M.V. Krishnakumar (JNU): Development or Despoliation? The Andaman Islands Under Colonial and Postcolonial Regimes. Poachers targeting rich fishing grounds in India’s Andaman Islands are endangering the world’s most isolated tribe. What does the future hold for the Inuit people of Baffin Island? From Popular Mechanics, a look at the world's 18 strangest man-made islands. Named for the Dafoe novel inspired by a stranded sailor, Robinson Crusoe island is known for its rare plants and extreme beauty. Correspondent's diary: The Economist visits Ascension Island. Two years after the Maldives become a multi-party democracy, a political struggle between the president and the opposition-dominated parliament has thrown the country into political deadlock. Asylum seekers held on Christmas Island sewed their lips together in grisly protest at their detention. If a country sinks beneath the sea, is it still a country? Who, what, why: What happens when a country loses its "birth certificate"? An expected flood of money in Papua New Guinea could throw a country already beset by corruption into further turmoil. Palau announces Ukraine-sized sanctuary for whales and dolphins. Lost and Cast Away: Ten amazing uninhabited islands. The Dark Side of Defending Freedom: The fate of the Chagossians, the former residents of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean, is particularly harrowing. The Dutch Antilles gain new autonomy from the Netherlands. From TED, Greg Stone on saving the ocean one island at a time. Easter Island's indigenous leaders want to sever link with Chile. From Foreign Policy, a Bush administration official recounts how, in the high stakes diplomacy over disputed territory, a tenuous peace can unravel because of a single typo; and a look at Asia's most controversial islands. From The Ecologist, Kiribati and Tuvalu will drown without global climate action. An interview with a drowning president, Anote Tong of Kiribati.
