Globalization and the Mob
Organized crime has always been international in scope. Groups like Italy's Cosa Nostra exploited immigrant networks overseas to export their criminal enterprises. But today plummeting transportation costs and digital technology have made it easier than ever for mafias in Asia, Latin America and elsewhere to outsource, invest abroad and consolidate—in short, to do everything a global corporation does. View the photo gallery.

Highlights
Here are some of the columnists, guest writers and bloggers you can find on Newsweek.com.
Oxcarts and euros reveal newfound wealth in North Korea, explains Stephen Glain in our Why It Matters blog.
Is a stealth coup underway in Bolivia? Joseph Contreras reveals Andean intrigue in another blog post.
Watch Fareed Zakaria talk about the movie "The Kite Runner" and other stories from this week's magazine.  
No more Velvet Revolutions. David Drezner writes that autocrats are getting good at blocking reformers.
Jeff Bartholet interviews an expert on the Arctic about global warming and its effects on the environment.

From Iranian Nukes to a Bear Named Muhammad
The 10 most read stories on Newsweek.com for the week ending Dec. 7

1. 'Forget War With Iran'
That's the main implication of the startling new intelligence that Tehran isn't working on a bomb.

2. 'Back on Defense'
The new Iran intelligence report disrupts Hillary Clinton's election strategy.

3. 'Her Body: Why Women Lose Weight--or Don't'
Surprising new findings on how our perceptions of our bodies affect our desire to shed pounds.

4. 'Is Photography Dead?'
The last art form tethered to realism, its validity has been pixelated to the point of extinction.

5. 'Can You Be Too Happy?'
A compelling new study finds that being less content may actually make you more successful.

6. 'The Gates Keeper'
The man in charge of America's military is also the best insurance it won't be used against Iran.

7. 'Nerves'
The high price of oil is about the only thing Venezuela's Hugo Chávez has going for him.

8. 'Anatomy of a Turnabout'
Why the Bush administration decided to make the new Iran nuclear intelligence public.

9. 'Hooray for Bollywood'
Now, with modern business leaders, India's film industry is coming of age and taking on Hollywood.

10. 'A Bear by Any Other Name …'
A British Muslim leader discusses what Islam says about calling toys "Muhammad."

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