Ben Schiller

Ben Schiller is a freelance journalist based in New York, specialising in United States politics, corporate malfeasance, and the future of the internet. His website is <a href=http://www.theschiller.c

Cybersecurity: politics, interests, choices

The threat of cyber-attack is driving states and corporations to devote ever-greater resources to meet the challenge. The accompanying debate about the scale of the risk has profound implications for the future of the internet, says Ben Schiller.

By Ben Schiller

/ 13 Jul 2011

The axis of oil: China and Venezuela

The Chinese are coming. In no part of the world is this more evident than Latin America, where a series of trade agreements, infrastructural investments and bilateral visits over the

By Ben Schiller

/ 2 Mar 2006

The China model

As Chinese companies go global, NGO campaigners are increasingly concerned about Beijings model of international development. Angolas government, in need of reconstruction funds after the countrys long

By Ben Schiller

/ 20 Dec 2005