Blogs and blogging
Tuesday links: Beijing consensus, UAVs, Iraq war, economic wisdom and more
Deepak Lal: 'Despite recent claims that the “Beijing consensus” has now become the best means to promote growth, there is little merit in these views'.
Architect Rem Koolhaas'…
Wednesday links: ASEAN, America's banker, Arab video games and more
Know your enemy: America's covert efforts to obtain foreign weapons.
ASEAN centrality is being tested by two forces: Beijing's assertiveness in the South China Sea, and…
Tuesday links: Torture in Fiji, China pollution, Germany, energy and more
Torture scenes: perhaps the first video evidence of violence by Fiji's military and police (WARNING: Very graphic video.)
The US has quietly and unilaterally reduced its…
Monday links: Taiwan, Kennedy, Africa, South Korea, aircraft carriers and more
Moises Naim: 'The world over, power no longer buys as much as it used to. In fact, power is eroding: It is easier to get, but harder to use and far easier to lose'. (Thanks…
India links: Chuck Hagel, Civil service Exam, Pakistan, Australia, child labour and more
Danielle Rajendram is a Research Associate in the Lowy Institute's International Security Program whose work focuses on India and China-India relations.
Six reasons for India…
Thursday links: Tony Blair, Iran's nukes, drones, human trafficking and more
The penny, symbol of America's governmental dysfunction.
Gideon Rachman defends defeated Italian PM Mario Monti and his austerity regime from Paul Krugman's attack.
3 Quarks…
Wednesday links: Airbus, cyber spies, urbanism, Dennis Rodman and more
Airbus says there is a market for 10,000 commercial aircraft in the Asia Pacific over the next twenty years.
September is grand final season in Australia, and in 2013 it's also…
Tuesday links: China-Japan, witches in PNG, Japan's central bank and more
'I've rarely seen diplomats on both sides more white-knuckled'. The Obama Administration's out-going Asia point man Kurt Campbell sounds a dire warning about China-Japan…
China links: China's banks, PLA Unit 61398, Afghanistan, Boao Forum and more
Joel Wing-Lun is a Research Associate in the Lowy Institute's East Asia Program.
Zhou Xiaochuan will remain as head of China's central bank despite reaching retirement age,…
India links: Tibet dams, land reform, corruption, China relations, BRICS bank and more
Danielle Rajendram is a Research Associate in the Lowy Institute's International Security Program whose work focuses on India and China-India relations.
James Hardy argues that…