Blogs and blogging
Thursday links: China hacking, carbon tax, think tanks, John Kerry and more
Ballooning American think-tank salaries tell you something about think-tank political influence. (Thanks Rodger and David.)
Gideon Rachman the latest to bemoan low European…
Tuesday links: Xi Jinping, Hollywood, David Cameron, Indonesia and more
Mixed messages from Xi Jinping: reformist one day, disciplinarian the next. (Thanks Michael.)
Spain's government says the economy is turning the corner, but is it?
On similar…
Monday links: PNG witchcraft, cyber defence, Russia meteor and more
Why Obama's new cyber defence initiative won't amount to much.
Open borders bring peace: when people immigrate, they rarely take their conflicts with them.
Powering the Dream:…
My favourite blogs
I just received an email from a reader in response to a recent Links post asking:
I was just wondering what blogs do you have in your favourites list?
First of all, it's…
Thursday links: AusAID, Star Wars, Mama Asia, EU-US free trade and more
The Development Policy Blog dissect AusAIDs revised budget figures. (Thanks Danielle.)
Was Darth Vader the General Haig of the Star War Universe?: a military assessment of the…
Wednesday linkage: Bill Gates, women in India, Excel, central banks and more
A Chinese media take on the latest North Korean test. (Thanks Malcolm.)
Gripping piece about the appalling treatment of pregnant women in India.
The role Microsoft Excel…
Tuesday linkage: Mainly pope-related, but also North Korea nukes and more
'Seismic activity' reported in North Korea. Twitter going off.
Pope links: the Vatican has its own news website, and the UK Catholic newspaper, The Tablet, has a Storify page…
Monday linkage: China exams, Geithner, Beijing smog, horse meat and more
Two remembrances of the Australian journalist Barry Wain, author of an acclaimed biography of Mahathir. We hope to have our own obit in coming days.
The British horse meat…
India linkage: Indo-Pacific, Kumbh Mela, middle class, freedom of speech 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.
Is freedom of speech…
Thursday linkage: Rendition, Ai Weiwei, Mali, Trident replacement and more
54 countries cooperated with the US 'extraordinary rendition' program, including Iran and Syria (and Australia.)
Ai Weiwei is a brave an admirable political dissident, but not…