- Richard McGregor reviews a new book on the Snowden leaks: 'Snowden and this book illustrate more than just the reach of the Anglosphere’s national security state. The true story may be its remarkable resilience.'
- Indonesia names a warship after two men who bombed a Singapore office building in 1965.
- The G20 needs a growth strategy, says the Lowy Institute's Mike Callaghan in a paper launched today.
- Watch a Finnish Hornet fighter take off from a stretch of freeway.
- Crisis Group warns that Myanmar's planned national census starting 30 March risks violence. (Thanks Andrew.)
- 'We live still in Cheney’s world'. Mark Danner reflects on the career of Dick Cheney.
- Terrifying footage of two Russian thrill-seekers climbing the world's second-highest building, in Shanghai. Ah, but the view (some nice stills here):
Thursday links: G20, Snowden book, Dick Cheney, Shanghai, Myanmar census and more
Published 13 Feb 2014
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