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On the back of Gary Johnson\u2019s <\/span>\u2018What is Aleppo?\u2019<\/span><\/a> gaffe overnight, <\/span>The Atlantic<\/span><\/i> have gathered a harrowing set of photos to show us all exactly <\/span>what Aleppo is<\/span><\/a>. Commentators have put their hands up to help, too, with Uri Friedman and David Remnick offering their own personal, pointed smackdowns (<\/span>here<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>). But it wasn’t just the\u00a0of the Libertarian presidential nominee who was confused about Syrian cities\u2014<\/span>The New York Times\u00a0<\/span><\/i>wasn’t quite sure either<\/span>. Oy vey.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Independent Commission on Multilateralism, convened by the International Peace Institute and chaired by former PM Kevin Rudd, recently released its report on how the United Nations must reform to better meet the world\u2019s challenges. The full report is <\/span>online<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(PDF), but if you\u2019re short on time, head over to <\/span>The Atlantic <\/span><\/i>for <\/span>a potted history<\/span><\/a>, or to <\/span>The Guardian<\/span><\/i> for <\/span>Rudd\u2019s \u201810 principles\u2019 comment piece<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a bit outside our usual track, but a couple of choice picks on letters bubbled up this week. First, acclaimed Aussie novelist and essayist Richard Flanagan used a recent lecture to <\/span>highlight the power of words, reading and writing<\/span><\/a>, employing incident reports from Australia\u2019s offshore detention facilities to leave his mark. Second, <\/span>Politico <\/span><\/i>editor-in-chief, John Harris, penned a worthwhile reflection on the <\/span>function and practice of journalism<\/span><\/a>. And though it\u2019s not new on the scene, it\u2019s right (and useful in these Trumpian times) to include here Orwell\u2019s <\/span>Politics and the English Language<\/span><\/a> (PDF).<\/span><\/p>\n

Those cool cats at Jigsaw\u2014the tech incubator whose work <\/span>we\u2019ve previously featured<\/span><\/a>\u2014are at it again. This time, they’ve unveiled a new program called the Redirect Method which tracks Google searches from would-be jihadists and fires back a range of adverts and videos designed to dissuade. Head to <\/span>WIRED <\/span><\/i>for the <\/span>full run-down<\/span><\/a>, and over to <\/span>The Intercept<\/span><\/i> to read about the program\u2019s next target: <\/span>right-wing American extremists<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Malcolm Gladwell doesn\u2019t often pop up in ASPI suggests, but his recently finished 10-part podcast series, Revisionist History, is cause for a shout out. The premise is simple enough: history is one version of events, but what nuance and new learning can we uncover from reexamining the record? In episode one, Gladwell uses the stories of Elizabeth Thompson (who painted The Roll Call, above, in 1874) and former PM Julia Gillard to illustrate moral licensing theory<\/a>. The second installment is an engrossing look at RAND Corporation\u2019s Saigon-based intelligence gathering\u2014the personalities, the practices\u2014in the Vietnam War. Check it out <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

And if you\u2019re hankering for a home-grown podcast, head over to Sub Rosa to listen to <\/span>Andrew Zammit\u2019s recent sit down with Mick Cook<\/span><\/a>, who runs the social media and online engagement operation for the Australian Army (53 mins). <\/span><\/p>\n

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The New York Times<\/span><\/i> is slowly unfolding The Obama Era, a six-part chronicle of Barack Obama\u2019s impact. <\/span>The Regulator in Chief<\/span><\/a> was the first effort. The second, reported from Midway Atoll and Hawaii, is on climate change. As well as an long piece published earlier today, the <\/span>Times <\/span><\/i>has put up a <\/span>13-minute interview conducted with the President<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

And to mark a decade since the release of Al Gore\u2019s documentary <\/span>An Inconvenient Truth<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Vox <\/span><\/i>recently put together package showing <\/span>how climate science was politicised and toxified<\/span><\/a> to a point where it\u2019s near-untouchable for Republicans. It\u2019ll break your heart. Someone please <\/span>send Brian Cox<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Canberra: In a sign of the times (as well as of hopes and dreams), the ACT arms of the AIIA and the Benjamin Franklin Club have teamed up to host Tom Switzer talking US foreign policy in a post-Trump world. Get along <\/span>next Wednesday<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

Perth: On 21 September, the PerthUSAsia Centre and China Matters will convene a panel discussion on <\/span>Australia-China Relations in an Era of Global Uncertainty<\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0Linda Jakobson, Michael Wesley and Graham Fletcher (head of DFAT\u2019s North Asia Division) will join Gordon Flake for what\u2019s sure to be a compelling chinwag.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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