The Bear and the Dragon

[ErnestM]

Interesting bit of analysis by Reuters...

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/01/us-russi...

I wonder if they read Clancy.

[DieselGriff]

Interesting.

My Father is currently living in Cyprus and seeing an ex-red army officer who was in charge of a number of translators on the Russia\China border during the 70's and 80's. (Slightly ironic that my Father was in the RAF at the time)

Apparently she was largely unaware of any risk (supposed or otherwise) from the west - even then they had huge numbers of people looking East. (well South East I suppose)

[Halb]

"Russia took over large swathes of resource-rich eastern Siberia from China through a combination of negotiation and military force in the mid-19th century."

My Chinese mates tell me on some maps it still shows Siberia as Chinese territory. And one day when they are strong enough it'll show the same on everyone else's maps as well

[davepoth]

One of the better Clancy books I thought. And quite prescient. Unlike that one where the Japanese blew up the President.

[lostsoixanteneuf]

Back to the great game of the 19th century ?

[ErnestM]

lostsoixanteneuf said:

Back to the great game of the 19th century ?

...with nukes

[Zaxxon]

Cool, a new edition of Risk coming out then?

[lostsoixanteneuf]

would it be called Very Risky?

[ErnestM]

High Risk.

[Mojocvh]

Velly Whisky.............

[Halb]

lostsoixanteneuf said:

Back to the great game of the 19th century ?

I don't think we ever stopped playing, just the players changed a bit

[Spiritual_Beggar]

Mojocvh said:

Velly Whisky.............

'Vodka', shirley?

[Spiritual_Beggar]

Halb said:

I don't think we ever stopped playing, just the players changed a bit

Indeed......we can sit back with the Popcorn on this one