COVER
The Unwinnable War: Why the U.S. Will Never Save Afghanistan (World)
Despite 10 years of U.S. power, talent and money, Afghanistan is a country of squandered hope
PEOPLE
Playing to the Home Crowd (Profile)
Liberia's Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has won the West's heart — and now a Nobel Peace Prize. But will her people re-elect her?
LETTERS
Inbox
WORLD
Why Hamas is Losing Gaza
Globally isolated and economically crippled, Palestinians in the restive enclave are hoping for regime change
VIEWPOINT
A Tale of Two Revolutions
What the Arab Spring and the Occupy Wall Street movement have in common
ESSAY
You've Got Mail: Behind the Great Firewall of China
But amid Beijing's online meddling, you might never know who sent it