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by Andrew Carr - 2 November 2011 9:32AM

A new Pentagon review will recommend less emphasis on counter-insurgency and more on maritime operations in the Asia Pacific. (H/t Compass.)
China raises its minimum wage, potentially pushing manufacturing into Southeast Asia.
Qadhafi's overthrow has left tons of chemical weapons to be disposed.
Of interest to Australian republicans: coverage of the recent Irish Presidential election.
The Greek referendum may be a sign it's leaving the euro. Nice line from Rachman: 'The Brussels authorities react to the prospect of a referendum like a vampire to garlic.'
Soft Power: 'The revolutionary impact of the US on the Arab and Islamic world has always been more about culture and ideas than about formal political structures'.
How did the human population get so big, so fast? (H/t TDW.)

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