Monday links: Taiwan, Kennedy, Africa, South Korea, aircraft carriers and more

4 March 2013 14:56

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 Danielle.)
The ABC's drone guru Mark Corcoran looks at the regulatory and safety issues thrown up by the boom in UAVs.
JFK's daughter Caroline the next US ambassador to Japan?
The end of the aircraft carrier? In Western navies, at least, the trend is clear.
the latest issue of The Economist profiles Africa: 'Average GDP growth is humming along, at about 6%. Governance is improving: our correspondent visited 23 countries to research this week’s special report and was not once asked for a bribe—inconceivable only ten years ago.'
Some excellent Taiwan links here.
It's seldom remarked upon in the West, but South Korea has sent some pretty belligerent military messages to the North of late.
Brazil plans to join the small club of nations that can build nuclear-powered submarines.

'Down and out down under'