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The News of the World and the Murdoch empire
November 30, 2013, Comments Off on The News of the World and the Murdoch empire

The Daily Mail: Wendi’s crush on Blair revealed: Rupert Murdoch’s ex-wife wrote of ‘warm feelings̵ ...

Iran in 2012 – 2013
November 25, 2013, 3 Comments

Young men make wars, and the virtues of war are the virtues of young men. Courage and hope for the future. Then old men ...

China’s Cities
November 10, 2013, Comments Off on China’s Cities

The Law of Unintended Consequences Sim Chi Yin for The New York Times Dissatisfaction and Dysfunction in a Model for Chi ...

Egypt 2013
November 4, 2013, Comments Off on Egypt 2013

Robert Fisk: As Mohamed Morsi goes to trial, General Sisi should remember –Egypt is a dangerous place to rule The ...

China, energy, economy & environment 2004-2013
October 12, 2013, 4 Comments

Desperate measures — Rivers are disappearing in China. Building canals is not the solution (The Economist) Eight o ...

The Middle East’s Big Knot of Enemies and Allies
August 28, 2013, Comments Off on The Middle East’s Big Knot of Enemies and Allies

The Middle East’s Big Knot of Enemies and Allies, Visualized In one chart. A letter to the editor published in Thursda ...

Arctic Meltdown: Economic and Security Implications of Global Warming
August 22, 2013, Comments Off on Arctic Meltdown: Economic and Security Implications of Global Warming

Northeast Passage: Russia Moves to Boost Arctic Shipping This year has seen a record number of ships pass through the No ...

Arctic Exploitation
July 11, 2013, 1 Comment

Who Owns the Arctic? A Stocktaking of Territorial Disputes (NYT) The Arctic Council agreed on Wednesday to expand to inc ...

The Future of the State of Africa
June 10, 2013, Comments Off on The Future of the State of Africa

George Monbiot: Corporate Carve-Up Under the pretext of preventing hunger, the rich nations are engineering a new scramb ...

Canada and the UN
May 7, 2013, Comments Off on Canada and the UN

The root of the problem or simply a contributing factor? Canada abandons UN bid in embarrassing turn for Harper Canada&# ...

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