The Sentry´s Solitude The American imperium in the Arab- Muslim world has hatched a monster; primacy has begotten its nemesis. Pax Americana is here to stay- but so too is the resistance to it, the uneasy mix in those lands of the need for the foreigner´s order and the urge to lash out against it. George W. Bush, who grew up far removed from foreign places, must now take his country on a journey into an alien and difficult world

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