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Half a superpower: China still punches below its weight on the international stage, but it is the only country that could one day challenge American supremacy
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Are we on the brink of a new cold war? On both sides of the Atlantic, media commentators see the crisis in Ukraine as comparable to the Berlin crises, ......(Continue Reading)Diary: I interview Denzel Washington and he defends his latest film—graphic violence juxtaposed with religion. Today, Hollywood thinks it's fine,
Time was I used to spend my evenings in studios talking to politicians, striving to get my (and their) facts right. These days, much of my time is spent ......(Continue Reading)Engine of growth: globalisation, despite its imperfections, represents the best hope there is for alleviating poverty. It follows that pro-globalist arguments
In Defence of Globalisation Jagdish Bhagwati Oxford University Press, 324pp, [pounds sterling]17.99 Why Globalisation Works Martin Wolf Yale ......(Continue Reading)The Forbidden City In Beijing: China's Hidden Heart
At the beginning of the fifteenth century AD, the third Ming Emperor, Yung-lo created one of the most dazzling architectural masterpieces in the world....(Continue Reading)
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