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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...
Amelia Earhart: An inspiration for women everywhere
“Everyone has oceans to fly, if they have the heart to do it. Is it reckless? Maybe. But what do dreams know of boundaries?” [&h...
Occupy Central with Love and Peace
Occupy Central with Love and Peace, or Occupy Central in short, does not refer to the Hong Kong version of the anti-capitalist Occupy Wall Street movement in 2011. Nor is it a romantic title of a melodrama. Instead, it is a pro...
Daily News Roundup – 10 December 2012
Africa Morsi gives army arrest powers before vote Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has ordered the military to maintain security and protect state institutions in the run-up to a controversial referendum on a new constituti...
Questionable German Tank Sale to Indonesia
Berlin has officially given the go-ahead on a rather controversial and much disputed weapons-sale. The German government agreed to enter into the deal with Indonesia, and gave the company Rheinmetall Chart the all-clear to expo...
Protest vote? Hong Kong Election Analysis
Ahead of a key universal suffrage vote, the failure of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy parties to capitalize on Beijing’s unpopularity does not bode well “For the serious failure in this election I have to accept full political...
