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Afghanistan: an impossible choice, Paul Rogers China's grand strategy in a post-western world , William A Callahan Privatising Africa's everyday security, Michael C. Williams and Rita Abrahamsen The Poet and the Tsar, Olga Sherwood Politics vs Delivery: the G8’s maternal health agenda, Sara Mojtehedzadeh Michael Lyons outlines Trust's response to the BBC Strategy Review, Michael Lyons
Afghanistan: an impossible choice, Paul Rogers The small market town of Wootton Bassett in southwest England witnessed a familiar scene on 29 June 2010. A large funeralcortege carrying the bodies of seven young soldiers killed in Afghanistan wound its way from the Royal Air Force base at nearby... Read more » China's grand strategy in a post-western world , William A Callahan There is growing debate inside the People’s Republic of China about the country’s proper strategic goals. Many intellectuals and policy-makers are asking how China can convert its new economic power into enduring political and cultural influence... Read more » Privatising Africa's everyday security, Michael C. Williams and Rita Abrahamsen As clashes between striking security guards and police threaten to disrupt not only the World Cup but also to undermine South Africa’s carefully crafted presentation as a safe place for tourists and international events, it is high time to discuss... Read more » The Poet and the Tsar, Olga Sherwood It has been almost a month since Russian rock icon Yury Shevchuk broke with the traditions of official Russian round-table disccussions and explicitly challenged Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on his record. Shevchuk’s surprise intervention... Read more » Politics vs Delivery: the G8’s maternal health agenda, Sara Mojtehedzadeh The Canadian government’s decision to focus the G8’s development agenda on maternal and child mortality was meant to be a political point scorer for the host nation. Instead it kicked up a storm of public controversy. At its crux was Prime... Read more » Michael Lyons outlines Trust's response to the BBC Strategy Review, Michael Lyons * Reshaping today’s BBC for tomorrow * Voice of the Listener and Viewer seminar London, 30 June 2010. Thank you all for coming. What I want to discuss with you tonight is how the Trust is accelerating the pace of change at the BBC. Read more »