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Welcome back for another round-up of new reports, videos and podcasts\u00a0in defence and international security!<\/p>\n

US President Barack Obama has announced the authorisation of two operations in Iraq: targeted airstrikes against IS convoys to protect American personnel in the city of Erbil and a humanitarian effort to assist Iraqi civilians. Of note to partners like Australia, no American combat troops will be returning to Iraq. Watch the video here<\/a> or read the full transcript here<\/a>. Meanwhile, Stephen Walt argues in a piece entitled \u2018Do No (More) Harm\u2019<\/a> that it\u2019s time for the US to walk away from the Middle East. (update: an earlier version stated the title of Walt’s piece as ‘Let It Bleed’)<\/em><\/p>\n

Al-Qaeda, not Islamic State, is likely to pose the top jihadist threat to Western countries in three to five years. That\u2019s the assessment of Daveed Gartenstein-Ross who explores why none of al-Qaeda\u2019s branches have pledged allegiance to IS<\/a> and what the implications are for global security of AQ\u2019s tenacity. He notes: \u2018Baghdadi and IS have attracted a large number of followers, but the A-list jihadist talent remains in al Qaeda’s camp.\u2019 Keep reading here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Missed this week\u2019s Foreign Correspondent on the Norwegian military\u2019s progressive gender experiment? Watch the full episode (including transcript) on the show\u2019s site here<\/a>. The episode explored the co-habitation of male and female border guards as part of a broader vision to create a cohesive unisex defence force. For more on what\u2019s driving Norway\u2019s defence gender agenda, see this Deutsche Welle reporting<\/a> on the Norwegian Armed Forces\u2019 plans to introduce female conscription by 2015<\/a>.<\/p>\n

RSIS\u2019 Euan Graham has a report on maritime hotlines in East Asia<\/a>. He argues that although they\u2019ve been of limited use in the region, there\u2019s growing policy interest given China\u2019s coercive behaviour towards ASEAN states in the South China Sea. For more on their use in crisis management, keep reading here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sticking with maritime issues, Sam Bateman has a new commentary on how the resolution of the Bangladesh-India maritime boundary could be a model for the South China Sea<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With the release of Japan\u2019s new defence white paper, here are some useful readings on Japan\u2019s strategic circumstances. The first by University of Sydney\u2019s Thomas Wilkins looks at Japan\u2019s grand strategy and new strategic partnerships<\/a>, including \u2018intra-spoke\u2019 cooperation (of course, referencing the \u2018hub and spokes\u2019 model of the San Francisco system). The second by Tokyo Foundation senior fellow Akiko Fukushima focuses on the National Security Strategy\u2019s pledge to make a \u2018proactive contribution to international peace\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For this week\u2019s audio offering, here\u2019s my latest CIMSEC Sea Control podcast<\/a> with the ANU\u2019s Peter McCawley and Ross Tapsell on what the latest election means for Indonesia\u2019s regional and global role. On the domestic side, check out this New Mandala<\/em> video with Ross Tapsell, Ed Aspinall and Ariel Heryanto<\/a> discussing what it means for Indonesia\u2019s democracy and the use of soft power during the election.<\/p>\n

Events<\/strong><\/p>\n

Strategy buffs, come watch Professor Eliot Cohen of Johns Hopkins University speak on the strategic utility of land power in the Australian<\/a> context at a free ASPI event in Canberra, Tuesday 12 August at 5.30pm. For more details see here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re interested in energy security, the United Nations Association of Australia is holding a seminar on security Australia\u2019s energy future<\/a> in Melbourne, Friday 15 August. For more details and registration, see here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Natalie Sambhi is an analyst at ASPI and editor of\u00a0<\/em>The Strategist.\u00a0Image courtesy of Flickr user Andrew Becraft<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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