{"id":2061,"date":"2012-11-06T13:53:53","date_gmt":"2012-11-06T03:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/?p=2061"},"modified":"2012-11-06T15:16:34","modified_gmt":"2012-11-06T05:16:34","slug":"aspi-suggests-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/aspi-suggests-9\/","title":{"rendered":"ASPI suggests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s our weekly round-up of articles, reports and events in the strategy, defence and security world.<\/p>\n<p>The latest issue of <em>Foreign Affairs<\/em> sports a Linda Robinson piece on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foreignaffairs.com\/articles\/138232\/linda-robinson\/the-future-of-special-operations\">future of special operations<\/a>. Back in July, Robinson delivered a <a href=\"http:\/\/armedservices.house.gov\/index.cfm\/files\/serve?File_id=18aff57a-6bbf-4091-85d7-4cc80c64a5b6\">testimony<\/a> to the House Committee on Armed Services\u2019 Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities on the same issue. In the testimony, she discusses a number of developments in special operations including the integration between SOF and conventional forces on the battlefield.<\/p>\n<p>Moving onto Northeast Asian security issues, Ryo Sahashi has a nice <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastasiaforum.org\/2012\/11\/06\/is-japan-making-the-most-of-the-us-pivot\/\">piece<\/a> over at <em>East Asia Forum<\/em> asking \u2018Is Japan making the most of the US pivot?\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastwestcenter.org\/sites\/default\/files\/private\/api104.pdf\">East-West Center paper<\/a> (PDF) by Julie Chernov Hwang that looks at terrorism trends in Indonesia including the decline of salafi-jihadism and pathways to radicalisation.<\/p>\n<p>On the hardware side of strategy, Andrew Erickson and Gabe Collins <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.wsj.com\/chinarealtime\/2012\/11\/03\/taking-off-implications-of-chinas-second-stealth-fighter-test-flight\/\">explore<\/a>, in the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em>, the implications of a second Chinese \u2018stealth\u2019 fighter being tested.<\/p>\n<p>For military history buffs, the <em>New York Times<\/em> continues to work through the Civil War in real time (offset by a century and a half) in its wonderful Disunion series. Here\u2019s the <a href=\"http:\/\/opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com\/2012\/11\/05\/a-terminal-case-of-the-slows\/?ref=opinion\">latest instalment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For those interested in reading about the tactical and more human side of warfare, journalist Chris Masters has released a new book, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.allenandunwin.com\/default.aspx?page=94&amp;book=9781741759716\">Uncommon Soldier<\/a><\/em>, which explores the modern Australian soldier.\u00a0And speaking of Chris Masters, he\u2019ll be up in Darwin on Tuesday 13 November <a href=\"http:\/\/artsandmuseums.nt.gov.au\/events\/events\/knowledge-and-history-event-34#.UJiFg2_qm8w\">talking about<\/a> <em>Uncommon Soldier<\/em> at the Northern Territory Library, Parliament House at 5.15pm.<\/p>\n<p>If you haven\u2019t already, Canberra readers can <a href=\"http:\/\/10lessonspoliticalblogging.eventbrite.com\/\">register<\/a> for a talk by Sam Roggeveen, editor of the Lowy Institute\u2019s <em>Interpreter<\/em>, on \u201810 lessons from 5 years of political blogging\u2019 at 5.30pm, Thursday 8 November at ANU\u2019s Hedley Bull Centre.<\/p>\n<p>Also at the Hedley Bull Centre, strategic studies scholar and <em>Strategist <\/em>contributor Professor Robert Ayson will <a href=\"http:\/\/billboard.anu.edu.au\/event_view.asp?id=96374\">launch<\/a> his new book on the international relations heavyweight Hedley Bull, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.palgrave.com\/products\/title.aspx?pid=545899\">Hedley Bull and the Accommodation of Power<\/a><\/em> from 5.30pm, Friday 9 November. Refreshments will be provided after the event, along with a chance to purchase his book.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s our weekly round-up of articles, reports and events in the strategy, defence and security world. The latest issue of Foreign Affairs sports a Linda Robinson piece on the future of special operations. 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