Friday’s picks from the beyondbrics team: South Sudan’s oil shut-down puts it on a collision course with its former enemies; good intentions not enough for Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak; Hollywood couldn’t have cast a better foe than China in the US struggle for dominance in the Pacific; and how a Kenyan police chief is using Twitter to rally whole villages against crime.
From the Financial Times:
Itamar Rabinovich: No more halfhearted efforts in Syrian diplomacy
Both Sudans risk heavy price for oil shutdown, Global Insight
China’s capital flight looks ready for take-off, Markets Insight
Editorial: No winners in Afghanistan’s war
From elsewhere:
Politics in Malaysia: Najib at bay, The Economist
Why US Needs a China Threat, The Diplomat
Building a new urban India, Times of India
Question time for North Korea, Asia Times
Economic sweet talk can ease conflicts, Global Times
Kenya: Chief Tweets His Way to Reducing Crime, All Africa
Stefan Wagstyl
Josh Noble
Rob Minto
Pan Kwan Yuk
Jonathan Wheatley
Heba Saleh