Tuesday linkage

by Sam Roggeveen
7 October 2008

The two US presidential candidates don't only represent ideological alternatives, they're also emblems of two different models of decision-making.
China's demographic future: the rise of the elderly.
Stink bombs: Non-lethal weapons are a growth industry, and Israel is taking a malodorous lead.
Patrick Walters at The Australian thinks Rudd's 9 September speech on defence implied a future doubling of our submarine fleet. I speculated at the time that it hinted at an additional air warfare destroyer.
For the thirsty traveller, a survey of Asia's best beers.