COVER
The View From Mars (Cover | A New Space Race?)
Where is the mission to Mars really headed? And is it worth the many billions of dollars it would cost?
EUROPE
Leaner, Meaner, Cheaper (Europe | Armed Forces)
Germany plans a leaner, more mobile military
DAVOS
What The World Needs Now (Davos | The World Economic Forum)
Michael Elliott argues that America's security concerns shouldn't dominate the agenda at this year's gathering of the world's business and political élite in Davos
A Farewell to Allies (Davos Viewpoint | Charles Krauthammer)
Now they are neutrals. America can stand tall without them
Who Needs Allies? ... America, That's Who (Davos Viewpoint | Josef Joffe)
Josef Joffe on why it needs allies
The Buck Flops Here (Davos | Notes of Caution)
The dollar's slide hurts the euro zone
The Anti-Davos (Davos | The World Social Forum)
The temperature at World Social Forum is rising
BRIEFING
A clash of civilizations? (Notebook | Paris Life)
The French try out lattes and frappuccinos at Paris' first Starbucks
Biz Watch (Notebook)
Kind Words and LVMH; Banking on it; The Bottom Line
World Watch (Notebook)
Peace Meal Progress? Tony's Test; The Return of Comical Ali;
GLOBAL ADVISER
A Style Capital Gets The Hotel It Deserves (Check-In)
Hotels don't come any more idiosyncratic than Tokyo's newly refurbished Claska
Getting Fresh in Sicily (Time Traveler)
Can't afford a villa in a Tuscan town — or been there already? Then consider the rugged, romantic and historically resonant island of Sicily.
The Height of Passion (Long Haul)
How easy is it to gain membership to the Mile High Club?
Wat Next? (Diversions)
Temples off the tourist trail in Thailand
Heavenly Help Lines (The Cost-Of-Living-It-Up Index)
Concierge or credit-card company can't assist? Try divine intervention
Mister Tamborine Man (Grapevine)
One of Australia's best-kept secrets is possibly its finest distiller
Laptop For The Long Haul (Tech Watch)
JVC's new notebook shows that small is beautifully practical and practically beautiful
THEATER
A Dark Star Under The Lights (Theater | His Dark Materials)
Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials takes on another compelling dimension ... the London stage