- I'm late to this, but you should take a look at a new Carnegie Endowment assessment of China's military growth and its implications for the US-Japan alliance. The NY Times has a summary. (Thanks Michael.)
- Who knew? American comedian Conan O'Brien is a presidential history buff. Here's his long conversation with TR and Reagan biographer Edmund Morris.
- Ernst & Young global survey shows a high public tolerance for corruption. (Thanks Jim.)
- Prospect magazine has launched its annual World Thinkers list.
- How and where you cross the street depends on where you come from.
- Hans Kristensen from the Federation of American Scientists says both Russian and American ballistic missile submarines are patrolling less.
- The Australian Greens want to copy the UK Tories on aid evaluation. (Thanks Danielle.)
Thursday linkage: Conan O'Brien, aid, SSBNs, top world thinkers and more
Published 9 May 2013
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