"Clumsy Change of Course"

SPIEGEL in-depth interview with the former American ambassador to the United Nations, Richard Holbrooke, on the new President's foreign policy blunders, the lack of co-operation with US allies and the new challenge posed by China:

"We may be the only superpower in the world, but we cannot conduct politics entirely on our own. … Wherever the USA gives up its role as an active player, we will encourage the more radical elements at the expense of moderate forces. … The Balkans remain of outstanding importance to Europe and Germany - and they are the acid test for the US commitment to a stable Europe. … Of course China is the up-and-coming Asian major power, but it is not threatening us or our friends - unlike the Soviet empire. … Our long-term interests lie both in Europe and in the Pacific region. … Bush's people are reacting to the foreign policies of the Clinton era, which they view as having been characterised too much by liberal idealism. But this sometimes clumsy change of course is typical of the early stages in any change of government - it was the same in 1977 with Jimmy Carter, and in 1993 with Bill Clinton."

SPIEGEL in-depth interview with Egypt's president Hosni Mubarak about the Mid-East peace process

The bursting of the "New Market's" speculation bubble will take out many high-tech companies in the new economy.

A new system for coordinating and controlling air travel will lead to new flight paths internationally. DER SPIEGEL looks at how the new technology will be implemented.

"Belt, Braces, Parachute"

SPIEGEL-Interview with Günter Verheugen, the European Commissioner for Enlargement, on the new demands being made by some partners within the Union and the potential breakdown of negotiations with aspiring members:

"The European Council decided in Nice that it was realistic to complete negotiations with the furthest advanced states by the end of 2002. … These countries ought to become members in sufficient time to be able to take part in the European elections in 2004. …Some countries are arguing that enlargement will lead to a shift in the basis for assessing claims from the structural fund. The average level of affluence will drop, and suddenly a region in Spain that is actually poor will be rich in statistical terms. Certain member states want the assurance that these issues will be taken into adequate consideration."

"Cabinet of Shame"

Nazi crimes: Germany is coming under international pressure because public prosecutors are believed to have bungled the investigations against a Nazi perpetrator. However, evidence collected in Italy taht could have put hundreds of German war criminals behind bars was hidden away in the Fifties by Italian officials - because its publications would apparently have disrupted the Western security system which had just been carefully brought into balance. An internal investigation by Rome's military judicial authorities, to which SPIEGEL has access, reveals for the first time why brutal murders and bloodbaths involving women and children had no legal repercussions.

"The Republic Must Recognise Its Own Importance"

SPIEGEL in-depth interview with Berlin architect Axel Schultes on his new Chancellor's Office, the symbolisation of power in a democracy and the difficulty of working with Gerhard Schröder:

"The actual political events cannot be expressed in architectural terms. … We wanted to channel the energy of the city into these rooms where politics happen, and conversely we also wanted to say: Being confronted with the city from there - for instance from generous glass walkways - is the best signal of where you are working and for whom. … The dimensions of the Office are carefully balanced with those of the Reichstag. If the People's Forum is built, you'll see that the dimensions of the Office are not actually as exaggerated as they are made out to be. … There's something to look forward to: over the years this building will become imbued with history and politics, and the whole thing will be taken more and more for granted. If the architecture is independent enough, if the magic of the rooms is strong enough, it will even absorb this collective awareness."

"Leipzig versus New York"

Politics in sports: The Olympic fever is spreading through German cities. The German chancellor, too, is in favour of holding the Summer Games here in 2012. The formal decision will take place in November, when the Olympic athletes on the committee have to make up their minds whether to try for the 2010 Winter Games or the 2012 Summer Games. So far no German town has been willing to fight for the future Winter Games, but the competition over the global summer fete is becoming fiercer and fiercer. According to the NOC's timetable, the national candidate should be named in two years' time, if Germany does indeed compete for the 2012 Olympics. The world-wide competition would be huge and Germany's success far from certain. Already, the NOC is considering follow-up applications for 2016 or even 2020.

"An Excavator on Your Leg"

Fashion: The name Caterpillar stands for heavy-duty construction machinery - and for sturdy shoes plus non-tear T-shirts. In Europe the outdoor garments by "Cat" are considered cult, in the USA they are frowned upon.

"You Never Give Up"

Medicine: For one year the Austrian policeman Theo Kelz has been living with the hands of a dead man. After almost 2000 hours of therapy, the feeling is gradually returning to the re-attached fingers. Neurologists want to study their transplant patient to find out how the brain relearns movements.

"David Beats Goliath"

Music theatre: In a musically brilliant new production, the Meiningen Theatre has rediscovered Wagner's "Ring" as a political thriller - and is stealing the show from Bayreuth. What a relief: scarcely any shrill sharpness during highly dramatic eruptions, no muffled moaning of nocturnal basses; long stretches of just singing rather than shouting, and clear diction instead of strangled gibberish. What point is there then in a trip to Bayreuth? For the sake of its "Ring", which was never really in good shape and which now threatens to fall apart altogether?

"I'm the Number One"

Interview with American singer Janet Jackson on the rivalry with her brother Michael, breaking away from the rigid sexual morals of her home, and her new album "All for You":

"Because of our family's success I grew up in a very sheltered environment. In addition to which, there was the religion of my parents who are Jehovah's Witnesses. Which in practice meant that if I wanted a date with a boy, I had to marry him. … The fact that I'm so happy nowadays is also a result of having experienced so much unhappiness and having overcome it. That's why my new album sounds so cheerful: I'm tired of dealing with the gloomy aspects of life. … Of course Michael and I are rivals. When we were children we learnt only to be satisfied with coming first. Interestingly enough we have never released an album at the same time. Now for the first time they'll be in direct competition in the charts."

"I'm Not Made of Stone"

Interview with the young star Liv Tyler, 23, on criticisms about her acting skills, life in New York and her latest film "A Night at McCool's":

"I don't make my films in order to escape from some image or other, and I don't think I've always played the same kind of part until now. What I liked about the black comedy "A Night at McCool's" is that nobody ever finds out what Jewel is really like. The film only shows her the way the men see her. All three of them project their own wishful ideas on Jewel. … I really work very hard to make everything look effortless on screen. That's extremely difficult, a thousand times more difficult than anything else. … In New York people really are unobtrusive and friendly. They say Hi, but they don't bother me. It only becomes unpleasant at premiere showings or when paparazzi lie in wait for me."

"To the Point of No Restraint"

Art market: A new generation of collectors is conquering the art market. A bank is giving loans to the young enthusiasts who seldom have money but who do have an impressive level of expert knowledge. This self-taught expertise is one of the hallmarks of the new collectors, as is a kind of addiction verging on buying mania. Hannover's Allbank helps the buyers with loans between 1000 and 100,000 marks, at interest rates of 7.9 percent p.a. A hotline between the galleries and the bank allows the loans to be awarded then and there, following the usual credit investigations.