Новости за 21.09.2015

BERLIN—During the last two weeks, it has been widely reported that the U.S. government has been developing a package of unprecedented economic sanctions against Chinese companies and individuals it alleges have benefited from cybertheft by their government. There seems to be a consensus in the United States behind a tougher response to Chinese hackers — five of whom were already indicted in May 2014. But, according to several reports, there were differences within the administration about whether... Читать дальше...

Historical memories have been making a geopolitical comeback this year thanks to the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two that has been commemorated from Europe to Asia. August 6, 1945 the first atomic bomb in world history was dropped on Hiroshima and three days later on Nagasaki. However, August 15, 1945, the day that Japan accepted unconditional defeat, has come to be remembered as one of the most consequential, albeit controversial, days of historical memory.