COVER

Make Way for China (World / Asia)

In the contest for the future of Asia, Obama's canceled trip opens the door for Beijing's increasing influence

BRIEFING

Human Art (Above & Beyond)

How a police officer helps heal the wounds of the Japan tsunami

COMMENTARY

VIEWPOINT

LETTERS

WORLD

The Long Wait (Middle East)

20 years after the Oslo Accords, Israeli and Palestinian negotiators are talking again. The delay has only made a peace deal more elusive
Photographs by Cédric Gerbehaye

UNITED STATES

THE CULTURE