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Humble Heroes Tom Henderson's article on ShelterBox modestly refrained from mentioning that the charity is based in Helston, in Cornwall in the far southwest of England [Feb. 15]. Cornwall is the poorest county in England, despite large numbers of "settlers" like me. Its population receives wages 20% lower than the U.K. average, it receives E.U. aid, and there is a serious lack of affordable housing. It's very humbling to live with such generous and openhearted people. Alaisdair Raynham, TRURO, ENGLAND...
...aspirations to help fix the world. Over the past decade or so, many Europeans have liked to think of the E.U. as a counterweight to Washington and now Beijing: a big, rich, but more benign global power. Ask Catherine Ashton to define Europe's ideals, and her aspirations are far from modest: "Democracy. Human rights," she says. "Wanting to see stable, secure nations, with whom we enjoy political dialogue and economic relationships...
...else. But Europeans cannot rely on that shared sensibility to secure American favor forever. The world beyond Europe's borders is changing fast. What counts now, says Constanze Stelzenmüller, senior transatlantic fellow at Berlin's German Marshall Fund, is what Europe "can bring to the table." So far, it's bringing too little. Do Europeans want that to change? If so, now would be a good time to say so. - With reporting by Leo Cendrowicz / Brussels, Bruce Crumley / Paris, Stephan Faris / Rome and Tristana Moore / Berlin (See pictures of immigration in Europe...
...remains, of course, the most popular politician in Russia by far, as well as the most powerful. But even the mainstream opposition sees an opening. Take the Yabloko Party. It had led the pro-Western forces in parliament throughout the 1990s before being voted out in 2007 in an election it says was rigged. Kaliningrad has helped turn its focus to the streets. "The outlying regions are in a better mood for protests," its leader, Sergei Mitrokhin, tells TIME. "Kaliningrad shed light on all the vices of the current regime and its economic policies...
...been called off for this year, and Russia can afford it: the state is still reaping massive profits from its sales of oil and gas. The broader economy is also recovering, and even though Putin's initial reaction to the protests showed some signs of dismay, Mitrokhin is far from certain that the government is afraid. "It amazes me," he says. "People are screaming for him to get out, but there is no sense that he is trying to reform or justify himself. He feels his own strength. If needed, he knows he can rig the next elections or carry...