- Bob Bowker on Syria: 'there is no serious foreseeable prospect of the regime collapsing or suffering a game-changing military defeat.' (Thanks Jerry.)
- The Pentagon's annual assessment of Chinese military power is out.
- A simple visual representation of the Asian century.
- 'The era of disruptive BRIC ascendence is over', says The Economist.
- When compared to the national figure, GDP figures from China's provinces don't add up.
- How to spot a weak argument: look for the word 'surely'. (H/t Browser.)
- Seven myths about Keynesian economics: Keynesians aren't in favour of big government, and they do worry about debt.
Wednesday links: Keynesianism, Syria, Asian century, China GDP and more
Published 8 May 2013
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