by Sam Roggeveen
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3 August 2009 1:27PM
- Australia has a mascot for the Shanghai World Expo. It's a guy in a kookaburra suit, and it looks like it's been dusted off from the Sydney Olympics.
- A long NY Times essay on the making of US Iran policy.
- Peter Gallagher calls for the economic integration of the Pacific Islands.
- A photo archive of Chinese factory conditions.
- Via Peter Martin, an interactive map of the global recession.
- Gideon Rachman says both sides of the climate change debate are in denial.
- Andrew Bartlett on the risks to Australia's reputation from the international students mess.
- Sounds sensible: Indonesia is delaying its submarine purchase and will instead improve maintenance of existing equipment. (H/t Nosint.)
