COVER
A Window On the War in Afghanistan
As Washington debates what to do about the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, photographer Adam Ferguson captures and describes the daily lives of the men fighting it
What Should We Do Now? Two Views (World)
Is it time for the U.S. military to turn Afghanistan over, or is time for our troops to stay the course?
UNITED STATES
An Enemy Within: The Making of Najibullah Zazi
Out on the prairie, the feds arrest and charge an Afghan with a bomb recipe on his laptop. Was there a wider terrorist plot?
LETTERS
Inbox
GLOBAL BUSINESS
The Evolution of Asia (Book Excerpt)
Why the region's continuing economic progress depends upon new policies for a postcrisis world
ESSAY
American Lament
True, the U.S. has lost its way, but, at its best, it is still a source of inspiration for the world
Ahmadinejad: Iran's Man of Mystery (In the Arena)
Iran's Ahmadinejad may be hiding something, but he and his nation can be contained
BRIEFING
The Moment
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