The late Polish-born Pope John Paul II famously remarked that Europe should ‘breathe with two lungs’ – its Eastern and Western halves. Two decades after the European Union’s historic enlargement in 2004, which saw the accession of ten new Member States from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), this idea is just as relevant. However, a … Read more
Incredibly, the world witnessed a striking split-screen last week: US President Donald Trump addressed a joint session of Congress while Chinese Premier Li Qiang delivered his annual work report at the “two sessions” parliamentary meetings. One speech was met with heckling from the opposition and support from the speaker’s own party members, while the other … Read more
Sergei (Grigoriy Dobrygin, left), Natalia (Chulpan Khamatova, right), and their two daughters (center), Alina (Naomi Lamp) and Katja (Miroslava Pashutina), in “Quiet Life”, by Alexandros Avranas. LES FILMS DU WORSO LE MONDE’S OPINION – NOT TO BE MISSED Movie year opens with a “morning-after the-night-before” movie that never seeks to seduce but rather seizes us … Read more
