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\"OLYMPUSWe\u2019ve not heard a great deal from senior figures in Tokyo\u2019s political establishment about Australia\u2019s decision to partner with France for the SEA 1000 project. That all changed this week when CSIS\u2019s Japan Chair Michael Green hosted a high-level, cross-party coterie from the Japanese Diet. The group, which included two of Japan\u2019s former Defence Ministers and one former Foreign Minister, convened for a chat on the<\/span> next steps for US\u2013Japan security cooperation<\/span><\/a>\u2014an engaging presentation on its own (1 hour 24 minutes). But what\u2019s more compelling for Australian viewers is a Q&A exchange near the end of the event. See<\/span> here<\/span><\/a> for the question on our submarine decision, and hang tight for the (translated) smackdown answer that follows.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dan Drezner\u2019s latest<\/span><\/a> includes a tasty morsel on the unseen 2011 tussle between Hillary Clinton and Tom Donilon as they sought to claim parentage of America\u2019s new-and-improved Asia policy\u2014the policy formally known as the pivot. Drezner then introduces a game that everyone can play at home: coining your own foreign policy doctrine. All you need is an adjective and a noun, with a \u2018neo\u2019 added to taste. <\/span>Et voil\u00e0.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Donald J. Trump\u2019s emergence as<\/span> presumptive victor<\/span><\/a> in the Republican Party\u2019s primary battle marked the denouement of a brutal and bruising period for the GOP. In response, a stunned commentariat has swiftly shifted gears to more urgently consider what Trump would mean for republicanism, conservatism, democracy, executive government, and America at home and abroad.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Atlantic<\/span><\/i> ran David Frum asking<\/span> \u2018where to next for the GOP?\u2019<\/span><\/a>, and Molly Ball on<\/span> the day the Party was changed forever<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/i>In<\/span> The New York Times,<\/span><\/i> Ross Douthat pondered<\/span> the trumping of true conservatism<\/span><\/a>, and Evan Thomas called on<\/span> the foreign policy elite to step up<\/span><\/a>.<\/span> This piece<\/span><\/a> in <\/span>New York<\/span><\/i> magazine couches President Trump as an \u2018extinction-level event\u2019(!) for democracy, begetting tyranny. Some argue that<\/span> the demographics aren\u2019t on Trump’s side<\/span><\/a>; others are pulling back the curtain on what<\/span> President Trump\u2019s first 100 days<\/span><\/a> at 1400 Pennsylvania Avenue might look like. <\/span>FiveThirtyEight<\/span><\/i>\u2019s Nate Silver has a<\/span> useful reflection<\/span><\/a> on how The Donald racked up the votes to wrap up the nomination. Keeping one eye trained on<\/span> Politifact\u2019s Trump file<\/span><\/a> probably isn\u2019t a bad idea as we move to and through July\u2019s GOP convention in Cleveland. Hold onto your hats.<\/span><\/p>\n

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become a darling of the West since his elevation to the top job in May 2014. Barack Obama even<\/span> profiled<\/span><\/a> Modi for <\/span>Time\u2019<\/span><\/i>s Influential People issue last year, which could be seen as an incredible about-face\u2014Modi had been banned from the US for the preceding decade for<\/span> \u2018severe violations of religious freedom\u2019<\/span><\/a>. <\/span>A long-read feature from <\/span>The New Republic<\/span><\/i> takes a different tone to much of the commentary we\u2019ve consumed on Modi, drawing on darkness to paint Modi as India\u2019s<\/span> \u2018silent, lonely, aloof, admired, and unloved leader\u2019<\/span><\/a>\u2014the \u2018anti-Gandhi\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lifelong learning is something we can get behind here at <\/span>The Strategist<\/span><\/i>, so we were keen to see<\/span> the launch of Brookings 101<\/span><\/a>, a series of educational courses out from the famed DC think tank. There are four offerings so far, covering off US government debt, the Islamic State, Primaries and Politics 101 and Vladimir Putin 101. Get swotting\u2014there’ll be a test later.<\/span><\/p>\n

Two foreign policy caffeine hits for your weekend: first, a dive into the<\/span> uninspired, risk-and-narrative-adverse world of NATO speechwriting<\/span><\/a>; second, fresh from <\/span>The New York Times Magazine <\/span><\/i>comes<\/span> an engrossing profile<\/span><\/a> on Obama\u2019s foreign policy point man, Ben Rhodes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Finally, the Stimson Centre is running<\/span> an international student essay competition<\/span><\/a> to encourage new thinking on non-proliferation of weapons of mass-destruction, in support of<\/span> UNSC1540<\/span><\/a>. Up for grabs is a trip to Cambridge, Massachusetts, some cash and the chance to be published by Stimson.<\/span><\/p>\n

Podcasts<\/b><\/p>\n

In Episode Two of the US State Department\u2019s podcast, the Historian of the State Department, Stephen Randolf, talks through<\/span> the history of US ambassadors<\/span><\/a> (23 mins).<\/span> This related podcast on diplomatic immunity<\/span><\/a> is an older effort from the always-entertaining How Stuff Works team (41 mins).<\/span><\/p>\n

Special Relationship<\/span><\/a> is a shiny new podcast jointly-presented by British title <\/span>The Economist\u00a0<\/span><\/i>and American \u2018new media\u2019 outfit <\/span>Mic<\/span><\/i>, focusing on issues and themes of the US presidential race. The first episode covers off<\/span> terrorism and national security<\/span><\/a>. We suspect that it\u2019ll fast become a must-listen.<\/span><\/p>\n

Video<\/b><\/p>\n

The 2001 documentary <\/span>First Kill<\/span><\/i> is a sobering journey through the horrors of the Vietnam War and the challenges faced by vets upon their return to the US as they scrambled to process what they\u2019d seen and done. War correspondents are also called on for their testimony, one of whom is Michael Herr, the <\/span>author of<\/span> Dispatches<\/span><\/i><\/a> and a screenwriter for Kubrick\u2019s <\/span>Full Metal Jacket<\/span><\/i>. The full doco is<\/span> up on YouTube<\/span><\/a> (1 hour 13 minutes).<\/span><\/p>\n

Events<\/b><\/p>\n

Canberra<\/span>: Don\u2019t miss the ANU\u2019s Amin Saikal and Georgetown\u2019s Cynthia P. Schneider in conversation with Mark Kenny on US Middle East policy under President Obama and the avenues that remain open to his successor.<\/span> Here\u2019s what you need to know<\/span><\/a> about the 10 May event.<\/span><\/p>\n

The AIIA\u2019s ACT Branch has teamed up with the ANU\u2019s Coral Bell School to pull together a strong panel to explore Myanmar\u2019s political transition following the country\u2019s historic November 2015 elections. Mark your calendar for 11 May, and register<\/span> online<\/span><\/a> for this free event.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sydney<\/span>: Head to the University of Sydney Law School<\/span> on 17 May<\/span><\/a> to hear a discussion about how climate change and renewable energy policy is developing in China.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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