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NEWSBEAST

4 AMERICAN NOTE BOOK Could a new "Mayors' Party" solve the U.S.'s political problems?

By Michael M. Thomas

5 INTERNATIONAL NOTE BOOK Is the war in Syria becoming a regional struggle? By Mike Giglio

6 PERSON OF INTEREST

The Kremlin's drug czar, Viktor Ivanov.

By Anna Nemtsova 7 WORLD ON A PAGE Let them eat foie gras.

By Tunku Varadarajan

8 AIRLINES By Christopher Elliott ECONOMY By Daniel Gross TECH By Maya Baratz

10 THE BEST AMERICAN COLLEGES Rowdy, rigorous, or most beautiful? We'll help you find the best fit.

14 ECONOMY

Portugal, Europe's other sick man.

By Daniel Gross

16 REPORTER AT LARGE

Many in the Taliban are sick oftheir longtime allies. But how do you dump a terrorist group?

By Sami Yousafzai and Ron Moreau

FEATURES

20 A Year Later

Britain marks the first anniversary of the riots that convulsed a green and pleasant land, By Siôn Simon

24 The Perfeet 100

Pack your bags. From the Ledge in Chicago's Willis Tower to the sharks of the Sydney Aquarium, this is Newsweek's ulti1llate guide to the best urban attractions in 10 world-class cities.

38 Beyond Down Under

Wild, green, and stilliargely unspoiled, Tasmania is a world apart even by Australian , standards. Photographs and text by Jackie

Dewe Mathews

44 Egypt's Happy Oasis

As the country struggles to boost tourism after the Arab Spring, an eyes are on the thriving resort of El Gouna. By Sana Butler 46 On the Coast ofCrimea

The onetime haunt oftsarist aristocrats and fearsome Tatars still has plenty of Old World charm. By Vijai Maheshwari

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