Comment
Will China’s New Leaders Push for the Rule of Law?  Nathan Gardels

The Return of Political Meritocracy
Meritocracy Is a Good Thing Daniel A. Bell
China’s New Political Discourse Zhang Weiwei
Political Meritocracy and Direct Democracy: A Hybrid Experiment Nicolas Berggruen and Nathan Gardels

Europe on the Brink...continued
All Choices are Ugly for Europe Tony Blair
Germany Must Shift from a Crisis Agenda to Building Europe Romano Prodi
A Euro Breakup: Cardiac Arrest for Europe Mohamed El-erian and Nouriel Roubini
Europe, Land of Anguish and Nostalgia AndrÉ Glucksmann

Thinkery
The Reinvention of the City Rem Koolhaas
How Curiosity Begat Curiosity Ahmed Zewail