17 FEBRUARY 1950, page 2

China And Russia

The details of the Sino-Russian treaty of friendship and alliance now available show that, on the face of it, the new Chinese Govern- ment has done pretty well. What China has......

Germany Needs Realism

The policies of the Federal Government of Western Germany, and in particular its economic policy, are going into the melting-pot. It is to be hoped that what comes .otit will be......

The Oil Paradox

Important as it is, the oil position is anything but simple. British-owned oil companies produce comfortably more than is required to meet this country's maximum petroleum......

South African Unrest

It is not yet clear how far the disturbances at the township of Newclare, on the outskirts of Johannesburg, are of more than local significance, but the situation which has......

The Bangkok Conference

Considerable attention has naturally been fixed on the Conference of American diplomatic and consular representatives in South-East Asia, which has just ended at Bangkok.......