In this issue
Edition: Asia
Vol. 177, No. 1

COVER
Finishing the Job in Afghanistan (World)
By JOE KLEIN
Needed: security, development and a stable Pakistan

WORLD
Postcard from Tijuana
By TIM MCGIRK
Once populated by Americans looking for a good time, TJ now stands near empty
because of drug violence. In step the B-movie makers. On location at a narco-film
shoot

GLOBAL BUSINESS
Business Books
By ANDREA SACHS
Is laissez-faire fair? Free-market capitalism is both praised and pummeled in
two fiery new books

BRIEFING
The Moment
By ZOHER ABDOOLCARIM
An assassination in Islamabad comes as a blow for moderate Pakistanis

ARTS
Love in a Cold Climate (Books)
By TIM KINDSETH
Ian Frazier's grand ode to Siberia is as all-encompassing as the land itself

GLOBAL ADVISER
Next Time You're in Athens
By CATHRYN DRAKE
Artistic renewal arrives in the Greek capital's downtown area

A Time Capsule in London (Diversions)
By FRANCES PERRAUDIN
Sir John Soane's gem of a house

Escape from Jakarta: Pulau Macan (Check In)
By STEVE MOLLMAN
Only 85 km out of the Indonesian capital, this tiny island offers a clean green
getaway
A Taste of Singapore's Bistro Soori (Amuse-Bouche)
By JOAN KOH
At Jimmy Chok's newest venture, fusion reigns supreme

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