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

Sam Roggeveen
Published 4 Mar 2013 14:56   0 Comments  
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  • 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.

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