Communist China as a world power and the changing face of Asia in general. Africa was again a major topic of discussion, as were the developing relationships between France and Germany and the beginnings of the Common Market. Fading were the colonial powers, which began to see independence movements coming of age and spreading with Great Britain going through a reinvention of itself over the decade.

All in all, it's a fascinating document of the Post-War/Cold War world, and if it's a period of time you're the least bit curious about, worth checking out to see just how the evolution process took place in world politics.

Sometimes history just never ceases to amaze. Especially in retrospect.