Benign Or Bellicose? China And The South China Sea: The Ambiguities Of The Peaceful Rise Paradigm
“China loves peace” (Li, 2014). This solemn claim by the Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has probably sparked scepticism, if not misbelief, in Washington, Tokyo or Canberra. The recent Chinese charm offensive reiterating the Mid...
There is only one Superpower
There has been talk of late that the United States is in decline. The BRIC states (Brazil, Russia, India and China) are being looked at now as the world’s custodians, particularly in regards to economy. It is true; the United...
Water as Our Life Blood: Climate change in South America
Water is life, and it too is being threatened by global warming. The threat to water is much more than droughts and flooding, although it includes those problems also. The threat to water also means rising temperatures in the o...
Daily News Roundup – 16 January 2013
Africa Foreigners ‘abducted’ by Algerian Islamists Islamist militants in eastern Algeria are reported to have abducted several foreigners in what the British Foreign Office says is a “terrorist incident”. At least ...
The Logic Of Our Sex Laws, Part 2: Moving Forward
Previously: The Logic of Our Sex Laws, Part 1: An Overview The English Collective of Prostitutes (ECP), part of the International Prostitutes Collective, has been campaigning for the decriminalisation of prostitution, and for...
Daily News Roundup – 4 January 2013
North America Swiss bank ceases trading after U.S fine A Swiss bank is to cease trading after pleading guilty to tax evasion in a U.S. court. Wegelin, the country’s oldest bank dating back to 1741, admitted helping U.S. citiz...
