RACE FOR THE WHITEHOUSE
The Race Is On (Campaign 2008)
With candidates on both sides declaring, it feels like 2008's U.S. presidential election season is already in full swing. Now all the presidential hopefuls have to do is work out their answers to tricky problems like Iraq or religion, find the right staff—and raise a lot of cash. A guide to a very open race
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
Economists' Long Term Fears for the World (TIME's Board Of Economists)
TIME's panel of experts predicts continued growth for 2007. But the U.S. and Europe remain unprepared for their long-term decline in power
ESSAY
Ode to a Murdered Turkish Editor
Elif Shafak looks back on the life of Hrant Dink, the Turkish-Armenian newspaper editor murdered in Istanbul
BRIEFING
New Asian Mission for Papal Favorite (Religion)
Benedict's church looks eastwards for potential new converts
Salvagers Fill Their Shipwreck Shopping List (Britain)
Pollution fears from storm-damaged container ship give way to harvest from the sea
EUROPE
10 Questions For Serbian Moderate PM Candidate Bozidar Djelic (Interview)
Djelic talks to TIME about NATO, Kosovan independence and the ghost of Milosevic
GLOBAL ADVISER
In the Hall of the Mountain King (Time Traveler)
A new spa proves irresistible in the Swiss hamlet of Arosa
Country Aria (Curtain Raiser)
Grand country houses are the perfect setting for English opera
The Royal Retreat (Check In)
Cleanse the body and nourish the soul at Dubai's Royal Mirage resort
The Robots are Coming (On Show)
Sci-fi humanoids and robotic dogs are on show in New York
Looking Radiant (Tech Watch)
Get energized with illuminated clothing
MUSIC
A Prejudice Goes Pop
Mika is the latest music sensation on the cusp of stardom, and it's O.K. to let yourself like him
LETTERS
Putting More Boots on the Ground
Which Way Forward?; A Tyrant's Tawdry End; Funds to Fight Malaria