Provocations aimed at Russia and China were rejected by the majority of nations at the G20 summit, in favor of dialogue for expanded cooperation.

Sept. 11,—“Imitation is the best form of flattery,” it is said. It helps, however, to have, at the least, an actual idea of what you are attempting to imitate. A word to the wise, and a warning to the unwise: The creatures of Prometheus cannot be cloned.