globolog

From Nigerian beauty contests to structural adjustment policies, Caspar Henderson’s column is about globalisation. Globolog identifies and investigates global patterns behind the news.

Tuesday 3rd December

The Baku-Ceyhan oil pipeline: BP replies

Caspar Henderson, 3 December 2002

A huge new oil and gas project in a highly sensitive region will bring wealth and development, says BP.

Friday 29th November

Global Grey Goo and the Faustus Road

Caspar Henderson, 29 November 2002

What does the global publishing industry have in common with trash science fiction? And can microbiology succeed where international negotiations on climate change fail? But first, a word on Baku-Ceyhan

Friday 22nd November

Stone Dogs and War

Caspar Henderson, 22 November 2002

Oil and money flow between Baku and Ceyhan; Iraqi women and American men discuss the prospect of war; and why Christ travels on two wheels.

Thursday 14th November

French Kings, Penguins and the Cosmos

Caspar Henderson, 14 November 2002

What will be the lasting outcomes of last week’s European Social Forum? And why does US Congressman Tom De Lay have contempt for science?

Thursday 7th November

Fortress Florence and the Gate of Heavenly Peace

Iain Ferguson, Flora Roberts, and Caspar Henderson, 7 November 2002

As 'no global' activists meet in Italy, Globolog says remember the six tonne elephant lurking in the corner

Wednesday 30th October

Oil, Blood and Weapons of Mass Salvation

Caspar Henderson, 30 October 2002

While the US and Russia forge new partnerships for oil, a coming AIDS pandemic is neglected. Over-consumption in the first world and localisation also come under the microscope.

Tuesday 22nd October

Present hunger and past ghosts

Caspar Henderson, 22 October 2002

An ugly row over famine and genetically modified crops has uncomfortable echoes from a terrible past. Plus North Korea plays hard to get, and cream pie activists reach a new target.

Tuesday 15th October

Romanian gold & Chinese dinosaurs

Caspar Henderson, 15 October 2002

Romanian goldmines bring tears to the eye of the head of the World Bank; hacktivists strike gold with a grant to further their purposes. Finally, a glance at the Indonesian economy post-Kuta attack.

Tuesday 8th October

Brazilian dreams and African queens

Caspar Henderson, 8 October 2002

Caspar Henderson, Globalisation editor of openDemocracy, opens a virtual window on the global agenda of power and protest. Read Caspar’s GLOBOLOG each week at openDemocracy.