Blogs and blogging

China links: Aircraft carrier, steel, airports, hackers, proverbs and more
Photos emerge of components that could be for China's first home-built aircraft carrier. Naval experts I'm talking to say there's too little to go on from these pictures alone. …
Wednesday links: Russia-China, Korean famine, Snowden, Abe and more
Recent army exercises in Siberia are a reminder that China is a 'source of profound security fears' for Russia. (Thanks Malcolm.) Another article pushing back against fears of…
Tuesday links: ROK-Japan, Manus, North Korean missiles, euro and more
The US Air Force lays out its Pacific pivot plans. The indefatigable Liam Fox goes to Manus Island to see what the locals think about the PNG Solution. Former federal Liberal…
Friday links: Global Zero, India links, world energy, Cambodia and more
The Asia Foundation on Cambodia, going to the polls on Sunday: 'Much of the CPP’s legitimacy can be directly linked to the declining poverty rate which has been halved in the…
Wednesday links: China child abduction, Arctic methane, econoblogs and more
The release of methane from melting Arctic permafrost could cost the world $60 trillion, says the journal Nature. The entire global economy was worth $70 trillion in 2012. …
Development links: Asylum seekers, Vietnam, India, big data and more
The role of Australia's aid program in the PNG asylum seeker plan is the subject of this powerful piece from Jo Chandler. This turned out to be prescient blog post from the…
Tuesday links: AQAP, arctic ships, China forecasts, Egypt, Japan and more
US challenges abroad: Michael Fullilove's recent appearance on the Charlie Rose Show now online. 'Volatility is a central feature of the Chinese economy.' A China forecaster…
Friday links: Streets of Tehran, Pew survey, Aussies in Syria and more
The US Navy wants $65 million in emergency funds to deal with a new mystery weapon. (Thanks Raoul.) An Iranian version of The Sartorialist: The Tehran Times looks at street…
Monday links: Morsi, Defence White Paper, McDonald's and more
The new issue of Security Challenges is out, focusing on the 2013 Defence White Paper. Was Morsi's ouster a coup? Don't ask Wikipedia. Kornelius Purba in the Jakarta Post…
Thursday links: Abbott, Capital flows, disasters, bloggers, Indonesia and more
World Affairs Journal has an in-depth interview with Tony Abbott. The Guardian has pulled out some of the more interesting quotes. A new Brookings study on the growing role of…