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Since we started up in July, we’ve had a wonderful time working with our contributors and receiving feedback from our readers. We’re pleased that you have found The Strategist a worthwhile experience in an increasingly crowded marketplace of ideas. Our aim continues to be to provide high-quality analysis in a format that suits busy readers.

Our last post for 2012 will be on Friday 21 December, and we’ll be taking a break from blogging until Monday 7 January. We’re looking forward to bringing you more considered analysis on the big defence, strategy and security issues facing Australia in 2013.

But while we won’t be publishing during this time, we don’t want to lose touch with our contributors or readers. Until our return, we’ll be happy to receive submissions of around 800 words ^[2] for our Strategist Summer Series which kicks off 7 January. We’ll be checking our emails during that time and will still be around on social media so follow us on Twitter ^[3] or like us on Facebook ^[4] for updates, links to articles and other news.

From the Strategist editorial team, we thank you for reading and contributing to our blog and wish you a wonderful holiday season!

Image courtesy of Flickr user Bob Doran ^[5].