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Economy

Banks: Now Even More Central

This past week has only reinforced the idea that central banks are becoming increasingly active in trying to halt the slide towards stagnation in several major economies. This is because their nations’ fiscal policy remai...
by Matthew Campsie
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Asia
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China’s Revolutionary Road?

“Revolution” is a dirty word in China; but it shouldn’t be. In fact, the Chinese are rather well versed in it. Everyone is aware of the events at Tiananmen Square in 1989, but less well known are China’s other revolutio...
by Neil Andrews
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Asia
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China’s Red Army Returns Online and Hunts Students

In China’s Southern Guangdong province, the local government honored the Guangdong Baiyun University for its ‘excellent work’ in monitoring activities and opinions of students online, according to the Nandu Daily [z...
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Asia

Too Little, Too Late: The Cambodian Genocide Trial

The tribunal that was supposed to deliver justice for those killed under the Khmer Rouge has been dealt – quite literally – a deadly blow. The death last week of one of the few remaining on trial for crimes committed under ...
by Neil Andrews
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Africa
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Is South Africa the Odd BRIC Out?

The 5th Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) Summit held in Durban kicks off today and there is a sense of anticipation in the air. The thought of the major emerging economies binding together to create a super...
by Kamleshan Pillay
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Asia

Former President of Google China Reveals Censorship Statistics

Kai-Fu Lee, former president of Google China, published a chart on Twitter showing how often his micro-blog was deleted by the Chinese government’s censorship arm. Lee regularly blogs about cultural and technology issue...
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Asia

The India-Pakistan Conflict: Thinking Beyond the Violence

India is a growing global force with a rapidly developing economy and fantastic stores of human capital. But there are incidents occurring with Pakistan which could have come straight out of a banana republic Four Indian soldie...
by Nishant
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Asia

War Tourism in Sri Lanka

Since the end of its civil war in 2009, Sri Lanka has been criticised for its handling of thousands of Tamils displaced during the conflict and has faced a barrage of war crimes accusations. Now the government has laid out pla...
by World Outline
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Afghanistan

Reading Beyond the Iranian-Pakistani Pipeline

Oil & Gas Pipelines: Geopolitics in the Making    The announcement of the construction of the 1600 Km Iranian-Pakistani gas pipeline didn’t fail to create a true sensation in the world of politics, let alone in the corr...
by Mohamed Belarbi
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