- 54 countries cooperated with the US 'extraordinary rendition' program, including Iran and Syria (and Australia.)
- Ai Weiwei is a brave an admirable political dissident, but not a very good artist. (H/t AL Daily.)
- The wisdom of crowds, defined.
- A timeline, with accompanying map, of the French-led Operation Serval in Mali.
- Big changes ahead in China's energy mix, with implications for Australia.
- How much consensus is there among economists? (H/t MR.)
- Are the world's most densely populated cities also the most liveable?
- There's a vigorous debate in the UK about whether to replace the Cold War-era Trident nuclear-armed submarine on a like-for-like basis, or whether the UK should move to a different nuclear deterrence posture.
Thursday linkage: Rendition, Ai Weiwei, Mali, Trident replacement and more
Published 7 Feb 2013
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