Thailand’s Thaksin Shinawatra: His Forgotten History
Allegations of Mr. Thaksin’s involvement in the Cambodian coup plot and bothersome conflict of interest issues presaged more recent developments.
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Month: September 2010
Japanese Corporate Culture and the US force buildup on Guam
Despite its relatively tiny size, Okinawa hosts the vast bulk of US Forces Japan. This is partly due to its geographic location, partly because the island remained under US administration until 1972. Japan has still to finalise arrangements in Okinawa, most controversially involving relocation of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, but the first cheques should nevertheless soon be in the mail.
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SSR: Factoids versus Frameworks. Timor-Leste, Liberia and “Brownie.”
Most SSR types have neither the interest or aptitude to get into the factoids. There is an obsession with frameworks but the really interesting, and in actually fact the most important, stuff is the micro and macro politics of it all.
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Mexicans “Tweeting” for their Lives in Violent Cities
Despite its potential as a tool to rapidly communicate messages, photos, and videos that could keep citizens away from dangerous situations, the reach of twitter remains limited in Mexico where home internet service costs twice as much as comparable packages available in the United States. Only the wealthy can afford data (internet) service on their cell phones, which is necessary to receive Tweets on a cell phone.
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