In this issue
Edition: Asia
Vol. 177, No. 9

COVER
Gaddafi's Last Stand (World)
By BOBBY GHOSH
The new Arab revolution confronts a dictator determined to keep power at all
costs. Expect a bloody old-fashioned civil war

BUSINESS
How Germany Became the China of Europe
By MICHAEL SCHUMAN / STUTTGART
Ten years ago, Germany's economy was a shambles. Now it's an export machine. What
can America learn from an Old World tiger?

ESSAY
The China Syndrome
By HANNAH BEECH
Why the eruptions in the Arab world are unlikely to be copied soon in Beijing

GLOBAL BUSINESS
Pod of Gold (Coffee)
By JOSHUA LEVINE
Nespresso's capsule coffee is lushly profitable. Competitors are smelling the
aroma

GLOBAL ADVISER
Five Reasons to Visit Jaipur (TIME Traveler)
By JOHN KRICH
The Pink City isn't that pink, but it will still leave you feeling rosy

Jiuzhaigou National Park: An Icy Winter Escape (The Great Outdoors)
One of the country's best expanses of wilderness is delightfully deserted
throughout the winter months Ron Gluckman

Mountain High: Find Bliss at Koya-San (Check In)
By ROB GOSS
This small mountain town south of Osaka, Japan, offers temple accommodation run
by monks

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