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THE MOST FRIGHTENEDNATION 8 It's notjust President Bush's fault. Ameri- cans fear the new world that's emerging.
But that's no way to fUn a superpower.
By FareedZakaria WHO'S GOTTHE GUNS?
America's image may be battered, but sec how it ranks in bard-power terms.
By Barrett Sheridan
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THE CRISIS lN THE WEST
The next US. president will face one of the biggest gulfs ever in transatlantic ties.
Here's how to get things back on track.
By Timothy GartonAsh ' AFRICAUNBOUND
There's been plenty of progress on the continent-but it still needs Washington's help.By Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
FLOWERPOWER
US. idealism helped spark Georgia's Rose Revolution, and can liberate the rest of the former Soviet sphere.
By Mikhail Saakashvili FIRSTTHINGS FIRST
Forget aid and trade; to win back Latin America, Washington must fil'st remember its values.By FernandoHenriqueCardoso
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A REVOLUTIONBETRAYED
Coddling Arab dictators only hurts the Middle East-and endangers the world.
By MichaelYoung OFFTHECOUCH
Government can't do it ail. Time for big business to get in the game.By KlausSchwab
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Beijing,at least, is thrilled with America these days. Why that's bad news for Washington. By MinxinPei UNBRIDLEDARROGANCE
Iran's president argues that the world pays the priee for the Bush administration's unilateralism. By MahmoudAhmadinejad
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Don'tjudge Iran or its people by the unpopular regime in Tehran.
By RezaPahlavi
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WHY THE WORLDNEEDSMR. BIG 26 Don't believe the rumors. There's stilljust one country with the will and wherewithal to take care ofbusiness. By JosefJoffi A BEAUTIFULFRIENDSHIP
Yes, Franceis sometimes critical of the United States-but that's what being an ally is aHabout.By Bernard Kouchner AN EXEMPLARYNATION
Jimmy Carter, ex-president and freelance human-rights crusader,
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on America'sbattered image and the role of ethicsin foreignpolicy.
HOWTO LEADTHE WORLD Advice for the next president from two potential secretaries ofState:
James Steinberg and John
R.Bolton.
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The American era is over, and Asia's time is just beginning.By KishoreMahbubani FORTHE GLOBALGOOD
Power is spreading, but so are the problems. Five rules for navigating the new world. By David Miliband
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