COVER
What a Surge Really Means (Cover Story)
Can a couple more divisions in Iraq make a difference? Or is Bush's idea too little, too late?
ASIA
A Troublesome Year in Thailand
Bombings in Bangkok cap an unhappy year for the Land of Smiles, which has been roiled by a coup, economic-policy miscues and an ongoing Muslim insurgency
BUSINESS
Asia's Net: Hanging by a Thread
An earthquake off Taiwan crashes Asia's telecommunications system, exposing the surprising vulnerability of the Internet
BRIEFING
10 Questions For Ken Watanabe (Notebook)
Actor Ken Watanabe talks about his role in Clint Eastwood's new World War II film Letters from Iwo Jima
Q & A: Xanana Gusmo (Notebook)
TIME talks to East Timor's President