- Relaunching the G20: a new report from the Lowy Institute's G20 Studies Centre.
- Big news you probably missed: the US and EU set for talks on an FTA that would encompass half the world's economic output. (H/t TAC.)
- Discovering a Russian family cut off from the world for forty years. (Thanks Dirk.)
- The new head of the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade lays out his top priorities. The UNSC is one notable omission. (Thanks Danielle.)
- Peak car: 'Across the developed world, growth in total vehicle miles travelled has been slowing steadily since the early 2000s'.
- Anne-Marie Slaughter reviews three think tank proposals for a new US grand strategy.
- The smog is so bad in Beijing that cans of fresh air are going on sale (Mel Brooks was way ahead of them).
- Obama and Clinton together in what one commentator calls a very soft interview; here's part 2 (thanks Michael):
Wednesday linkage: Obama & Clinton, Beijing smog, US-EU FTA and more
Published 30 Jan 2013
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