Battle Readings is a regularly updated compilation of articles, essays, and opinion pieces relevant to the themes of the Battle of Ideas.
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"It is important to keep a sense of perspective on the existing and potential impact of China on Sub-Saharan Africa. Although there has been a recent resurgence of growth in the SSA region, the overall picture on both poverty-reduction and growth look bleak"
Raphael Kaplinsky, Dorothy McCormick and Mike Morris, DFID China Office, March 2006
Western critics cite China's environmental record as an excuse for attacking economic growth.
Kirk Leech, spiked, 7 March 2006
The period from the 5th to the 11th centuries in Europe has traditionally been treated in Britain as the ‘Dark Ages’—of little interest.
Chris Harman, International Socialism, 3 February 2006
Michael Walzer, Yale University Press, 3 January 2006
James Kynge, Phoenix, 2005
The reaction in the US to racial oppression and racial discrimination, and the manner in which it shaped the foreign policy of the US with respect to South Africa, reflects a long-standing ambivalence about the promotion of and compliance with international human rights principles.
Richard Goldstone, Social Research, December 2005
Anthony W. Pereira, University of Pittsburgh Press, 31 October 2005
The rise of China could be good for the West, if only it would rise to the challenge.
Sheila Lewis, spiked, 13 October 2005
Research for the sake of it?
"The 2012 Battle of Ideas at the Barbican was the best ever. It was bustling with interesting people, punchy debates and new ideas. I can't wait for 2013's."
Philippe Legrain, adviser to José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission
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