But with the government wading in on behalf of small video game studios, the question is whether the joystick and the console will enjoy the protection of the "cultural exception francaise".

BBC: Screenshot of Eden's Kya

But with the exception of South Korea, which chafes under our protection and may eventually break from the fold, our major allies in the Pacific are islands, and conveniently in this regard our strengths are the air, the sea, space, and amphibious warfare.

WSJ: Our Blindness

With inflation under much better control, floating exchange rates (China is a big exception) and well-stocked foreign-exchange reserves now dominate in the emerging world, providing protection against falling exports and flighty foreign investors.

ECONOMIST: Emerging markets