Today’s picks: resistance to Islamism in Mali, the illegal organs trade and more recriminations between China and the U.S. over the South China Sea.
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“What you are seeing is the appetizer: the main course is yet to come.”
Behind Rebel Lines in Aleppo, A Post-Assad Order Takes Shape
Optimism and Islamism take root in the Free Syrian Army-controlled corridor that runs north to the Turkish border
How the Kurds Have Changed Turkey’s Calculations on Syria
Support for the anti-Assad rebellion has been complicated by Syria’s Kurds moving to establish autonomy, raising Ankara’s fears about implications for Turkey’s domestic Kurdish challenge
Jamaica at 50: Island Nation’s PM Talks About the Queen, the Caribbean and Usain Bolt
As Jamaica celebrates its golden anniversary of independence on Aug. 6 — the same week its Olympic sprinters look set to dominate in London — its first female Prime Minister sits down with TIME to discuss the island’s, and …
Syria Opposition Sees Annan Failure as Vindication of its Armed Struggle
Absence of a political solution makes a military victory more urgent, say opposition leaders. But stability after Assad remains a daunting challenge
Must-Reads from Around the World, August 3, 2012
Today’s picks include religious violence in Burma, saber-rattling in the South Atlantic and a North Korean roller coaster ride.
Open for Business? Why Indian Entrepreneurs Need a Hand
The environment for micro, small and medium-size enterprises — which together take up nearly 9% of India’s GDP in 2009 — needs to power up if the nation wants to continue to capitalize on its celebrated entrepreneurial spirit
Russia’s Pussy Riot Trial: A Kangaroo Court Goes on a Witch Hunt
Is the ongoing trial of three Russian feminist punk rockers in Moscow a sign of a new tyrannical streak defining the rule of President Vladimir Putin?
Why France’s Socialists Won’t Kill Sarkozy’s Internet Piracy Law
Underfunding enforcement may be preferable to reversing the law for a Socialist Party that needs the support of a left-leaning entertainment industry
Why Syria and the World Will Miss Kofi Annan’s Peace Plan
The former U.N. Secretary-General embarked on a mission that was bound to fail. But its end is unlikely to help Syria avert a chaotic bloodbath
Cover Story: Jerusalem’s Real Divide
With the Mideast peace process in a state of collapse, a new existential clash looms over Israel — and Palestinians aren’t involved.