)

Postcards From Las Gizmos, Nev. (Notebook)

Good General, Bad Mission (Notebook / In the Arena)

Gen. David Petraeus helped write the book on counterinsurgency tactics. But now, says Joe Klein, the man overseeing Bush's Iraq surge has a near impossible task

Translation Nation (Global Business)

The demand for linguists is rising in both war and peace and despite the inroads of automation

Sleep Goes Green (Global Business)

Mattresses made of natural latex are starting to bounce out of specialty stores and into the mainstream

Oil's Vital New Power (Global Business)

Booming Azerbaijan is the key to the West's energy freedom. It's a precarious place for such a crucial job