Blogs and blogging
Monday links: Rohani as Obama, immigration, illicit finance and more
Dani Rodrik on the future of economic growth.
An extremist Buddhist movement preaching an anti-Muslim creed is getting backing from Burma's government and factions in Aung San…
Thursday links: Rudd and Gillard, climate change, copyright and more
The SMH has collated a list of international responses to Australia's leadership fiasco. I'll add an interesting piece from WonkBlog which looks at possible climate change…
Monday links: Lowy poll, Africa's boom, big data, drone journalism and more
More signs of economic integration between Beijing and Taipei. (Thanks Malcolm.)
The Reuters Institute has released a new report on the potential of drone journalism. The ABC's…
Thursday links: Nuclear cuts, Iran in Syria, China urbanisation and more
Obama's proposal for further substantial nuclear weapons' cuts gets cool reception in Moscow.
The world is 'woefully fragile to the rare, extreme events that drive history.' A…
Tuesday links: Pakistan, Germany, North Korea, Vietnam, Japan and more
Sure, why not, they can afford it: Pakistan announces a huge military budget increase.
Our thanks to Sir Humphrey at the British milblog Thin Pinstriped Line for his kind…
Monday links: Syria, China overcapacity, Thailand, UAVs, green tech and more
Last Friday's US announcement that it would send military aid to Syrian rebels was ambiguous, but has since been followed up with a leak confirming that this will include arms…
Thursday links: G-Zero world, Vietnam's media, AirSea Battle, TPP and more
New Statesman cover story from Ian Bremmer: 'There are three big unfolding geopolitical stories: China’s rise, Middle East turmoil and the redesign of Europe. The three…
Wednesday links: China threat, East China Sea, How Asia Works and more
Former Japanese Defence minister Satoshi Morimoto: 'Japan, and most ASEAN countries, face a very serious Chinese military threat.'
A satirical article that reports on the US in…
Tuesday links: NSA, Hillary on Twitter, China's middle class and more
Big Brother? Not so much. A contrarian take on the NSA online surveillance story.
Delightful: 'words carry hidden baggage that may play at least some role in shaping thought…
Thursday links: Donilon, Power, Rice, Chinese cars, IMF, Poso and more
Just two days before the summit with Xi Jinping, the White House announces a big staff change: Tom Donilon out as national security adviser and Susan Rice in.
Rice is vacating…