Adopting a policy that payments to investors should take precedence over other U.S. legal obligations would merely be default by another name, since the world would recognize it as a failure by the U.S. to stand behind its commitments.

FORBES: Pat Toomey's "Pay China First" Proposal

The dispute over the right to use the name remains unresolved, but Greek relations with its northern neighbour have been transformed as commerce has taken precedence over arcane historical arguments.

ECONOMIST: Good neighbours