Preparing for the next attack As Washington was fretting about ballistic missiles, 19 hijackers Used commercial airliners to kill more Americans than had died in any previous attack in the country´s history. And there could be worse to come. The United States is the target of a few hostile nations and well- organized terrorist groups, some of them state sponsored. They understand that nuclear or biological weapons could do the job even better. To meet these new threats, Washington must pursue three simultaneous strategies: Prevention, deterrence, and defense. Missile defense is not the Whole answer- and it could even become part of the Problem

From Poster Child to basket case Coasting on low inflation and solid growth rates, Argentina was a favorite pf emerging- market investors in the in the 1990´s. But the glory days ended in 1999 after the economy of neighboring Brazil took a nosedive. Argentina´ policy markers have since failed to revive the prosperity the nation once enjoyed. The result is a cautionary tale of how even the best-intentioned market can miss their mark

The new battle for Central America In the years since its wars ended, this blood- soaked region has been forgotten by the international community. Now Central America risks sliding into a new kind of anarchy, thanks to the legacy of flawed peace treaties, international intention, rampant corruption, and the narcoterrorism creeping northward from Colombia