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Saturday, August 18, 2012

The Browser daily newsletter [18 Aug 2012]

18 August 2012
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 Best of the Moment

Chongqing And Bo Xilai: How China Works

Kerry Brown | Open Democracy | 17 August 2012

"This is a system predicated on unaccountable power, where at the heart of governance a few individuals engage in coalition-building and mutual support to advance each other’s interests without input from public opinion" Comments

What Mr Draghi Should Be Aiming At

Yanis Varoufakis | Yanis Varoufakis | 17 August 2012

ECB under Mario Draghi is enforcing disastrous "Ponzi austerity" on eurozone periphery. There is a way out. The catch is that it involves an irreversible move. Will those with the bargaining power now be prepared to give it up? Comments

Roman Frontiers

Andrew Curry | National Geographic | 16 August 2012

How did Rome's obsession with borders contribute to its downfall? "Think of the empire as a cell, and barbarian armies as viruses: Once the empire’s thin outer membrane was breached, invaders had free rein to pillage the interior" Comments

Imran Khan Must Be Doing Something Right

Pankaj Mishra | NYT | 16 August 2012

Visiting former cricketer, turned politician. "For many in this new generation of Pakistanis, there is little choice between the untried and evidently incorruptible Khan and such repeatedly discredited leaders as Zardari and Sharif" Comments

Invisible Threats

Gabriella Blum | Hoover Institution | 16 August 2012

What do you get when robotics and nanotechnology meet 3D printing? A world full of home-made weaponised and surveillance drones the size of insects. Tech is basically there. Just a question of when it gets cheap and popular (PDF) Comments

Rereading 'The Remains Of The Day'

Salman Rushdie | Guardian | 17 August 2012

On the classic novel. "It is the rare achievement of Ishiguro's novel to pose big questions – what is Englishness? What is greatness? What is dignity? – with a delicacy and humour that do not obscure the tough-mindedness beneath" Comments

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