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Wednesday brought confirmation that the RAAF had carried out its first successful airstrikes<\/a> in eastern Syria. While it was only mid-last week that Tony Abbott announced the expansion of Australia\u2019s operations in the Middle East, we had a new Prime Minster in Malcolm Turnbull by the time the confirmation came through. There was plenty of commentary on the leadership change from all parts of the world, so we\u2019ll leave you with just two: one from The Economist<\/em><\/a>, and one from Gareth Evans<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Japanese Diet is today expected to pass<\/a> 11 national security bills, marking a new stage in the development of Japan\u2019s post-war security and defence policy. Public protests against the contentious bills<\/a> have continued outside the Parliament this week, while inside legislators scuffled<\/a> as the chairman yesterday called a vote. (Japan\u2019s debut on the incomplete \u2018legislative violence\u2019 Wikipedia page<\/a> is expected soon.)<\/p>\n

If two\u2019s company and three\u2019s a crowd, then what\u2019s four? When we\u2019re talking airstrips in the South China Sea, China\u2019s neighbours could likely donate some adjectives. Just ahead of Xi Jinping\u2019s visit to the US, CSIS has released new satellite imagery this week<\/a> that appears to show China\u2019s preparations for two new airstrips at Mischief Reef and Subi Reef, as the paint dries\u00a0on the runway\u00a0at Fiery Cross\u00a0Reef. Work on the three runways has unfolded over the past twelve months to complement existing facilities on Woody Island. The images come as a senior Chinese naval officer claimed that the South China Sea \u2018belongs to China\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n

News this week that the Pentagon is pushing to protect<\/em> individual privacy probably surprised some in our post-Snowden\/Manning world. The Brandeis program was just one of the emerging tech efforts<\/a> highlighted at DARPA\u2019s recent conference in Missouri. Also on the privacy front, a new map has been produced<\/a> showing the 6,000 nodes that support the Onion Router\u2019s operation worldwide.<\/p>\n

Another week passes bringing a slew of interesting Islamic State-related reads. A longform piece over at The Guardian <\/em>seeks to\u00a0explain\u00a0why ISIS fights<\/a>. President of the Eurasia Group, Ian Bremmer, has an op-ed in The Financial Times<\/em> on the \u2018ugly allies\u2019<\/a> the US will need to engage with in order to defeat ISIS. And General Lloyd Austin, head of US Central Command, hasn\u2019t had an easy week: first, the Pentagon\u2019s inspector general began investigating the reported politicisation of Centcom intelligence products<\/a> related to the campaign against ISIS; and second, Austin\u2019s testified that only \u2018four or five\u2019 Syrian fighters<\/a> remain on the battlefield, despite the $500 million that has been spent on training.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re yet to be convinced that Russia is setting up a forward operating base in Syria, a Pentagon spokesperson this week confirmed<\/a> it. And if you won\u2019t take his word for it, Foreign Policy<\/em> has got its hands on some satellite images showing the construction efforts near Latakia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Finally, vale smart underwear: Motherboard<\/em> carries news<\/a> that R&D on the piece of tech-enabled kit is longer a priority for the US military.<\/p>\n

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

Harvard Law School recently released a new legal brief<\/a> examining whether we should consider medical care to terrorists in armed conflicts to be a form of illegitimate support for terrorism. The authors of the research sat down with Lawfare Blog<\/em> to discuss<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Monocle<\/em> magazine pulls together a daily podcast called The Globalist. This week\u2019s episodes cover everything from Singapore\u2019s elections, EU refugee negotiations, the ethics of weapons sales, press freedom in Thailand, Tony Abbott\u2019s ousting and a chat with Norway\u2019s defence minister Ine Eriksen S\u00f8reide. Access them all here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

America’s exceptionalism, power and role in the world are all up for discussion in Foreign Policy<\/em>\u2019s latest E.R. podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

In case you missed it, regular<\/a> Strategist<\/em><\/a> contributor<\/a> David Kilcullen spoke with Tony Jones on Lateline last night. The counterinsurgency expert gave his views Russia\u2019s involvement in Syria, the Assad regime and the reported<\/a> politicisation of ISIS-related intelligence. Video and transcript here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A video out of Taiwan this week called in\u00a0all Australian tropes to tell a story of our political machinations: a blindfolded Abbott can\u2019t see the brewing animosity; Turnbull dives into a pool of gold; and a croc, an emu and a kangaroo watch the leadership spill unfold in a bar. Bizarre and amazing all at once<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

Melbourne<\/u>: Head to the National Gallery of Victoria on Monday to see Bob Carr, Linda Jakobson, Geoff Raby and John Lee join Nick Bisley to explore the drivers of the Australia\u2013China relationship<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Canberra<\/u>: ANU Fellow Feng Zhang will launch his new book, Chinese Hegemony: Grand Strategy and International Institutions in East Asian History<\/em>, on Tuesday evening<\/a>. We hosted a primer earlier today on The Strategist<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Save the date<\/u>: The third Annual Civil Society Dialogue on Women, Peace and Security is set to be held<\/a> at the ANU on 22 October. Keep an eye on the ANU\u2019s Gender Institute for further details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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