On June 21, reporter Maziar Bahari was rousted out of bed and taken to Tehran's notorious Evin prisonaccused of being a spy for the CIA, MI6, Mossadand NEWSWEEK. This is the story of his captivityand of an Iran whose rampant paranoia underpins an ever more fractured regime.

The 192 countries flocking to Copenhagen next month won't reach consensus on climate change. That won't stop them from acting alone.

Two fathers of fallen soldiers weigh in on the war.

Wearing a white kurta and a blue turban, India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, 77, appeared relaxed on the eve of his state visit to Washington, which takes place this week. Many Indians worry that the Obama White House, unlike the previous two American administrations, may tilt toward China instead of India. Singh sat down in his Delhi residence last week to discuss with NEWSWEEK's Lally Weymouth how he believes India and the United States can work together to further their strategic partnership and why he believes it is critical that the U.S. not leave Afghanistan. Excerpts:

Is Obamanomics a boon or a bane? A debate over the president's policies.

Woodrow Wilson's foes called him an ideologue, a hypocrite, and a coward. His admirers thought he was the hero who put forth the best hope for the world. Teddy Roosevelt labeled him a "prize jackass"; when Wilson died, eulogists compared him to Icarus. Today Wilson inspires feelings that are just as extreme and contradictory. His name has become a flashpoint in the debate over using American might to spread American ideals. Obscured by Wilsonianism, however, is the man himself.

Why recent events point to a potentially worrying radicalization of disaffected American Muslims.

What do teachers' unions think about being vilified by everyone from Newt Gingrich to Al Sharpton?

College degrees are supposed to last a lifetime, but should tuition loan payments? How some schools got away with charging interest rates of up to 18 percent.

What a meal of beef stomach and duck throats taught me about the new China.