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This week’s best reads, podcasts and videos starting in 3, 2 …<\/p>\n

Where did the idea for\u00a0the Japanese submarine option (aka ‘Option J’) come from? Rex Patrick draws up a speculative history of the origins of Option J<\/a>, tracking it back to influential figures in the Australian Embassy in DC as far back as 2000, under Prime Minister John Howard. Keep reading here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tomorrow will mark\u00a0twenty years since the Srebrenica massacre, which took place during the Bosnian War. The casualties\u2014over 7,000 Islamic men and boys<\/a>\u00a0as part of an ethnic cleansing campaign\u2014contribute to what is considered the worst atrocity in Europe since WWII. As this horrific anniversary approaches,\u00a0The Economist<\/em>\u00a0explores\u00a0how that tragedy\u00a0contributed to relative peace in Europe, and how it should serve as a cautionary tale\u00a0to prevent genocide through early intervention<\/a>.<\/p>\n

How can the Arab world\u2019s most promising and ambitious new democracy also be one of its greatest producers of violent jihadists? That’s the premise of Hugh Eakin’s new piece on Tunisia in The\u00a0New York Review of Books<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Diplomat\u00a0<\/em>photojournalist\u00a0Rohan Radheya\u00a0was\u00a0given the unique chance to visit factions of\u00a0Organisasi Papua Merdeka’s (OPM) military wing in the tropical jungles of West Papua and capture their military drills on camera<\/a>. The black and white\u00a0images alternate between defiance and despair, with some capturing the moment when members sing\u00a0the independence song ‘Hai Tanahku Papua’\u2014an act of treason under Indonesian law that attracts a prison sentence of 15 to 20 years.<\/p>\n

How does the Indonesian media\u00a0see Australia? Over on AIIA, Marlene Millot looks at Australian portrayal in Indonesian media\u00a0from the furore surrounding April’s\u00a0executions to the current negotiations on asylum seekers. What’s the solution to both countries’ narrow perceptions of each other? Check it out here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The New York Times<\/em> reports that the number of refugees who have fled fighting in Syria has just reached 4 million people<\/a>\u2014roughly the population size of Sydney. Independent digital media project\u00a0Syria Deeply<\/em> has constructed this interactive map<\/a>\u00a0using UNHCR data to\u00a0show how\u00a0refugees and casualties are dispersed through the region. Explore\u00a0the rest of the site<\/a> for\u00a0updates\u00a0and a timeline.<\/p>\n

Exciting times for the US Navy<\/a> on the horizon; engineers at L-3 Maritime Systems are taking the next step towards developing integrated Hybrid Electric Drive (HED) Electric Propulsion Systems for the USN Arleigh-Burke<\/em>-class destroyers. This new system is designed to help solve the USN’s high fuel consumption issues by using the vessel’s electrical power for propulsion at low speeds. The order should be finished by July 2016\u2014watch this space.<\/p>\n

And lastly, a challenger appears! A Japanese robot firm has <\/a>accepted\u00a0the\u00a0challenge<\/a> from a US firm\u00a0in a fight-to-the-death duel (think Pacific Rim:<\/em>\u00a0Fight Club edition<\/em>) between their giant human-piloted robots in a year’s time. Watch the Americans throw down the gauntlet on YouTube here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

Could India become a global hub for submarine maintenance and repairs<\/a>? The Russians think so.\u00a0In fact, there have been significant developments in the Indian Ocean region, with greater US\u2013India maritime cooperation, active regionalism and the entrance of China. Hosted by Natalie Sambhi, listen to the latest CIMSEC Sea Control<\/em> podcast with Scott Cheney-Peters and Nilanthi Samaranayake<\/a> on these issues and more (30mins).<\/p>\n

University of Melbourne’s Dave McRae is back with another Talking Indonesia<\/em> podcast on foreign policy under President Jokowi<\/a> featuring University of Indonesia’s international relations hard-hitter Dr Evi Fitriani (27mins).<\/p>\n

Video<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) recently held their annual conference themed ‘Charting America’s Course’. During the first session,\u00a0Erin Simpson of Caerus Associates (below) grapples with<\/a> the implications social issues like population trends and developments in technology. Also, watch Audrey Kurth Cronin, Michael Leiter, Mich\u00e8le Flournoy and Karen De Young debate a better strategy for fighting ISIS<\/a>.<\/p>\n