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...period of deteriorating Sino-U.S. relations that began late last year, when he was accused of snubbing Obama during the Copenhagen climate talks. On Sunday, Wen said he had been slighted first when he wasn't invited to a meeting of national leaders during the conference in Denmark. He responded by sending a deputy official, which prompted criticism from some delegations...
This emphasis on character development and the setting reflects Genz’s desire to craft a specifically Danish film. However, Genz’s focus on the plot represents a break from traditional Danish cinema. “I made it in Denmark for a Danish audience, and it’s made in a visceral language and a way of story-telling that we are not used to here,” Genz says. “In Denmark it was really a rather new style, a style forced by the story. The story demands the style...
Right or not, France’s actions against veils have set the tone for the rest of Europe. Now, Austria, Denmark, and the Netherlands are also considering banning the veil. But this is not the solution to acrimony between religions, or the problems of integrating immigrant Muslims into European cultures. Rather, European countries must expand their conceptions of liberalism to include aspects of Muslim culture—and that includes the veil...
...While the U.S., Britain, Canada, Denmark, Estonia and the Netherlands have done the most fighting and dying on a per capita basis, others such as France and Germany have used caveats for what their forces can do to maximize their safety. Some troops are deployed only in the less violent areas of Afghanistan, while others are restricted to less dangerous peacekeeping or training missions...
...buying wonder weapons for hypothetical wars while soldiers fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq lack armor and spy drones. "Despite the need to spend more on vital equipment for ongoing missions, the alliance has been unwilling to fundamentally change how it sets priorities and allocates resources," Gates said. He praised Denmark for giving up its submarine fleet - who knew? - in order to double the size of its expeditionary forces...