by Russ Wellen | Feb 26, 2011 | Labor, Trade, & Finance
All too often the mainstream media, whether out of cowardice or lack of curiosity, defaults to a reflexive replication of the meme of the day. They’re apparently oblivious to the maxim — apologies to Socrates — that a meme (a cultural practice or...
by Stephen Marks | Dec 25, 2010 | Energy, Environment, Human Rights
One telling example was the recent Chinese government-sponsored ‘top Chinese enterprises in Africa’ competition, won by China Road and Bridge Corporation [CRBC]. The aim of the award was officially stated as being ‘to commend the contributions by...
by Michael Busch | Dec 18, 2010 | Human Rights
(Pictured: Kashmir in simpler times.) We’re honored to have Michael Busch dissecting the latest WikiLeaks document dump for Focal Points. This is the twenty-third in the series. As the balance of world power shifts east, and the battle for regional supremacy...
by Richard Javad Heydarian | Dec 16, 2010 | War & Peace
The United States is, by far, the Philippines’ most important strategic security partner. China’s ascent as a regional Asia Pacific powerhouse, coupled with the relative decline of the United States, has threatened to reconfigure this equation. Yet...
by Michael Busch | Dec 3, 2010 | War & Peace
We’re honored to have Michael Busch dissecting the latest WikiLeaks document dump for Focal Points. This is the twelfth in the series. A curious document dropped in the WikiLeaks dump this week casts a sliver of light on the world’s most mysterious regime....
