Reading for Battle

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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International Relations & Development

Bless me father, for I have shopped
Emily Hill, spiked, 28 February 2007

Why should artists be agents for the government?
Easily flattered, many arts organisations are falling over themselves to act as diplomats
Tiffany Jenkins, Independent, 28 February 2007

The Case for a National Security Strategy
At the beginning of the twenty-first century, governments across the globe have struggled to keep up with the growth and complexity of the challenges facing them.
Charlie Edwards, Demos, 23 February 2007

Some Countries Remain Resistant to American Cultural Exports
American movies and music have done very well in some countries like Sweden and less well in others like India. This may sound like a simple difference in human tastes, but decisions to consume culture have an economic aspect.
Tyler Cowen, New York Times, 22 February 2007

Davos 2007: ‘Waging’ war on China
Behind their feigned concern for falling Western wages, the elites at the World Economic Forum are really worried about the rise of Asian economies.
Daniel Ben Ami, spiked, 1 February 2007

Cultural Diplomacy
As identity politics exert an increasing influence on domestic and international exchanges, culture is therefore a critical forum for negotiation and a medium of exchange in finding shared solutions.
John Holden, Rachel Briggs, Samuel Jones, Kirsten Bound, Demos, February 2007

Davos 2007: 'Waging' war on China
Daniel Ben-Ami, spiked, 31 January 2007

Iraq: now it’s a gesture invasion
Brendan O’Neill, spiked, 15 January 2007

China-African relations in the 21st century: a "win-win" relationship
The year 2006 could be interpreted as a significant period in China's deepening relations with Africa, but for mutual gains Africa must set the rules of its engagement with China
Sanusha Naidu , in China in Africa, Current African Issues, 2006

Debt and Development: Ghana: a case study
The question we should put to the leaders of the G8 is not "when will you honour your promises" but "why are you worried about developing countries having access to cash to inest in their economies?"
Stuart Simpson, WORLDwrite, 2006


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