- Afghanistan: the CIA is delivering bags of cash 'to maintain access to Mr. Karzai and his inner circle'. (Thanks Michael.)
- A US Congressional Research Service report on global internet freedom. (Thanks Fergus.)
- US Ambassador to Canberra wants Australians to stop pirating Game of Thrones. (Thanks Michael.)
- An attempt to quantify the social damage of unemployment.
- An obituary for former Australian ambassador to South Korea, the Soviet Union and France, Ted Pocock. (Thanks Michael.)
- 'In Japan, women still form an economic underclass.'
- The Council on Foreign Relations has released its first Global Report Card, grading multilateral cooperation on six key world challenges.
- The Parliamentary Library has compiled an exhaustive history of 'Lubyanka by the Lake', ASIO's new HQ. (Thanks Marty.)
- Scientific American has a nice slideshow on the history of manufacturing. (H/t Economist's View.)
Monday links: ASIO, Game of Thrones, Japan, unemployment and more
Published 29 Apr 2013
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