The latest issue of World Policy Journal is free, including a special section on water wars. A review of Water by Steven Solomon (and more). From the Brown Journal of World Affairs, a special section on innovations in global health (reg. req.). A review of Bioterror in the 21st Century: Emerging Threats in a New Global Environment by Daniel Gerstein. A Lloyd's of Haradheere: Or, how Somali pirates are imitating the West through adventure capitalism. The return to the Other: A review essay in search of new ontologies of international relations. Jack Goldstone (George Mason): The New Population Bomb: The Four Mega Trends That Will Change the World. Can we talk about overpopulation? As numbers soar, scholars revisit a thorny debate. It might be better for the environment to divvy up territories in Antarctica rather than abide by the toothless Antarctic Treaty. Is the Arctic the next "hot spot" of international relations or a region of cooperation? (and more) Laugh if you want world peace: Framing international conflicts as comedies could help to resolve them. From MSF, a look at the top ten humanitarian crises of 2009. From Conflict & Communication, Xiufang Li and Naren Chitty (Macquarie): Reframing National Image. From Public Diplomacy, an article on nation "branding": Propaganda or statecraft? From Good, here are five lesser-known countries that changed the world in 2009. What is it like living on the tiny south Atlantic island of St Helena, one of the most isolated settlements on the planet? Limbo World: They start by acting like real countries, then hope to become them. A menagerie of monikers: Most labels are misleading, sometimes grossly so.
