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This essay attempts to move the definition of capital beyond its usual economic context and explore its meaning in two different but related senses of the word: the seat of government and an entity that is recognised as valuable. I refer to how capital is transformed within the Malaysian government's Vision 2020 development initiative, specifically the Putrajaya project. Plans for the future sought to implement the ultimate objective of a 'fully developed' Malaysia by building a technologically equipped city that houses the Prime Minister and federal bureaucracy. This essay reviews the government's perceptions of the future and wonders how the not yet is made known. I argue that despite plans, visions and ideas of imminence and glory, the future remains unfamiliar. As such, capital will continue to transform.

This essay attempts to move the definition of capital beyond its usual economic context and explore its meaning in two different but related senses of the word: the seat of government and an entity that is recognised as valuable. I refer to how capital is transformed within the Malaysian government's Vision 2020 development initiative, specifically the Putrajaya project. Plans for the future sought to implement the ultimate objective of a 'fully developed' Malaysia by building a technologically equipped city that houses the Prime Minister and federal bureaucracy. This essay reviews the government's perceptions of the future and wonders how the not yet is made known. I argue that despite plans, visions and ideas of imminence and glory, the future remains unfamiliar. As such, capital will continue to transform.

"After the tragic consequences of his involvement in the catastrophic Dardanelles Campaign of World War I, Churchill's political career seemed over. He was widely regarded as little more than a bombastic and unpredictable buccaneer until, in 1921, an unexpected inheritance heralded a series of events that laid the foundations for his future success. Renowned Churchill scholar David Stafford delves into the statesman's life in 1921, the year in which his political career revived. From his political negotiations in the Anglo-Irish treaty that created the Irish Free State to his tumultuous relationship with his 'wild cousin' Clare Sheridan, sculptor of Lenin and subject of an MI5 investigation, this broad account explores the nuances of Churchill's private and public lives. This is an engaging portrait of this overlooked yet pivotal year in the great man's life."--

Behind most intelligence operations, at some level & however deeply disguised, lurks a politician. Roosevelt & Churchill were no exception. This study explores how together the two Allied leaders personally made possible a major intelligence operation involving large-scale bribery to keep Spain neutral. This is noteworthy as an example of Roosevelt's political risk taking in aiding GB -- & more particularly Churchill -- before Pearl Harbor. The essay also speculates on how, after the war, the man at the center of this operation, Majorcan Juan March, might, through his relationship with British intelligence officer & Churchill confidante, Alan Hillgarth, have been the recipient of favors from the Secret Intelligence Service for his wartime services. Adapted from the source document.