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AbstractThis article examines China's efforts to establish global discourse control through investment in its own global media and establishing relationships with existing media in both Western liberal democracies and emerging economies.

CAN CHINA EVER BREAK OUT OF THE NARRATIVE IN WHICH IT HAS BOUND ITSELF? CAN THERE BE PEACEFUL CHANGE AND EQUAL SPACE FOR POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC FREEDOM?

THE MAOISTS CANNOT TAKE THE CITIES AND THE ARMY CANNOT RECONQUER THE COUNTRYSIDE. TIME TO NEGOTIATE

Discusses the Maoist insurgency in Nepal, arguing that the war is at a stalemate leaving negotiation as the only option. However, the king has resisted this. The impact of the conflict on the Nepalese economy and populace, particularly children, is described.

AFTER THREE DECADES OF TRYING TO DESTROY RELIGION, CHINA'S COMMUNIST PARTY HAS DECIDED IT MIGHT BE A GOOD THING AFTER ALL

AS FIDEL CASTRO GETS OLDER AND MORE INFIRM HIS REGIME FACES ITS FEAR BY RESORTING TO REPRESSION -WITH WASHINGTON'S RENEWED HOSTILITY THE EXCUSE

Discusses increasing repression of political dissent and freedom of speech under Fidel Castro's regime, following a period of relaxation of social control in the late 1990s.

The Pope went to Cuba and met the renegade Jesuit. It was not a one-way street and both men gave as good as they got. The Papal visit will change nothing, says Fidel, but Cuba is crumbling and something has to give

The government's patriotic nationalism bodes ill for China's minorities, especially in Tibet