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REFLECTIONS ON FUTURES PAST AND PRESENT IN ANTICIPATION OF THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PRC
Anders Sybrandt Hansen, Ph.D. student,
Department of Anthropology and Ethnography,
Institute of Anthropology, Archaeology and Linguistics,
Aarhus university Continue reading
Soft power: the Mango Festival and the Festival of India
Posted in Hinduism, India, Pakistan, policy
Tagged foreign policy, Hinduism, India, Pakistan, policy
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Worried Japanese Businesses Lash Out against Climate Deal
Alexandru Luta
Research Assistant
International Politics of Natural Resources and the Environment Research Programme
Finnish Institute of International Affairs
On Tuesday, March 17, 2009, a full-page newspaper advertisement, run in reportedly all of Japan’s dailies, sent shockwaves through the country’s green community. The advertisement’s message, co-sponsored by the Nippon Keidanren (English: the Japan Business Association) and 27 other business and industry federations, asks of the newspapers’ readership if they will not think about “the costs we all have to bear”. Continue reading
Posted in environment, Japan, policy
Tagged climate change, environment, Japan, policy
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