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Transatlantic Take

LONDON—It is difficult to underestimate the impact of a new James Bond movie on the British psyche. The films, released now at three- or four-year intervals, give the fleeting sense that Britain still matters on the world stage. Yet Bond has long reflected something of a geopolitical fantasy; his enduring appeal based in part on his inverse relationship with British power. In 1962 — the year that saw the release of Dr. No, the first movie in the Bond franchise — former U.S. Secretary... Читать дальше...

The briefing before the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament presented the 21-st century Silk Road strategies of Russia, the United States, and China. The concept of the Silk Road – a linkage once connecting the economies of Europe and Asia – has been recently revived. Central Asia, which lies at the heart of the Eurasian continent, is once again a place of international cooperation and competition.

The one-child policy has almost certainly pushed China past the demographic point of no return.