A few weeks ago, as grim news tumbled out of Syria, I travelled to a pleasant American holiday resort to participate in a conference of (mostly western) political and corporate leaders. Unsurprisingly, geopolitics topped the agenda: for hours delegates debated the Middle East, the antics of the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, and the health of China. As the night drew on, the crowd flopped on to sofas with popcorn for “light” entertainment: a screening of Steven Spielberg’s new cold war thriller Bridge of Spies.
幾周前,當敘利亞傳出壞消息時,我前往美國一處宜人的度假勝地,參加一場政界與商界領袖(主要來自西方)的會議。不出所料,地緣政治成為會上的最重要議題;幾個小時里,大家討論了中東形勢、俄羅斯總統弗拉基米爾?普京(Vladimir Putin)的古怪舉動以及中國的情況。夜幕降臨后,大家拿著爆米花坐到沙發上,換了一個“輕松”的娛樂項目:觀看史蒂文?斯皮爾伯格(Steven Spielberg)新拍的冷戰驚悚片《間諜之橋》(Bridge of Spies)。