- 54 countries cooperated with the US 'extraordinary rendition' program, including Iran and Syria (and Australia.)
- Ai Weiwei is a brave an admirable political dissident, but not a very good artist. (H/t AL Daily.)
- The wisdom of crowds, defined.
- A timeline, with accompanying map, of the French-led Operation Serval in Mali.
- Big changes ahead in China's energy mix, with implications for Australia.
- How much consensus is there among economists? (H/t MR.)
- Are the world's most densely populated cities also the most liveable?
- There's a vigorous debate in the UK about whether to replace the Cold War-era Trident nuclear-armed submarine on a like-for-like basis, or whether the UK should move to a different nuclear deterrence posture.
Thursday linkage: Rendition, Ai Weiwei, Mali, Trident replacement and more
Published 7 Feb 2013
Follow @SamRoggeveen
You may also be interested in
In this new Interpreter feature, we’re inviting short observations about issues or resources that might otherwise be missed.
For all the focus on New Zealand’s and Taiwan’s successes, another fascinating island nation has kept the virus at bay.