Tuesday linkage
by Sam Roggeveen
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23 February 2010 5:03PM
- The Government has released its counter-terrorism white paper. More on this soon.
- Why China probably won't revalue the Yuan soon.
- Judah at WPR is concerned about Hans Blix's reputation: 'Is there any antidote to a Matt Stone-Trey Parker joke? I can't remember the last time I didn't crack up at the mere mention of poor Hans' name.' But Blix seems to understand what most politicians also know — it's best to go along with the joke.
- Singapore tries casinos, but it will have to put up with the attendant organised crime risks.
- Some links analysing North Korea's census.
- Iran continues its war against 'the Gulf' or 'Arabian Gulf', insisting that inflight maps on airline TV screens refer to the 'Persian Gulf'.
- The Economist's East Asia columnist, Banyan, is alarmed by the lack of long-term planning relating to Korean unification.
- Speaking of The Economist, I've just noticed a rather radical editorial shift on their Free Exchange blog — author names! How long has this been going on?
