Friday linkage

by Sam Roggeveen - 19 February 2010 2:34PM

The UK Ministry of Defence is inviting public comment on a series of key strategic questions as part of the development of its new Strategic Defence Review. Fistful of Euros has some trenchant commentary.
Some good rules for undergraduates writing political science essays. (H/t Drezner.)
The Chinese city of Chengdu is constructing an all-foreigner precinct. (H/t China Geeks.)
If we ever want to break free of oil, battery technology will have to improve radically. Thus far, batteries seem frustratingly immune to Moore's law, but here's a short survey of emerging battery technologies.
Car manufacturers are adapting their designs to suit Chinese tastes: '...the back seat envelops the passenger “like a clam,” Engler says, in the same manner as an emperor’s throne.'
Via Core Economics, news of an ANU conference called 'Fair suck of the sauce bottle: A celebration of Australian language'.

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