Democracy is that everyone gets to have a say, but not that everyone is listened to. I don't see it as a problem that civil society groups object to government reforms. I would expect government… (View Post)

Yes, we shouldn't get overexcited. And yet the news from Iran is encouraging. Apparently the bazaar owners have been an important agent of change in Iran in the past - in the Islamic revolution … (View Post)

Last night Ukrainian drones hit the Novokuybyshevsk oil refinery in Samara oblast, the second Russian oil refinery to be hit in 2026. This refinery has a capacity of 7.9 million tons, ~2.5% of total … (View Post)

Over the last seven years coal's share of China's electricity production has fallen from 68% to 55%. Wind and solar have grown from 7% to 21%. (View Post)

I haven't read that one yet. Gosh, it was published in 2011, I didn't realise I was so far behind. (View Post)