Politics and power is a realm of relative influence.

It's not possible for two countries to be the leading dominant political power at the same time.

In a world awash in debt, power shifts to creditors.

The tallest building in the world is now in Dubai, the biggest factory in the world is in China, the largest oil refinery is in India, the largest investment fund in the world is in Abu Dhabi, the largest Ferris wheel in the world is in Singapore.

I think it is quite untrue that it is standard journalistic practice to name the interviewer when quoting from an interview.

Whenever someone says the word community, I want to reach for an oxygen mask.