With handbags and military hardware, the Old World is trying to forge a new friendship
Cover Credit: PHOTO-ILLUSTRATION FOR TIME BY DENNIS WONG AND CECELIA WONG. MONALISA: GIANNI DAGLI ORTI—CORBIS; HAT: MORTON BEEBE—CORBIS; SUIT: PALU CHELSEY—STONE/GETTY IMAGES; GREAT WALL: LARRY LEE PHOTOGRAPHY—CORBIS