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There is a radically different context for international aid today than in the past – a context characterised by drastically fewer poor countries and an overwhelming concentration…
The Forbes 400 is a powerful thing. It is an annual list of the wealthiest Americans by net worth and carries in American culture far more weight than the Sunday Times…
It isn’t new news that America has consistently been unable to ratify UN treaties. Even UN treaties that would largely benefit the United States and American companies, even…
The military activities of the last forty years, from Vietnam to Afghanistan, have been disastrous for America and the United Kingdom. Most of all, they’ve been a testament…
Next week, on 12 December (or 12/12/12 for numerophiles), the European Parliament (EP) will hand its prestigious Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to two Iranians, jailed…
Two current sports stories constitute something of an allegory about why India continues to present a policy and strategy challenge for those countries which in recent years have…
On the left side of the Atlantic there is plenty of chatter about so-called STEM jobs. Employers searching for candidates for these Science, Technology, Engineering, and…
A few days ago Prime Minister Julia Gillard released the long-awaited White Paper, setting out the “roadmap” for Australia’s relations with “Asia” until 2025. When this was first…
As luck would have it, two parliamentary delegations are currently planning a trip to Iran for the same date. This Sunday, four members of the European Parliament …
The economic system, globally, is outwardly and structurally liberal. Trade is the norm, isolationism is rare, and prices are generally the product of competition between…