DECEMBER 2003       VOL. 50, No. 12 Cover Story THE WAY OUT OF IRAQ   A Supporting Role in the Peace, Rosie DiManno, The Toronto Star, Toronto A Convergence of Interests, Boris Biancheri, La Stampa, Turin Hegemony of Ideology and Stupidity, Hazem Saghieh, Al-Hayat, London Bargaining Is Inappropriate, Andrei Smirnov, Itogi, Moscow Iraq’s Can of Worms, Khakhudu Agunda, Sunday Nation, Nairobi The Way Out of Hell, Simeon Vassilev, Banker, Sofia Features   WTO BEACHED AT CANCÚN Breaking Poverty’s Vicious Cycle, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, The Pioneer, New Delhi Field of Tears, Jonathan Watts, The Guardian, London A Vacuum in Global Governance? Sérgio Abranches, Veja, São Paulo Siding with the Little Guys, Laurence Brahm, South China Morning Post, Hong Kong Is Uganda in the G-8’s Camp? Ticha Khana, The East African, Nairobi SWEDEN’S EURO BACKLASH A Protest Against Those in Power, Tommy Möller, Dagens Nyheter, Stockholm Which Europe After Sweden? Nicola Cacace, L’Unità, Rome Göran Persson’s Black Night, Arve Øverby, Verdens Gang, Oslo Rebuffing the Union, Ivan Kristoffersen, Aftenposten, Oslo Departments   VIEWPOINTS Schwarzenegger’s Victory in California Israel's Air Strike on Syria NATIONS Israel’s Invoice Arrives in Lithuania, Respublika, Vilnius An Apology in the Form of Real Estate? Respublika, Vilnius A Chinese “Invasion” The Hindu, Chennai STATE OF THE DEBATE Taiwan: What's in a Name? Sri Lanka: Hospital Emergency Venezuela: Long Road to the Referendum Israel: Pilots' Protest Palestinian Authority: Al-Aqsa Intifada, Three Years and Counting Germany: Prejudices Unveiled Serbia and Montenegro/Croatia: The Hardest Words Pan-Africa: AIDS Conference Nigeria: Stoning Suspended PEOPLE Making Law: Gambian Jurist Hassan Bubacar Digging for Dirt: Sheila Coronel ARTS Bollywood Goes Digital, Outlook, New Delhi Gun and Land–Mine Scrap into Art, The Monitor, Kampala COVER: A signpost at the Polish military’s medical facility in Karbala, Iraq, gives distances to cities in Poland, Sept. 5, 2003. (AP/Wide World Photos/Jerzy Undro) Cover Design: Laura R. Custus Front Page About Us World Maps Africa Americas Asia Europe Middle East EYE ON THE UNITED STATES The White Knight Süddeutsche Zeitung, Munich BOOKS Down to the Roots of Humanity Jeune Afrique–L’intelligent, Paris With Ismail Kadare in Romania Adevarul, Bucharest SOCIETY “I Must Punish You” Novaya Gazeta, Moscow SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Getting to Know Itself El País, Madrid The Secrets of Cuban Medicine Argumenty i Fakty, Moscow COMMENTARY Our American “Enemies” Le Nouvel Observateur, Paris An Own Goal Zimbabwe Independent, Harare Back Front Page Home About Us