COVER
Burma's First Lady of Freedom
Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi is a profile in courage, but can she bring democracy to a troubled land? In a revealing interview, she talks of her hopes and fears
GLOBAL BUSINESS
The Secrets of Zug (Corporations)
Why is a quiet Swiss village home to oil drillers, biotechs and the world's biggest commodity-trading firms?
Can an Innovator Accelerate? (Small Business)
Azure's hybrid engine is efficient, but revving sales is tough for an upstart
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Cold Call (Books)
Kim Young-ha's Korean spy classic is as much about existentialist crisis as it is about peninsular tensions
WORLD
Can Sudan Split Without Falling Apart?
Southern Sudan is set to become the world's newest nation. But a peaceful divorce from the north could still descend into war
Postcard from Xieng Khouang
Laos remains carpeted in unexploded ordnance from a 40-year-old U.S. bombing campaign. How deadly weapons continue to rule daily life
GLOBAL ADVISER
Five Reasons to Visit Copenhagen (TIME Traveler)
It's tryghed!
Cape Crusader (Amuse-Bouche)
South Africa's breakthrough chef keeps it local
Beat Routes (Diversions)
England's rock landmarks mapped
Three's Company (Check In)
Oman's new trio of hotels