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19 December 2011 10:48
- Does Hedley Bull's 'The Great Irresponsibles?' label apply to the US and China today?
- PNG's political crisis explained. On the same blog, also check out this enlightening Twitter exchange.
- The escalating violence in Egypt.
- Raoul Henirichs answers questions from Diplomat readers about Australian defence policy.
- China is helping to bring South Korea and Japan together. (Thanks Malcolm.)
- Thailand's Lèse Majesté laws are back in vogue.
- Worst. Empire. Ever. Dan Drezner on America's poor economic investment in Iraq and Afghanistan.
- India's missed-call culture. (h/t Tyler Cowen.)
- The humour of Ban Ki-moon.
- As the Iraq war ends, a photo retrospective. It's somehow fitting that the departure of the last US forces should be recorded by a Predator drone: