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A FRAGILE WORLD A Fragile World September 11 shattered the old certainties. What will arise in their place? A FRAGILE WORLD -- SIX CRITICAL QUESTIONS 1: What Kind of Superpower? Now America is out to contain terrorism by stabilizing weak states that seek its help 2: What's Next for the Global Economy? A mild U.S. recovery will be a bright spot in a world fraught with risk 3: What Is Moscow's New Role? The former superpower finds itself a junior partner to the U.S. 4: Has Europe Lost Its Clout? The euro is a step in the right direction, but the Continent's political structure still needs work 5: How Does China Play Its Hand? Beijing is trying, subtly, to stem the tide of U.S. political influence 6: Will the Arab World Ever Change? Don't count on it. Mideast leaders are likely to dig in their heels A FRAGILE WORLD -- LEADERS TO WATCH Condoleezza Rice National Security Adviser Mark Malloch Brown Administrator, U.N. Development Programme Mikhail Khodorkovsky Chairman of the Management Board of Yukos King Abdullah King of Jordan Sadako Ogata Japan's Special Envoy on Afghan Issues James Roche Secretary of the U.S. Air Force Murasoli Maran Indian Commerce & Industry Minister Hu Jintao Vice-President of China A FRAGILE WORLD -- ONLINE EXTRAS Pakistan's Finance Minister Looks Ahead Citibank veteran Shaukat Aziz says the $2.5 billion in aid he has raised so far can help create a "more stable, moderate" country Q&A: Vernon Ellis on "the Heightened Sense of Risk" Consulting firm Accenture's vice-chairman talks about the dangers facing the 21st century world Q&A with the U.N.'s Afghanistan Point Man Mark Malloch Brown talks about the "need to be thoroughly Keynesian for the first year or so" Q&A with India's Champion for Developing Countries Commerce Minister Murasoli Maran on why the WTO needs to be "a transparent and democratic system" Q&A with Air Force Secretary James Roche Known as an innovator, Roche explains how on-the-spot experiments with new and old technologies triumphed in Afghanistan		"Axis of Evil" Bush's strong words about Iraq, Iran, and North Korea could mean action against those countries is next, says BW's Bob Dowling Germany's Challenge Can Europe's top economy lead the Continent to reform? (Europe Cover Story, BW Magazine, 11/19/01) Should Europe Spend Big to Modernize Its Military? Can Europe's top economy lead the Continent to reform? (International Outlook, BW Magazine, 1/21/02) Cleanup Time in Russia The Kremlin is launching a major attack on corruption (International Business, BW Magazine, 1/14/02) Vladimir Putin's Russia It's emerging as a key U.S. ally and a rising oil power. What's next? (Cover Story, BW Magazine, 11/12/01) Cleanup Time in Russia The Kremlin is launching a major attack on corruption (International Business, BW Magazine, 1/14/02) China and the WTO Will its entry unleash new prosperity or further destabilize the world economy? (Asia's Future, BW Magazine, 10/22/01) What to Do About Oil Here's how the U.S. can reduce its dependence on Mideastern crude (News: Analysis & Commentary, BW Magazine, 10/29/01)

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