Invisible borders around the elite
Tony Durham reports from Singapore on the global scramble to develop and control forms of distance learning. No knowledge, no future: from shanty town to corporate headquarters this is understood....
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Apple pie in the sky?
Achieving Our Country
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Holy Roman umpire
John Paul II's papacy appears to be drawing to a close. Will he be succeeded by another conservative or a liberal or a non-European now that his church is increasingly that of the poor and the Third...
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Playing the trading game
NEW YORK financial markets have been open for just ten minutes, but already heads are bent over monitors where colour-coded financial information from Reuters and Dow Jones is continuously updated at...
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On the scent of Fragrant Harbour's pungent history
At midnight on June 30, 155 years of British rule in Hong Kong cease. The handover to China raises complex questions for the colony's institutions, economy and citizens, with Hong Kong's thriving...
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You are what you eat
Food can define a national identity. Shannon Peckham offers a taste of some of the historical ingredients that shaped our character The destiny of nations," wrote the philosopher of gastronomy...
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Scotland welcomes a cultural infusion
COMMONWEALTH THE FOUR-DAY Commonwealth heads of government meeting nestles within a dazzling array of celebratory events at Edinburgh University that began in June with a lecture from Commonwealth...
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Indian summer of discontent
IT HAS often been said that Britain and India share a special, love-hate relationship. Recent events have shown that it is still very much alive and kicking, and have reminded both countries of how...
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Vassals can be good for you
Does Conquest Pay?
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Partners mapping the future
Secretary-general Chief Emeka Anyaoku outlines the crucial role of higher education in expanding the association, promoting its fundamental democratic values and broadening its vision Since the...
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Wars: how to start and stop one
Strategic Coercion - Why Wars Happen
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Chairs
UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM. Professors: Stephen Busby, reader in the school of biochemistry; Jayne Franklin, reader in medicine and honorary consultant physician; Baz Jackson, reader in bioenergetics;...
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New spins on the web
HELPING to judge the 1997 UCISA Web Awards was an eye opener. I thought I knew fairly well what British academics are doing on the web. But impressive new sites had appeared. Familiar ones had grown...
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Bleeding-edge web journal with wires attached
World Wide Web Journal Edited by Rohit Khare O'Reilly and Associates Published four times a year US $75.00; Canada and Mexico $81.00; Europe, Africa, Central and South America $105.00; Asia,...
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Open and shut case for democracy
The Transformation of Democracy? - Democratization