ANALYSIS
Taiwan Ready for Island Alliance
Kathleen Hwang

COMMENTARY
The Mind Behind the Veil
Tashbih Sayyed, Ph.D.
The Case for Engaging Syria
Alon Ben-Meir

ECONOMIC WATCH
China and India Hold World in Balance
Worldwatch Institute
In Search of Rebuilding Billions
Rowan Scarborough

EDUCATION WATCH
Using a Discipline System to Promote Learning: Part 1
Marvin Marshall

FEATURE
Division Between Greece and Turkey Mars Aegean Paradise
Andrew Borowiec
UN Secretary-General Blunt on Climate Change
William M. Reilly

MIDDLE EAST IN FOCUS
Iran Befriends Iraq: The U.S. Overthrow of Saddam Reconciles Old Enemies
Dilip Hiro

 

EDUCATION
Real World Math Adds Up
Christian Toto

FAMILY
My (Big Fat) Greek Christmas
Helen Mondloch

GOURMET
Affordable Bordeaux Choices
Paul Lukacs

PATHWAYS
'Metal Wizard' Dreams of Returning to Israel
Yasser Baraka
College Is Test of Both Child and Parent
Marybeth Hicks

TRAVEL
On Your Way to Paradise? You Must Be in Valparaíso, Chile!
Doris Hamilton
Virginia: Assateague Island
Judith Bell Turner-Yamamoto

FEATURED BOOK
Persistence Pays, Says Children's Author
Mark Schwerin
HOW THE MOON REGAINED HER SHAPE
Written by Janet Ruth Heller, Illustrated by Ben Hodson

REVIEWS
Tale of Love and Suffering Among the Cherokee
Debra Bruno
THIRTEEN MOONS: A NOVEL
Charles Frazier

Winning the 'War for the Free World'
Gary Anderson
WAR FOOTING: 10 STEPS AMERICA MUST TAKE TO PREVAIL IN THE WAR FOR THE FREE WORLD
Frank J. Gaffney, Jr.

Tales From the London Gutter
Reviewed by John Greenya
STUART: A LIFE BACKWARDS
Alexander Masters

How Stalin Gave Hitler's Army a Major Wartime Boost
Joseph C. Goulden
WHAT STALIN KNEW: THE ENIGMA OF BARBAROSSA
David E. Murphy

Dr. Johnson's Dictionary
James Srodes
DEFINING THE WORLD: THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF DR. JOHNSON'S DICTIONARY
Henry Hitchings

WRITERS AND WRITING
Lafcadio Hearn: Wandering Ghost, Lucky Immigrant
Michael Timko

ART
Iconic Images, State of Siege: Socio-Political Art in Northern Ireland 1969-1994
Brian McAvera

EXHIBITION
Hatshepsut: From Queen to Pharaoh
The Kimbell Art Museum

FILM
Alexander Mackendrick's Special Touch With Film
Gary Arnold

PERSPECTIVES
American Impressionism and Realism: Reminiscences and Reflections on Collecting
Raymond Horowitz

NATURE WALK
Shark Teeth: Form and Function
Alessandro De Maddalena

SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
Anything You Can Do I Can Do...Differently
Jennifer Harper
Twice as Nice: Breeding Versatile Veggies
Laura McGinnis and Alfredo Flores

SCIENTISTS: PAST AND PRESENT
Much-Honored Geophysicist Also Upbeat Debunker
Emmet Kelly

HERITAGE
Knot Now, Americans Say: Marriage Statistics Show Changing Times
Cheryl Wetzstein

HISTORY
Before the Mummies: The Desert Origins of the Pharaohs
Graham Chandler

PEOPLES
The Brao and the Elephant
Antonio Graceffo