COVER
How Will Libya End?
President Obama has worked diplomatic wonders in the Libya conflict, but it might not be enough to solve his strategy problem
WORLD
Rising to the Challenge
Can its young people save Japan? After the earthquake and tsunami, they're rolling up their sleeves — and shaming an ossified Establishment
Silent No More: The Women of the Arab Revolutions
By organizing protests and demanding equality, women are playing an integral role in the popular movements changing the Arab world
ESSAY
Libya: The Smartest Way to Take Down Gaddafi
Killing Gaddafi is not an option, but we can cripple him by giving his enemies massive economic aid
BUSINESS
Paris Hotel Wars (Travel)
Asian chains take on the city's grandes dames by offering a modern spin on luxury
THE CULTURE
A Boy's Own Story (Books)
Shamanism, Stalin and coming of age on the steppe
GLOBAL ADVISER
Museum Updates Make Krakow a Cultural Capital (Next Time You're in ... Krakow)
Decades of underinvestment are being remedied thanks to generous E.U. funding and healthy economic growth
What a Coup: Madagascar's Masoala Peninsula (TIME Traveler)
This little corner feels a long way from the country's political upheavals
Chez Pascal: A Frenchman's Home is his Gallery (Diversions)
A visit to this stunning private collection comes with the most personal of services: a guided tour from Pascal Butel, a transplanted Frenchman who is one of Asia's least known yet most devoted collectors
LETTERS
America's Urgent Challenge (Inbox)
Oil's Sticker Shock; Why Not Warren?; Criminal Choice