COVER
Are America's Best Days Behind Us?
The U.S. is used to being No. 1. But it's going to take a lot more than a few budget cuts and shifting resources to stay competitive in today's global arena. It's time to adopt a whole new way of thinking. Is America ready?
Don't Bet Against the United States
Through good times and bad, Americans have always worried about falling behind. That helps explain why the U.S. remains the world's leading nation
WORLD
Yemen: The Most Dangerous Domino
Home of an aggressive al-Qaeda franchise, Yemen is the latest Arab nation where young people have risen against an entrenched ruler. Would a change of regime there really be for the better?
ESSAY
Gaddafi's Friends in Latin America
How the usual fears of the U.S. are winning the old regime support in Latin America
GLOBAL BUSINESS
France's Labor Paradox
Sarkozy wants the French to retire later. But can he convince employers that gray is good?
Work Like It's 1999: High-Tech Incubators
High-tech incubators are back. But do they signal a new bubble?
GLOBAL ADVISER
Gently Down the Stream (Next Time You're in ... Vietnam)
Rowboat reveries, just two hours from Hanoi
Flight Center (Great Outdoors)
The Seychelles island that's a haven for birdlife
Back on Track (Check In)
A London railway icon lives on
LETTERS
Of Humans and Humanity (Inbox)
New Revolutionaries