Dive into the archives.
- Oktoberfest 2007
This past weekend I was again gone and thus not blogging. However, I didn’t forget CA readers while in Munich the past two days and snapped a few shots of the infamous Oktoberfest for one and all. Although Munich holds the largest such festival in the world the less known Cannstatter Wasen in Stuttgart is [...]
- The Burmese connection
The Beeb posts an overview of the major Western and Asian players’ views and approaches to the junta in Myanmar. It includes ASEAN, China, EU, India, Russia, UK and USA. I think they have mistakenly left out Japan, an important force for development in southeast Asia for the past few decades. Not to mention one [...]
- Échappatoire
The official opposition of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government argues that Canada should leave Afghanistan after its mission officially expires in 2009 even if no other NATO country is willing to step in. Stéphan Dion, the leader of the Liberal Party, says he is looking at the bigger picture. Canada must step-up because:
“We need [...]
- Colonia
Like Curzon, I too set off last week on a small trip. I spent the past weekend in Cologne, once a Roman colony and today Germany’s fourth largest city. Situated on the Rhine near the borders of Belgium and The Netherlands, Cologne is has a reputation of friendliness unlike most places in Germany. While visiting [...]
- Diplo speak
Hilarious sign at UNHQ, NY. Photo by Blake Hounshell.
- The ocean is becoming wild
I am already grateful for the wall being torn down. The NY Times had a special Op-Ed Contributor yesterday: Robert D. Kaplan. In Lost at Sea Kap writes about the changing balance of naval power in the Pacific. With ballooning miltary expenditures and expanding forces in Asia, America might not be able to cope while [...]
- Off to the Motherland, Tally Ho!
Oh To Be In England!
I’ll be taking a long week in England, where the Lady Curzon and I plan to travel from the southern port of Portsmouth to the thatched cottages of Suffolk to the skyscrapers of London. Posting will probably be nil during the week, so hopefully my learned colleagues will fill in [...]
- PoliSci Podcasts and More
Here at Coming Anarchy, we have occasionally pointed readers to podcasts, audio interviews and similar material related to geopolitics and travel. Having recently joined the ranks of those with iPod Nanos, I’ve began listening to a wider range of material since it is now so much easier. In the spirit of my recent reading list, [...]
- Where is the [points at shirt]?
This could be useful for travel…
Via Uncrate
- What I’m Reading
To add a peek into the reading habits of your humble bloggers here at Coming Anarchy and in the interest of exchanging recommendations, I’ll be occasionally noting the books I’m reading here with short descriptions. Enjoy!
Upcoming book:
The River War: An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan by Winston ChurchillWritten in 1899, a young [...]
