Such assertions may have been accurate as recently as earlier this decade, but at present, and increasingly in the next several years, this conclusion will appear to be guided more by an overconfidence in American capabilities than by pragmatic realism.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: China's assymetrical strategy

At present, as Bimal Jalan, the central-bank governor, recently pointed out, large public borrowing and the high returns that are offered savers keep interest rates high.

ECONOMIST: Paying dividends

Mr Dilly Anumba, a consultant obstetrician at Sheffield University who has recently published work showing that TLRs are present in the female genital tract, said Professor Bennett's theories were logical and well worth pursuing.

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