{"id":17149,"date":"2014-11-28T14:32:35","date_gmt":"2014-11-28T03:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/?p=17149"},"modified":"2014-12-02T07:11:59","modified_gmt":"2014-12-01T20:11:59","slug":"aspi-suggests-28nov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/aspi-suggests-28nov\/","title":{"rendered":"ASPI suggests"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The big news in the US defence establishment this week was the resignation of Secretary Chuck Hagel. Reflections, recriminations and reasoning have come from every corner, so here\u2019s a handful from the New York Times<\/a>, the National Interest<\/a>, the New Republic<\/a>, Defense One<\/a> and War on the Rocks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hagel has been given good grades for his work in support of the US pivot to Asia. Michael Green over at Foreign Policy<\/a> thinks Hagel\u2019s departure \u2018will cause as much angst as head-scratching\u2019 in the region, particularly amongst allies, with a view that his Defense Department was one of the few agencies really delivering on the rebalance. A piece over at The Diplomat makes a similar case<\/a>, examining the Defense Secretary\u2019s tenure and the fundamentals of the pivot. With Secretary Kerry notably less interested in Asia than was Secretary Clinton, is the rebalance slipping as a national security priority for the US?<\/p>\n

In a new Commentary for CSIS, Adelle Neary reflects<\/a> on Jokowi\u2019s vision for Indonesia as a \u2018global maritime nexus\u2019. While a key source of Indonesia\u2019s economic and security challenges, the new president\u2019s policy embraces geography as an asset and an opportunity for wider collaboration on maritime issues. ASPI this week published a paper<\/a> by Ristian Atriandi Supriyanto on the potential for maritime cooperation between Australia and its northern neighbour.<\/p>\n

UK Home Secretary Theresa May used a speech<\/a> this week at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) to announce beefed up counter-terrorism powers to meet a threat environment \u2018more dangerous than at any time before or since 9\/11\u2019. A July lecture to RUSI by former MI6 head Richard Dearlove is recommended as an interesting counterpoint<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Back in Australia, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security is now accepting submissions to the Inquiry into the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill<\/em>. The government\u2019s scheme has recently faced criticism from both the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights<\/a> and the Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills<\/a>. Information on the Bill, the draft data set and how to make a submission can be found here<\/a>. Submissions close 19 January 2015.<\/p>\n

Iraqi imbroglio: the Islamic State and beyond<\/em> is a new report from the Hague-based think tank Clingendael that examines the politico-security crisis we\u2019ve seen unfold in Iraq this year. The authors recognise Islamic State as the face of a catastrophe that stems from \u2018poor quality of governance, the exclusionary operation of power and the intrusiveness of foreign interference over the past decade\u2019, challenges, they contend, that have been exacerbated by the US occupation of Iraq, civil war in Syria and Sunni\u2013Shia tensions fuelled by Saudi\u2013Iranian relations. The authors have a bold agenda for the international community, which you can read here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With the 24 November deadline having come and gone this week, there has been no shortage of speculation on the future of P5+1 talks with Iran on its nuclear program. Jeffrey Lewis\u2014founder of the excellent Arms Control Wonk<\/a>\u2014filed an incredulous column with Foreign Policy lamenting the state of play<\/a>. With Obama\u2019s Congressional challenges set to deepen in the new year and Rouhani refusing to accept any limitations<\/a> on the Iranian research and development program, Lewis wants action now. The Onion engaged with standard levity, reporting<\/a> that Iran had sought a more favourable deal \u2018while openly assembling a nuclear weapon in the negotiating room.\u2019<\/p>\n

Finally, do owls hold the key to stealth\u00a0aircraft design? Take a listen to this Radio National discussion<\/a> to find out.<\/p>\n

Podcasts<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re after some analysis of the Iranian nuclear negotiations, head over to Arms Control Wonk<\/a> for an amusing and insightful \u2018emergency\u2019 podcast between Aaron Stein and Jeffrey Lewis.<\/p>\n

PACOM\u2019s LTCOL Jan K. Gleiman and ASPI\u2019s Harry White were recently interviewed by Natalie Sambhi for the latest Sea Control Asia Pacific podcast hosted by the Center for International Maritime Security. The trio explored China\u2019s development of land-based anti-ship missiles, and whether the US and its allies should also go\u00a0down that path. Listen here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

Canberra: The International Committee of the Red Cross will host a panel discussion at the Palace Electric Cinema in recognition of the centenary of the International Tracing Agency for Prisoners-of-War and 100 years of ICRC’s humanitarian action in detention. Mark your calendar for 11 December and register online<\/a>.<\/p>\n

David Lang<\/em><\/a> is an analyst at ASPI and an editor of The Strategist. Image courtesy of\u00a0The Aviationist<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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