{"id":27107,"date":"2016-06-10T14:30:08","date_gmt":"2016-06-10T04:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/?p=27107"},"modified":"2016-06-10T18:04:39","modified_gmt":"2016-06-10T08:04:39","slug":"aspi-suggests-10june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/aspi-suggests-10june\/","title":{"rendered":"ASPI suggests"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"With Donald Trump holding <\/span>a few too many cards<\/span><\/a> for comfort, <\/span>The Washington Post<\/span><\/i> is playing its ‘Obama nostalgia’ hand with a <\/span>\u2018virtual museum\u2019 of the 44th Presidency<\/span><\/a>. The masthead has released two \u2018rooms\u2019 so far, all filled with a rich array of reflections, opinion, videos, stats, images and graphics. Room One, \u2018The First Black President\u2019, ranges from race relations and black incarceration through to Selma and <\/span>giving dap<\/span><\/a>. Room Two, \u2018The Commander in Chief\u2019, surveys Obama\u2019s military moments: the oratory, the philosophy, the generals, the enemies, the drones.<\/span><\/p>\n

Newsweek <\/span><\/i>carries a fascinating dive into <\/span>Vladimir Putin\u2019s personal habits<\/span><\/a>, which have been compiled as a piece of fact-based fiction after the author concluded three years of interviews with former PMs, current Russian cabinet ministers, bureaucrats, aides and everyday citizens:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018The President behaves as though he is made of bronze, as if he shines. He seems to know that they will flinch when meeting his eye. There is a silence around him. The voices of grown men change when they speak to him. They make their voices as low as possible. Their faces become solemn, almost stiffened. They look down: worried, \u00adnervous, alert.\u2019<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s always heartening \u00a0to see established media outfits jump into new forms of storytelling<\/a>, and more so when it’s coming from Australia\u2019s public broadcasters. One eye-catching exemplar was illustrated by <\/span>Eleri Mai Harris<\/span><\/a> and published by the <\/span>ABC<\/span><\/i> this week: a quick telling of <\/span>the Islamic State story<\/span><\/a>, looking at the group\u2019s roots and rise, it\u2019s aspirations and authenticity. It reminded me of another standout effort from <\/span>SBS<\/span><\/i> last year, <\/span>The Boat<\/span><\/a>\u2014an interactive adaptation of Nam Le\u2019s acclaimed story of escaping war-torn Vietnam. With a film noir-esque opening and bleak black watercolour throughout, New York-based Aussie artist <\/span>Matt Huynh<\/span><\/a> tabled the emotive graphic novel for the 40th anniversary of the fall of Saigon.<\/span><\/p>\n

Local research alert: the Perth USAsia Centre and the US Studies Centre have teamed up to survey public opinions across the Asia\u2013Pacific in order to understand <\/span>the power and influence of the US and China<\/span><\/a> (PDF). And it\u2019s been a busy time here at ASPI, with recent releases on <\/span>Islamic State recruitment<\/span><\/a>, the <\/span>rationale for offensive cyber capabilities<\/span><\/a>, the <\/span>Aus-Africa Dialogue<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>America\u2019s rebalance to Southeast Asia<\/span><\/a>, along with our <\/span>Agenda for Change<\/span><\/a> paper laying out the strategic choices facing the next Australian government.<\/span><\/p>\n

Two pieces tied to the Second World War bubbled up this week. The first was a glowing obituary for Jane Fawcett, who spent her early career holed up at Bletchley Park breaking German codes. According to the <\/span>The Economist<\/span><\/i>, Fawcett was \u2018the deb who sank the <\/span>Bismarck<\/span><\/i>.\u2019 The second is some <\/span>cracking July 1944 war reportage<\/span><\/a> from <\/span>The New Yorker<\/span><\/i>\u2019s archives\u2014hello, <\/span>Generation Kill<\/span><\/a>\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

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

A <\/span>few weeks back<\/span><\/a> we mentioned the recently-landed longform essay, <\/span>The Citizen-Soldier<\/span><\/a>. Its author Phil Klay sat down with Brookings\u2019 Cafeteria podcast for a <\/span>chat about the piece<\/span><\/a> (43 mins).<\/span><\/p>\n

Strategist <\/span><\/i>readers will be interested to hear that <\/span>Andrew Zammit<\/span><\/a>, of\u00a0<\/span>The Murphy Raid<\/span><\/a> and formerly of Monash University\u2019s Global Terrorism Research Centre, recently unveiled the first episode (33 mins) of a new podcast brought together with Kate Grealy. The effort is set to cover issues as diverse as \u2018LGBTI refugees, terrorism in Indonesia, media portrayals of Muslim women, gender politics in Indonesia, signals intelligence and counter-terrorism, conflict resolution in Papua, asylum seeker flows through Southeast Asia\u2019, and plenty more. <\/span>Bookmark it<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

The brains at Alphabet\u2019s tech incubator, <\/span>Jigsaw<\/span><\/a>\u2014formerly the \u2018think\/do tank\u2019, Google Ideas\u2014build some truly fascinating products. They\u2019ve released the conflict zone data tool <\/span>Montage<\/span><\/a>, to join their existing tools like the anti-DDoS service <\/span>Shield<\/span><\/a>, the phishing protection <\/span>Password Alert<\/span><\/a>, and the web-sharing extension <\/span>uProxy<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

For their next trick Jigsaw have partnered with <\/span>VICE <\/span><\/i>to produce BLACKOUT, a <\/span>five-part documentary<\/span><\/a> exploring technology\u2019s role in the struggle for free expression around the world. A new episode will be released each fortnight: <\/span>Pakistan is out now<\/span><\/a> (16 mins), to\u00a0be followed by travels to Venezuela, Thailand, Belarus, and Eritrea.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Canberra: Hip hip, hooray, and happy 10th birthday to <\/span>New Mandala<\/span><\/a>, the stellar site focused on the dynamic political and cultural affairs of Southeast Asia. The ANU will host a <\/span>half-day block party\/symposium<\/span><\/a> in honour of NM and its region of focus. Make tracks for the Hedley Bull Centre next Thursday, 16 June. <\/span><\/p>\n

The ANU\u2019s Strategic and Defence Studies Centre along with the Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA and the JMSDF Command and Staff College will\u00a0deliver a whole-day [<\/span>#allmalepanel<\/span><\/a> galore] conference on trilateral <\/span>maritime cooperation between US\u2013Australia\u2013Japan<\/span><\/a>. Get along on 27 June\u2014should be a good show.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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