{"id":10001,"date":"2013-10-11T14:49:45","date_gmt":"2013-10-11T03:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/?p=10001"},"modified":"2013-10-16T09:51:20","modified_gmt":"2013-10-15T22:51:20","slug":"aspi-suggests-40","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/aspi-suggests-40\/","title":{"rendered":"ASPI suggests"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/21802.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/21802.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1054\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>How does the region perceive the\u00a0<strong>US pivot<\/strong>? Here\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejakartapost.com\/news\/2013\/10\/09\/why-should-us-be-involved-asia.html\" target=\"_blank\">one perspective<\/a>\u00a0from Jakarta:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Asia would welcome a US policy that will, of necessity, be vastly different from the 2011 pivot, and one that is more realistic and less gung-ho.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The authors are senior editors of\u00a0<i>The Jakarta Post<\/i>, one a former Ambassador to Australia, both of whom were educated in the US.<\/p>\n<p><i>Strategist<\/i>\u00a0contributor Iain Henry\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nationalinterest.org\/commentary\/dont-double-down-the-senkakus-9200\" target=\"_blank\">responds<\/a>\u00a0to Harry White in\u00a0<i>The National Interest<\/i>\u00a0on why the US shouldn\u2019t double down on the\u00a0<b>Senkaku Islands<\/b>. Iain argues that a US security guarantee could provoke rather than deter China and might embolden Japan to escalate the issue further.<\/p>\n<p><b>US special forces<\/b>\u00a0recently conducted simultaneous counterterrorism raids against Islamist terrorists in Somalia and Libya. James Kitfield over at\u00a0<i>Defense One<\/i>\u00a0has\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.defenseone.com\/management\/2013\/10\/five-takeaways-us-special-forces-raids-somalia-and-libya\/71576\/\" target=\"_blank\">five takeaways from the special operations raids<\/a>, including this point on the relationship between the US and Pentagon:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The fact that both of the recent strikes were made by U.S. Special Operations Forces, and not CIA paramilitary units, suggests to some observers that the center of gravity for counterterrorism may be shifting.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><!--more-->Another\u00a0<i>Strategist<\/i>\u00a0contributor, Carlyle Thayer has a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nbr.org\/research\/activity.aspx?id=360#.UlYy-tKnqgl\" target=\"_blank\">NBR piece<\/a>\u00a0that explores a new commitment to a Code of Conduct in the\u00a0<b>South China Sea<\/b>\u00a0with the initiation of ASEAN\u2013China consultations. According to Carlyle, the consultations represent a \u2018significant development\u2019 in ASEAN\u2013China relations\u00a0and an opportunity for ASEAN to demonstrate unity, thus being able to move closer to an ASEAN political-security community by 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Sticking with the region, if you\u2019re interested in\u00a0<b>Indonesia<\/b>-related issues, the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC) has released a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.understandingconflict.org\/conflict\/read\/8\/Carving-Up-Papua-More-Districts-More-Problems\" target=\"_blank\">new report<\/a>\u00a0on the relationship between the creation of new districts in Papua, violence and local elections.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, prospective\u00a0<b>PhD students<\/b>\u00a0in defence and strategy might like to consider the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ips.cap.anu.edu.au\/sdsc\/students\/graduate-coursework-scholarships\/tange-scholarship\" target=\"_blank\">Tange Scholarship<\/a>\u00a0offered by the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at the ANU. It provides for a $35,000 p.a. tax-free stipend, tenable for three years. The Tange Scholar will also be provided with a shared office, computer with internet access, stationery, and research support funding of up to $7,000. More details\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ips.cap.anu.edu.au\/sdsc\/students\/graduate-coursework-scholarships\/tange-scholarship\">here<\/a>, applications close 31 October.<\/p>\n<p>Image courtesy of the\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.presidenri.go.id\/index.php\/galeri\/album\/2013\/10\/08\/thumb\/detail\/3432\/21802\/\" target=\"_blank\">President of the Republic of Indonesia official website<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How does the region perceive the\u00a0US pivot? 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