Lee is not only a student of the rise and fall of nations.
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Fifty years is a long time, even by the standards of the rise and fall of nations, but in the ever changing world (in which we live in) of pop culture both Bond and the Beatles should long ago have been passed over to the custody of historians for safekeeping.
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There is little dispute, that in 2011, even with the rise of the E7 nations the most important economy and hence stock market is still that of the United States of America.
In a previous column entitled The UnEducation of a Nation I pointed out nations rise and fall based on the quality of their leadership.
Indeed, the possibility that they might crumble to dust seems to be less of a concern than how nations will cope with the rise of so-called "megacities, " cities with populations of more than 10 million.
All of our nations -- Australia, the United States -- all of our nations have a profound interest in the rise of a peaceful and prosperous China.
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The chances of more Sunnis seeking to vote would rise sharply if the United Nations played a bigger part, making the election seem less of an American-sponsored show.
Within three years the global price of oil would rise 50% as Saudi Arabia followed Iran into the club of nuclear nations and the oil markets tacked a massive geopolitical risk premium onto oil supplies.
This is true of all kinds of leaders, from those who rule nations recovering from economic turmoil or emerging countries on the rise to CEOs of companies that are at inflection points or breaking out as new champions to individuals facing personal challenges.
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Despite a meteoric rise from a FIFA ranking of 155th out of 204 nations a decade ago to 70th in 2013, a notch below Scotland, Cape Verde seemed unlikely to emerge from the group stage, where it was drawn against two former champions, South Africa and Morocco.
If the laws in New Zealand, Uruguay and France are enacted as expected, the count of nations allowing same-sex marriage will rise to 14.
"The rise of Eastern Europe--the band from the Baltic nations all the way down to the Balkans--has been the major story of the last five years, " he says.
The OECD predicts that the number of unemployed in its 30-member nations will rise by one million this year and by two million in 2009.
If Uruguay and New Zealand enact legislation approved by their lawmakers as expected, the count of nations worldwide allowing same-sex marriage will rise to 14.
The United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change has forecast a rise in sea levels of at least 7.1 inches (18 cm) by the end of the century.
These London-based economists, incredibly, seem not to have spotted that the past decade has seen the rapid rise of China and India, with growth paths very much more impressive than developed nations.
As individuals, communities, and nations of the world, we must make a conscious declaration to rise above this deliberate act to hijack our way of life and our mindset.
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"China is actively introducing its culture and values, and distributing favorable images through its media to achieve its goals of reducing fears of its military strength, developing closer relations with developing nations and expanding its international influence, " Wu wrote in " The Rise of China's State-Led Media Dynasty in Africa" paper, published in June.
Should China's rise be welcomed and embraced for the economic opportunities it brings, or should nations be mistrustful of China's assertive authoritarianism?
And it's the bond of friendship between a President and a Prime Minister who are bound by the same unshakable spirit of possibility and brotherhood that transformed both our nations -- a spirit that gave rise to movements led by giants like Gandhi and King, and which are the reason that both of us can stand here tonight.
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Which is the very problem that the euro has: for a rise in interest rates in France, Germany, some other northern eurozone nations, is indeed part of the standard prescription for what should be happening now.
But I actually think in terms of a strategic outlook, it remains the same -- which is both of our nations deeply engaged with China as it rises and we want to see China rise into the global rules-based order.
Renard saw his stock rise after he guided an unfancied Zambian side through a tough group at the Nations Cup, finishing top ahead of Cameroon, Tunisia and Gabon.
United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) computer models project approximately 15 inches of sea level rise during the 21st century.
When the rise of the foreign industry is due to it becoming more efficient, producing more goods with the same resources, both nations gain.
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