Those of us in the nation’s capital are enjoying a public holiday today, but we’ll be back tomorrow with our usual program of commentary and analysis.

Until then, catch up with Friday’s ASPI suggests; Tom Hanson on upping the ante in the South China Sea; Sheryn Lee and Benjamin Schreer on their new ASPI report on cross-strait stability; a reflection from Andrew Davies and Mark Thomson on the latest 2016 Quad Plus Dialogue; and Lisa Sharland on women, peace and security in the Defence White Paper 2016.

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