Aug 25, 2014 Vol 184 No 7

Robin Williams: The Heart of Comedy

NATO Faces a Familiar Foe
The Western military alliance must stand strong against a resurgent Russia

Kurds Finally Have America’s Attention
Obama sends in the military to repel a gruesome terrorist army

World

The Accidental War in Gaza
Entrenched interests drove Hamas and Israel to their deadliest impasse

James ‘Jim’ Brady
Former White House press secretary

Jim Frederick
Writer, editor, mentor

Lauren Bacall
Hollywood icon
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Last Tango in Buenos Aires
Argentina’s debt snarl tells us how risky the global financial system still is

An Evil That Must Be Stopped
ISIS is the most serious threat to American interests in a decade. Why we must counter it

Obama Can Still Secure His Legacy
If he plays his last two years like the final quarter and not the back nine
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What Comes After Ebola
The headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta is buzzing because of a disease that has never killed a single person on U.S. soil. Here’s why
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Memories of Mork: Robin Williams, RIP
To the kids who watched him in his first defining role, Williams proved that weirdness wasn’t just O.K. - it was amazing

Boxing the Black Dog
Why does the gift for great performance seem to go hand in hand with unshakable depression?
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Basking in Robin
We trace the evolution of a decades-long career, one signature role at a time

10 More Questions With Robin Williams
In March 2011, TIME interviewed Robin Williams. Here are 10 exchanges that didn’t fit the first time around