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President Barack Obama pledged in his first TV interview—with the Arab satellite channel Al Arabiya—that America under his watch would "listen with respect and not dictate" to the world. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has further announced that this country will no longer just throw around its military might but will pursue a "smart power" approach by tempering the use of hard weaponry with the "soft power" of persuasion and cultural attraction. Or, as Madame Secretary's husband Bill has put it, America will now lead through the power of example instead of the example of power.The first exceedingly complex test of Obama's smart power strategy will be how to end George W. Bush's misguided "war on terror" in Afghanistan and Pakistan, keeping al‐Qaida at bay without being swallowed by the quagmire of tribal politics. An array of experts from New Delhi to Paris offers their views in this section.

The desire for freedom and self-government is written in human hearts everywhere; in this there can be no "clash of civilizations." The quest for democracy among Muslims today is one of the most prominent and transformative features of our time. Claims that Islam is inherently hostile to democracy represent an unwarranted surrender to fundamentalist arguments. We should engage with a broad spectrum of Muslim groups, but without compromising our commitment to freedom and democracy.

On 14 April, Anwar Ibrahim, formerly deputy prime minister and reputed successor to Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammed, was jailed for six years on charges that many thought had been trumped up by the latter to rid him of an unwelcome critic

Europa stand in den letzten beiden Jahren aus zwei Gründen im Zentrum des Weltinteresses. Erstens wegen der demokratischen Revolutionen und zweitens wegen des Vertrags von Maastricht, der die Europäische Gemeinschaft zum größten einheitlichen ökonomischen Markt macht.