Blogs and blogging
Wednesday links: Brunei, Vietnam, cyber attacks, China's party congress and more
Brunei preparing to introduce Sharia law. (Thanks Malcolm.)
Wonderful photo gallery featuring modern robots of every description.
Google Ideas has launched a site called Digital…
Tuesday links: Merkel's plan for Europe, Israel's nukes, Saudi Arabia's UN snub and more
'Probably the profoundest global reshuffle of people’s economic positions since the Industrial Revolution'. A look at global incomes since 1988. (Thanks Philippa.)
The Walk Free…
Monday links: Central Asia, F-35, Jakarta public transport, G20, Azerbaijan and more
Not an Onion headline: Azerbaijan released election results before voting had even started. (Thanks Fergus.)
Are developing countries de-industrialising too early?
Julia Gillard…
Monday links: Shutdown, TPP, competing norms, Rouhani tweets and more
Why is the norm against chemical weapons use so much stronger than the one against targeting civilians?
Ten trends you haven't heard about that are reshaping the global economy…
Tuesday links: Syria CW, PNG mine, Merkel, Google, US shutdown and more
Dan Drezner says there's a good Tom Friedman column about Syria inside this really bad one.
Another bout of brinkmanship from the US Senate. A government shutdown would be an…
Tuesday links: AirSea Battle, Singapore, Japan, neo-cons, drones and more
The National Interest is hosting a detailed debate about the US AirSea Battle strategy.
Mark Bowden in The Atlantic: how to think about drone warfare.
What's behind the Indian…
Tuesday links: Global growth, fish, body armour, nukes, Rushdie and more
Further evidence that advanced economies are contributing more to global growth while emerging economies slow.
Global production of farmed fish now exceeds that of beef. …
China links: Pollution, economic slowdown, US-Japan and more
RBC Global Asset Management says China headed for a severe slowdown, despite strong trade figures.
Nothing new here, but it's a brilliant summary: an Economist video which…
Thursday links: Test-tube burgers, US embassies, Obama-Putin and more
Economic theory is dying, apparently. And Joe Studwell argues that modern economists don't read history. So what does that leave?
Speaking of Studwell, on his blog he responded…
Tuesday links: India, Free trade, cruise liners, test-tube burgers and more
An American in Paris: two exceptional posts from Atlantic senior editor Ta-Nehisi Coates about his experiences in France. The piece on the cultural power of English is…