Special Report: The New France France is in the throes of another revolution. This time, though, the centralism, dirigisme and state-heavy socialism of l'exception française are being replaced by privatization, decentralization and entrepreneurship. The Internet is changing the way the French do business; decades of immigration are transforming the country into a multi-cultural mosaic; and rapid growth in the nation's regions is creating vibrant new cultural and economic centers. In this special report, Time goes inside the new France to discover how a nation is remaking itself
Venture Playground: How the new economy is changing the way the French do business — and reshaping the nation itself French Exodus: More and more French men and women are taking their talents abroad Mixing Bowl: A multicultural society is reinvigorating the nation Vive Les Regions: Key provincial cities are emerging as the new vectors of economic development and cultural expression Viewpoint: Stanley Hoffmann of Harvard University says France is thriving as a modern, medium-sized power
E U R O P E Europe: Bill's Excellent Adventure U.S. President Bill Clinton's jaunt through Europe was something of a victory lap celebrating his achievements in lowering trade barriers and expanding NATO. But some Europeans fault Clinton for failing to articulate how the U.S. should align itself with an increasingly autonomous Europe
Viewpoint Europe and the U.S. must seek a world beyond winners and losers
Spain: Whose Side Are You On? Political inertia combines with disunity and distrust among Spain's national and regional security forces to play into the hands of the terrorist group ETA
Germany: Expensive Exposure Germany's first world fair, the Expo 2000 in Hanover, is also the largest and costliest in history. It will put Hanover on the map, but may also become a financial fiasco
T H E A R T S Architecture: Recreating a Jewel Egypt has built an updated version of the fabled Bibliotheca Alexandrina. But is the government showcasing a vanity project or creating a world-class research institution?
Cinema: Thandie Makes It Possible Thandie Newton, Tom Cruise's love interest in the new Mission: Impossible sequel, tells all about Hollywood
Books: The Daily Courage Journalist Benjamin Pogrund let the facts speak for themselves, no easy task in apartheid South Africa
B U S I N E S S Ad Land Goes Cyber By focussing on smaller, more nimble operations over the Web, virtual ad agencies can create campaigns in record time — without the bureaucracy
The Game of the Name The struggle for Web dominance shows that brands matter just as much in the new economy as in the old
The Wide Blue Yonder Giant airships could become commercially viable again six decades after the Hindenburg disaster
Battle Below the Belt Designer Calvin Klein goes to court claiming a business partner is destroying his brand's image
