COVER

What's Next (Cover Story)

No one can see the future. But there's no harm in some enlightened, highly educated, thoroughly irresponsible guessing, is there? In that spirit TIME presents a thinking person's guide to the year to come

ASIA

East Timor's Broken Promises

Plagued by poverty, crime and conflict, East Timor lurches toward an uncertain future that once looked so bright

Timeline: A Troubled land

From Portugal's colonial rule to Indonesia's brutal occupation to a difficult birth as an independent nation, East Timor has known little but strife

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GLOBAL ADVISER

Go Wilde in Paris (Check In)

Paris' four-star boutique L'Hotel is at the top of its game

Due South (TIME Traveler)

Explore the world's southernmost seas with Nomads of the Seas

The Great Descent (If you're in ... Kiev)

Visit the delights of Kiev's Andriyivsky Uzviz, an elegant pedestrian mall steeped in history