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rfmcdonald) wrote2015-07-09 03:26 pm
rfmcdonald) wrote2015-07-09 03:26 pm
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- cuba,
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- turkey,
- united states,
- yemen
[BLOG] Some Thursday links
- Centauri Dreams argues that humans have a deep-seated instinct to explore.
- Crooked Timber looks at how Greek debt is a political problem.
- The Dragon's Gaze notes an unsuccessful search for gas giant exoplanets around a white dwarf and looks at a new system for classifying exoplanets by mass.
- The Dragon's Tales looks at a report that a Patriot missile battery in Turkey got hacked.
- Geocurrents notes how the eastern Yemeni region of Al Mahrah is seeking autonomy.
- Lawyers, Guns and Money notes the failure of the United States' Cuban embargo.
- Marginal Revolution speculates as to the peculiar dynamics of political leadership in China.
- Personal Reflections' Jim Belshaw reflects on Greece.
- The Planetary Society Blog notes that Pluto can now be explored via Google Earth.
- Registan looks at the decline of Tajikistan's Islamic Renaissance Party.
- Strange Maps shares a map that charts out the City of London and its threats.
- Towleroad notes an upcoming vote over a civil partnership bill in Cyprus.
- Window on Eurasia reports that most books published in Russia have small print runs.