{"id":22383,"date":"2015-09-11T15:28:33","date_gmt":"2015-09-11T05:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/?p=22383"},"modified":"2015-09-14T10:53:44","modified_gmt":"2015-09-14T00:53:44","slug":"aspi-suggests-11sept","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/aspi-suggests-11sept\/","title":{"rendered":"ASPI suggests"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Today marks the 14th anniversary of the devastating attacks that rocked the United States, and raised public consciousness of the threat of modern terrorism. Reflecting on the milestone, Bruce Hoffman at Politico<\/em><\/a> states that just four years ago the world had terrorism \u2018on the run\u2019\u2014but now, inadequate global responses to an entirely new brand of terrorist have led to abject failure to stem the problem. Hoffman argues that rolling ISIS back from Iraq and decreasing its regional and virtual sanctuaries is a crucial first step to countering the threat.<\/p>\n

With no sanctuaries of their own, refugees fleeing the violence in Syria have been sent messages of solidarity and welcome from all corners of the globe. The Washington Post<\/em> covered the Japanese response to the crisis<\/a>, which, although lucrative (Prime Minister Abe offered US$200 million in aid<\/a> to refugees displaced by the crisis earlier this year), hasn\u2019t yet included the offer of resettlement placements. To compliment the\u00a0sentiment that Europe should be doing more to welcome the exodus (see this Economist <\/em>piece<\/a>, for instance) the Washington Post<\/em> has published a series of maps<\/a>\u00a0denoting countries\u2019 demographical make-up as the reason behind their rejection or embrace of refugees.<\/p>\n

A bit closer to home, Fairfax<\/em>\u00a0has republished a SMH<\/em> piece from 1949<\/a> highlighting Australia\u2019s response to the post WWII refugee crisis where we \u2018didn\u2019t stop the boats, we let them in\u2019. Statistics referred to in the piece show that Australia, at the time, was accepting displaced people at a higher rate than any other country.<\/p>\n

Across the Pacific, in a concerted effort to never disappoint, presidential hopeful Donald Trump has, in less than 24 hours, backtracked on his claim<\/a> that the US should be making room for more Syrian refugees. In a CNN interview<\/a>, Trump said that the US should be fixing its own \u2018big problems\u2019 rather than focusing on refugees. For a longer read on what\u2019s been dubbed \u2018The Donald Trump Situation<\/a>\u2019, check out Michael Tomasky\u2019s piece for The New York Review of Books<\/em>, which examines the spectacle of the Republican candidate who has survived political scandals of his own making in an almost \u2018Rasputin-like\u2019 fashion.<\/p>\n

For a contrasting view on US foreign policy, DefenseOne<\/em> has summarised Hillary Clinton\u2019s Wednesday address<\/a> at the Brookings Institute on the Iran Deal. For more details on the five pillars of her Iran strategy, and to watch Clinton deliver the address, see Brookings\u2019 summary<\/a> of the event.<\/p>\n

With 23,226 days under her belt (or crown) as the reigning monarch of the UK and 15 Commonwealth countries, Queen Elizabeth II became Britain\u2019s longest serving ruler<\/a> on Wednesday, to the joy of monarchists worldwide. The Economist <\/em>has a good graph showing the length of life before accession<\/a>, reign and life after reign of all of England\u2019s monarchs, as well as an interactive map of the British Empire\u2019s evolution throughout history.<\/p>\n

And finally, friendly tradition digressed to all-out warfare at the West Point campus<\/a> of the United States Military Academy, when students invited to partake in the Academy\u2019s annual pillow fight chose to not wear the required protective helmets, but rather, stuff them into pillow cases and beat their fellow classmates with their innovative weapons. For visuals on what not<\/em> to do at your next sleepover, see here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

On 8 September, John McCarthy, Ian Hall and Meg Gurry met at Old Parliament House to debate the relationship between Delhi and Canberra, and how both government and citizens can help to improve the two countries\u2019 links. Listen to the discussion\u00a0here<\/a> (1hr 26mins).<\/p>\n

Foreign Policy<\/em>\u2019s David Rothkopf sat down with Rosa Brooks, Kori Schake and Robert Kagan to explore key aspects of the Iran Deal<\/a> (33mins), and the Obama administration\u2019s Middle Eastern foreign policy. As the second podcast released by FP<\/em>, it\u2019s certainly worth a listen.<\/p>\n

Videos<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran\u2014it\u2019s so hot right now. Martin Indyk of Brookings, who spoke at the Seminars at Steamboat<\/a> in Colorado last week, summarised his stance on the Middle East\u2019s two most prominent current issues: the JCPOA and Arab-Israeli peace (which hasn\u2019t made the \u2018in\u2019 list). Watch the video of his speech here<\/a> (1hr 16mins).<\/p>\n

ASPI’s Natalie Sambhi and Lowy’s Merriden Varrall discuss\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0(28mins)\u00a0the major goals of China’s leaders, what exactly is happening in the South China Sea, and how external actors should best engage with China in the latest edition of Bloggingheads.tv’<\/em>s Foreign Entanglements series<\/p>\n

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

Canberra:<\/u> A big week ahead for Canberra Indonesianists\u2014ANU\u2019s Indonesia Project is hosting its 2015 Indonesia Update Conference<\/a> on 18-19 September, with a focus on land law in a decentralised Indonesia. If a two day conference isn\u2019t enough for you, start off with the AIIA\u2019s panel discussion on 17 September on the 50th anniversary of the Jakarta coup<\/a> that saw the demise of the Indonesian Communist Party.<\/p>\n

Sydney:<\/u> The University of Sydney is hosting a short series of lectures<\/a> on the ruins of Palmyra\u2014former tourist magnet, current ISIS territory\u2014in honour of slain archaeologist Khaled al-As\u2019ad. Mark your diaries for 16 September.<\/p>\n

Melbourne:<\/u> Steven Freeland from the University of Western Sydney will be answering some prominent questions about the future of space-related technology<\/a> and entrepreneurship at AIIA\u2019s Victorian branch on 17 September. Here at The Strategist<\/em>, we remain optimistic that it won\u2019t include nuking Mars<\/a> into becoming an earth-like planet\u2014an idea recently put forward by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Stephen Colbert\u2019s Late Show.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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