In this issue
Edition: Asia
Vol. 177, No. 13

COVER
Why Are We in Libya? (World)
By FAREED ZAKARIA
Barack Obama is trying something rarely attempted before. But he can't be sure
it will lead to Gaddafi's early exit

The Rebels (World)
By BOBBY GHOSH WITH ABIGAIL HAUSLOHNER / BENGHAZI
who are they 窶・and can operation odyssey dawn help these amateur warriors defeat
Gaddafi?

WORLD
Rising to the Challenge
By HANNAH BEECH / TOKYO
Can its young people save Japan? After the earthquake and tsunami, they're rolling
up their sleeves 窶・and shaming an ossified Establishment

BUSINESS
Paris Hotel Wars (Travel)
By WILLIAM LEE ADAMS
Asian chains take on the city's grandes dames by offering a modern spin on luxury

ARTS
A Boy's Own Story (Books)
By TIM KINDSETH
Shamanism, Stalin and coming of age on the steppe

GLOBAL ADVISER
What a Coup: Madagascar's Masoala Peninsula (TIME Traveler)
By LEE MIDDLETON
This little corner feels a long way from the country's political upheavals

Museum Updates Make Krakow a Cultural Capital (Next Time You're in ... Krakow)
By MARY LUSSIANA
Decades of underinvestment are being remedied thanks to generous E.U. funding
and healthy economic growth

Chez Pascal: A Frenchman's Home is his Gallery (Diversions)
By JOHN KRICH
A visit to this stunning private collection comes with the most personal of
services: a guided tour from Pascal Butel, a transplanted Frenchman who is one
of Asia's least known yet most devoted collectors

PEOPLE
10 Questions for Pervez Musharraf
By TIME STAFF
Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf wants to return to a job that nearly
got him killed 窶・twice

LETTERS
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