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l n the past century, Amerieans have as- sumed a Ieading role in everything from in- dustry and teehnology to warfare. But rising nations from lndia and China to Russia and Brazii now threaten to take a slice of the pie.
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TORN APART:Violence tiares between Palestinian factions
MIDDLEEAST:The Gangs of Gaza by KevinPeraino 18 AFGHANISTAN:A War on Schoolgirls by Ron Moreau and
Sami Yousafzai 22
FRANCE:Race for the Muddle
by Michael Meyer and
Christopher Dickey 24 NEWEUROPE: Eastern Dis- illusion by WilliamUnderhill..26
ASIA:Clouds on the Horizon byChristianCaryl
and B.J. Lee 28
SOUTHASIA:Bullish on Bangladesh byGeorgeWehrfritz andHassanShahriar 30 MEXICO: Mexico's Hot Zone byLallyWeymouth 32
GLOBAL LEADERSHIP:
How Long Will America Lead the World?
byFareedZakaria 36 Revving America
byGeorgeWehrfritz 41 15Ideas to Recharge
America 44
Shanghai Starts Up
byStevenLevy 49
Seeingthe Bright Side 51 WORLD CUP:The Winning StrategybyMarkStarr 54
GOOD LIFE TRAVEL: Stayingat Sea 65
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PERSPECTIVES 6
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