DATA: President Obama & Global Connectivity [UPDATE]

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Wednesday November 05, 2008 · 8:09 PM PST

2008/11/05 · 20:09

While visiting the Washington Post, I realised that the map I was looking at looked a lot like another map I'd seen in my research. So I went back to it and had a good look.

Do you know which cities are ALPHA, BETA and GAMMA-class Globally-Interconnected Cities?

Is your city one of them?

And what is the link between being a Global City and supporting Barack Obama for President of the USA?

Look below for some interesting facts.

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Wednesday October 08, 2008 · 4:09 AM PDT

2008/10/08 · 04:09

The whole day I've been bombarded by repetitions of the simple English phrase, 'that one'. It is a phrase which refers to something which is not 'this one', which is not with us, which is not ours, which is not near to us. But somehow, my brain turned a corner and I started hearing something else...

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Thursday June 12, 2008 · 8:42 PM PDT

2008/06/12 · 20:42

A couple of days ago, I wrote a diary about a view from South Asia. Since then, I've come to realise that the roughly 4 billion people in Asia don't seem to matter much as the roughly 300 million people in America. (Hold on there, before opening fire on me.) I mean, quite reasonably, that a) they are further away, b) they are treated as large bunches of people (e.g. 'the Japanese'), and c) they are often seen as blocs of economic competitors who want US jobs and money and don't do anything to help Americans anyway.

The People's Republic of China isn't a monolithic state, much as it would like to be. Japan and the Koreas are like a giant atoll stuck like a barnacle on China's NE corner. And there's Taiwan, referred to as the Republic of China on occasion, and at other times treated as China's family black sheep.

What do these people think of the US and of the coming presidential elections?

This article introduces Japan and delivers one set of perspectives out of roughly 1.7 billion.

Poll

44 votes Show Results

What's your favourite East Asian political entity?

44 votes Vote Now!

What's your favourite East Asian political entity?

China

4 votes

North Korea

1 vote

South Korea

1 vote

Japan

22 votes

China/Taiwan

2 votes

China/Hong Kong

0 votes

California (just kidding!)

9 votes

I'd prefer if it were Easter

3 votes

None

2 votes

Vignette: A View From South Asia (Updated w/Poll)

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Monday June 09, 2008 · 11:35 PM PDT

2008/06/09 · 23:35

Sometimes the entire context seems to hinge on Iraq, sans context of time or space. But is the Iraq situation such an anomaly? Has US foreign policy in the region really never been this messy before?

The following is a reflection crossposted from my blog with some additional content.

(Updated to reflect another boneheaded incident brought to you by the current US administration.)

Poll

7 votes Show Results

Which is your favorite South Asian country?

7 votes Vote Now!

Which is your favorite South Asian country?

Bangladesh

0 votes

Bhutan

0 votes

Nepal

1 vote

India

4 votes

Sri Lanka (Ceylon)

0 votes

The Maldives

1 vote

Pakistan

0 votes

Afghanistan

0 votes

Iran

1 vote

The Obama Candidacy: A View From Singapore

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Sunday June 08, 2008 · 7:03 PM PDT

2008/06/08 · 19:03

Why a view from Singapore?

Because people don't know what a view from Singapore (where's that anyway?) might look like.

This article introduces Singapore as a political entity and then provides an analysis of what the Obama-McCain contest looks like from this balance point between South Asia (think India) and East Asia (think China).

Details follow.

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Sunday May 25, 2008 · 11:51 PM PDT

2008/05/25 · 23:51

This is an old post from my blog which I felt had suddenly become relevant. I'll remove it if you don't think so...

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DATA: President Obama & Global Connectivity [UPDATE]

Yes, That One!

Vignette: A View From East Asia – Japan

Vignette: A View From South Asia (Updated w/Poll)

The Obama Candidacy: A View From Singapore

Hunting Elephants