COVER
Starting Anew in Afghanistan
The Afghan war is going badly, and Stan McChrystal wants to fight it differently. He doesn't have much time
ASIA
War in the West
Clashes between ethnic Uighurs and Han Chinese in the city of Urumqi expose the fault lines in China's sensitive Xinjiang region
UNITED STATES
Way Out on the Frontier (Sarah Palin)
Sarah Palin's outsider politics takes her on the road less traveled. But where is she going?
WORLD
Who Needs Charisma? (Leadership)
In the U.S., leaders are expected to look great, sound great and be inspiring. In other countries — not so much
EUROPE
The Broken Hopes Of a Generation (Spain)
Progress toward a better life had been a given for young Spaniards. But like other Europeans of their age, they now face the sobering prospect that prosperity's arc peaked with their parents
GLOBAL BUSINESS
Bird Bonanza (Natural Resources)
In Southeast Asia, harvesting swiftlet nests is a booming — and somewhat shady — cottage industry