- Just two days before the summit with Xi Jinping, the White House announces a big staff change: Tom Donilon out as national security adviser and Susan Rice in.
- Rice is vacating the post of UN Ambassador, where she will be replaced by Samatha Power.
- A few days late to this, but still worth noting: ten things to know about foreign policy under Julie Bishop and Tony Abbott. (Thanks Peter.)
- After 19 years, a truth commission may get behind the mystery of who bombed a Jewish community centre in Argentina.
- The IMF ready to cop to some mistakes in its handling of Greece.
- How Chinese car companies are faring in Africa, South America and Europe.
- The Lowy Institute's Indonesia expert, Dave McRae, has published a book on religious violence in Poso, based on first-hand research while the conflict was ongoing. You can download the book for free here.
Thursday links: Donilon, Power, Rice, Chinese cars, IMF, Poso and more
Published 6 Jun 2013
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