Tuesday linkage

  • Counter-intuitive claim of the day: increased promiscuity has reduced Thailand's HIV/AIDS infection rate.
  • Canada has released details of its new defence strategy (via Ares).
  • Asia Sentinel's piece on Brunei's botched order for three naval corvettes is a cracking read.
  • John McCain says the gravest long-term threat to the US economy is...terrorism. Groan.