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ASPI suggests

You know the drill! Here are some new reports, links and other useful defence and security-related things. This week news has been dominated by the activities of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham aka …

ASPI suggests

For this week’s final instalment of suggests from Washington DC, I’ve rounded up a mix of expertise from both sides of the pond. Kicking off this week is a Wall Street Journal piece by CNAS’ …

ASPI suggests: Asia Pacific edition

Welcome back for another instalment of ASPI suggests from Washington DC. I’ve found our region’s experts have a lot to offer our American colleagues when it comes to understanding the Asia Pacific, especially Southeast Asia. …

ASPI suggests: Washington, DC edition (II)

Still reporting from Washington DC, this week’s ‘Suggests’ is jam-packed with links, reports, podcasts and videos on strategy, security and defence. I’m kicking off today with a general shout-out for a handful of stellar American …

ASPI suggests: Washington, DC edition

Welcome to our first edition of ‘suggests’ from Washington, DC. I’m currently located at the Center for a New American Security where I’m being kindly hosted as a visiting fellow focusing on Indonesia. You can find …

ASPI suggests

It was a big week for Defence with the Federal Budget handing down, on balance, a win for the portfolio. Check out Mark Thomson’s preliminary analysis of this year’s figures here. His always hotly anticipated Cost …

ASPI suggests

Welcome back to our weekly round-up of new reports, podcasts and other news in the defence, security and strategy world. Today’s headlining item is a timely exploration by Usman Hamid on New Mandala of the …

ASPI suggests

Last week, President Obama wrapped up a much anticipated tour of Asia which covered Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and Philippines. The tour was largely seen as an attempt to reassure friends and allies of the US rebalance. …

ASPI suggests: ANZAC Day edition

It’s ANZAC Day today, when our nation commemorates those who have given their lives or suffered in wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations. The day itself—25 April—marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought …

ASPI suggests: Easter edition

It’s a long weekend in Australia with Easter public holidays so regular blogging will resume Tuesday 22 April. Until then, here are ASPI’s picks in new reports and other interesting things to read, view or …

ASPI suggests

It was submarine-mania at ASPI this week with our international conference ‘The Submarine Choice’ held 9–10 April. And we’d like to extend a big thanks to all—speakers, sponsors, participants and venue staff—who made it a …