In this issue
Edition: Asia
Vol. 174, No. 11


COVER
The Responsibility Revolution (Community Service 2009)

By RICHARD STENGEL
In America, we are recalibrating our sense of what it means to be a
citizen, not just through voting or volunteering but also through what
we buy. Why the rise of ethical consumerism is profitable for everyone



ASIA
Inside Burma’s War

By HANNAH BEECH / LAIZA
The junta has beaten down the democracy movement, but it now faces an
old foe: armies fielded by the nation’s many ethnic minorities



COMMENTARY
Rethinking an Alliance

By MICHAEL ELLIOTT
Washington must recognize that Japan is serious about resetting their
relationship



WORLD
Divided They Stand (Germany)

By CATHERINE MAYER / BERLIN
Germany goes to the polls this month, 20 years after the Berlin Wall
toppled. The country has come a long way ・but not far enough



GLOBAL BUSINESS
Bloc Party (Global Investing)

By MICHAEL SCHUMAN
Asian nations are lowering trade barriers to keep their economies chugging.
Why the West should be worried



ESSAY
A Family Journey

By LING WOO LIU
China’s honoring of my great-grandfather’s medical work reflects the nation’s
new values

A Gentler Islam

By ISHAAN THAROOR
Sufism stands for openness and peace. But can its revival turn back the
fundamentalist tide?



GLOBAL ADVISER
One Night in Mumbai (TIME Traveler)

By MRIDU KHULLAR
Let three wise locals tell you how to spend it properly

Angkor Thom (Sense of Place)

By TIM KINDSETH
The fabled imperial capital, as seen in the pages of Zhou Daguan’s 14th
century account

Every Dog Has Its Day (Next Time You’re In ... Utah)

By PHIL ZABRISKIE
One man and his dog take in the spectacular landscapes of the American
Southwest

Still Life (Grapevine)

By DAVEN WU
An unassuming residential suburb in London seems an unlikely setting for
a copper still, but it’s perfect for the artisanal barley vodka and dry
gin being produced by two men



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