Новости за 07.01.2019

James Holmes

Security, Asia

We asked one of the world's leading experts that very question.

Chinese president Xi Jinping issued his latest threat to Taiwan during what the BBC artfully calls “a speech marking 40 years since the start of improving ties” between the communist-ruled mainland and the Republic of China (ROC) on Taiwan. Xi exhorted Taiwanese to accept that they “must and will be” unified with the mainland. Sheesh. If forty years of improving ties culminate in... Читать дальше...

Simon Lester

Security, Asia

A world with two separate economic spheres, one for the United States and one for China, could be disastrous.

Sometimes the latest turns of phrase in policy circles are just fleeting headlines, soon to be forgotten. As a presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton called for “smart and fair trade.” But she disappeared from the political scene before we figured out what that meant.

However, other times they lead us down the road towards real changes in policy. Читать дальше...

Samuel Rines

Economics, Americas

Trump's rhetoric has put the central bank in a difficult situation.

When it comes to the Federal Reserve, often called the Fed, President Trump is not a fan. Despite appointing the current Chair of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, the President has consistently expressed his displeasure in the Fed continuing to raise interest rates. But recent the critiques went a bit further with reports of the President thinking about firing Powell.... Читать дальше...

THE Dover lifeboat has been launched ten times in the last 30 days — each time to search for migrants crossing the Channel. The RNLI vessel has been scrambled four times already this year looking for passengers in flimsy dinghies, and rescuing one group. It was called out 58 times last year, around once a […]

Passenger numbers rise to 7.3 million over 2018 after extra trams are added at peak times in Edinburgh.

Ryan Seacrest is facing some criticism over an accessory he donned at the Golden Globes red carpet show – a Time's Up bracelet.

Vini Letteri, a managing director at KKR, has a “downturn list” of 150 companies his firm wants to invest in if start-up valuations decline.

WARREN, NJ - Watchung Hills Swim Coaches Figueroa and Gajewski expressed their pride in both the boys and girls swim teams after their victories over Phillipsburg this week.

The veteran shortstop was cut loose by the Blue Jays earlier this offseason

Fixing what ails college sports will improve the bond of trust between universities and the American public.

Warfare History Network

Security, Europe

The long retreat during the Russian winter of 1812 doomed Napoleon Bonaparte’s Grand Armee, and brought defeat at the hands of the Sixth Coalition.

Although the French Empire and Imperial Russia were nominal allies following their agreement of mutual support concluded at Tilsit in 1807, divergent interests drove a wedge between them in subsequent years. Chief among the issues that divided French Emperor Napoleon I and Russian Czar... Читать дальше...

Thomas Graham Jr.

Security, Eurasia

Washington and Moscow are on the verge of a confrontation that has not been seen since the early 1980s.

The post–Cold War period in U.S.-Russian relations ended abruptly in March 2014 with the eruption of the Ukraine crisis. The United States finally abandoned the waning aspiration to slowly integrate Russia into the Euro-Atlantic community that had driven its Russia policy since the end of the Cold War.  Russia demonstrated its willingness... Читать дальше...

"Is he exactly the player in his best time at Leipzig? No, he is still adapting."

SABRINA Dhowre is set to marry Idris Elba – the man tipped to be the next James Bond. But what do we really know about the Luther star’s catwalk queen fiancée? We have all the details… Who is Sabrina Dhowre and how old is she? Sabrina Dhowre is an American actress and model. She is […]

Orthodox #Christmas mass held in #Moscow, Russia What future for Russia, Ukraine and the West, after the Orthodox Church split yesterday following talks with … Via Youtube Orthodox #Christmas mass held in #Moscow, Russia What future for Russia, Ukraine and the West, after the Orthodox Church split yesterday following talks with … Via Youtube

President Trump walking to speak to reporters as he returned to the White House from Camp David on Sunday.

The BJP is also under pressure from its allies in Uttar Pradesh -- Apna Dal (S) and Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP).

Marcus Smart isn’t exactly known as a pure shooter, but he looked like the second coming of Ray Allen on... Read More »

While the new year promises new beginnings for swimmers, it also means continued training toward season-ending championships. This month, Swimming World

Emmy Rossum strikes a pose on the red carpet as she arrives at the 2019 Golden Globe Awards on Sunday (January 6) at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. The 32-year-old Shameless actress stunned in a pink ballgown as she was joined on the red carpet by her husband Sam Esmail. PHOTOS: Check [...]

A former justice of Venezuela's Supreme Court told a Miami-based broadcaster Sunday that he has escaped to the U.S. to protest the election of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to a second term.

Yet again, veteran players aren't faring well in free agency. It might be up to MLBPA boss Tony Clark to provide some creative solutions.

Molly Sims looked ready for spring while hitting the red carpet at the 2019 Golden Globe Awards! The 45-year-old actress rocked a floral gown while stepping out at the event on Sunday (January 6) at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Molly Sims Molly was also [...]

She just won the red carpet.