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Edition: Asia
Vol. 177, No. 10

COVER
American Decline: Are We No Longer Number One? (United States)
By FAREED ZAKARIA
The U.S. is used to being No. 1. But it's going to take a lot more than a few
budget cuts and shifting resources to stay competitive in today's global arena.
It's time to adopt a whole new way of thinking. Is America ready?

Don't Bet Against the United States (United States)
By DAVID VON DREHLE
Through good times and bad, Americans have always worried about falling behind.
That helps explain why the U.S. remains the world's leading nation

WORLD
Yemen: The Most Dangerous Domino
By BOBBY GHOSH / SANA'A
Home of an aggressive al-Qaeda franchise, Yemen is the latest Arab nation where
young people have risen against an entrenched ruler. Would a change of regime
there really be for the better?

ARTS
Pocketful of Rai (Photography)
By SIDDHARTH DHANVANT SHANGHVI
A striking new collection, chosen from an Indian master's best portraits

GLOBAL ADVISER
Gently Down the Stream (Next Time You're in ... Vietnam)
By JOHN KRICH
Rowboat reveries, just two hours from Hanoi

Flight Center (Great Outdoors)
By LEE MIDDLETON
The Seychelles island that's a haven for birdlife

Back On Track (Check In)
By WILLIAM LEE ADAMS
A London railway icon lives on

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