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Changes to British aid to Ethiopia
Hilary Benn, the UK’s International Development Secretary, has anounced that the UK will be suspending all…
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Trade and TRIPS
Alex Singleton makes an interesting point about patent and copyright protection in the WTO (known as…
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Vietnam: we giveth, we taketh away
The rich countries give approximately $2 billion a year in aid to Vietnam, which is about…
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Linux at home
I installed the lastest version of SUSE Linux on my home computer last weekend. Linux is…
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Six reasons to oppose the monarchy
Most intelligent people who are not royalists also do not spend much time worrying about the…
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The intellectual revolution in international development
Alex Singleton has an interesting post at the Globalisation Institute: The intellectual revolution in international development:…
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“Mission accomplished”: a success for international peace-keeping
Given the enormous difficulty that the US and its allies have had in establishing a peaceful…
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Lack of press coverage on Sudan and DRC
Ethan Zuckerman comments on the lack of media interest (either mainstream or online) in the continuing…
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How to write about Africa
Binyavanga Wainaina, writing in Granta about how to write about Africa: Throughout the book, adopt a…
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The Daisy Cutter and the Downfall of Charles Kennedy
I thought Charles Kennedy’s statement yesterday was brave and dignified. I am not going to comment…
