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For one last time in this cataclysmic year, welcome back to ASPI suggests.<\/p>\n

\u2018Tis the season for lists, so here are a few good \u2018uns that caught our eye this week. First, a dose of inspiration from <\/span>Foreign Policy<\/span><\/i>, with their <\/span>100 leading global thinkers of 2016<\/span><\/a>. Second, a collection of some of <\/span>The New York Times<\/span><\/i>\u2019 <\/span>\u2018most talked about\u2019 debates<\/span><\/a> of 2016 (some of which, it should be said, are akin to self-flagellation because #2016). And third, if like us you\u2019re hankering for some good reads over the new year period, <\/span>Foreign Affairs<\/span><\/i> has you covered with their <\/span>Best of Books 2016<\/span><\/a> (our humble pick: Ta-Nehisi Coates\u2019 <\/span>Between the World and Me<\/span><\/i>).<\/span><\/p>\n

During his short sabbatical in Sydney earlier in the year, <\/span>NYT<\/span><\/i> columnist Roger Cohen penned a piece on <\/span>\u2018Australia\u2019s Offshore Cruelty\u2019<\/span><\/a>. Unless you\u2019ve been living under a rock\/not on Twitter, you might have missed Act II, <\/span>\u2018Broken Men In Paradise\u2019<\/span><\/a>, out late last week. It\u2019s an important piece, so worth re-upping here. Australia\u2019s refugee policies have increasingly come under the Grey Lady\u2019s gaze this year\u2014<\/span>editorials<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>op-eds<\/span><\/a> abound, including <\/span>one this week by the photographer who accompanied Cohen to Manus<\/span><\/a>. And with a Sydney <\/span>Times\u2019 <\/span><\/i>bureau in the works, there\u2019ll likely be more of the same in 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n

Four choice picks this week for fresh new research: first up, <\/span>some snappy pessimism from RSiS<\/span><\/a> on what the fall of Raqqa and Mosul means for the decentralised threat Daesh poses to Southeast Asian security. Sticking with the region, the <\/span>latest release from the Perth USAsia Centre\u2019s Indo\u2013Pacific Insights Series<\/span><\/a> (PDF) outlines 10 policies that Australia should follow to engage Indonesia in the Trump era. <\/span>A new briefing book<\/span><\/a> (featuring the thoughts of ASPI\u2019s Peter Jennings) from the Asia Society Policy Institute offers a strategic roadmap for the new US administration to follow as it navigates relationships, priorities and motivations in the Asia\u2013Pacific. And from CNAS comes <\/span>a stellar effort<\/span><\/a> on intelligence collection and surveillance policy reform in the US in the face of an exceedingly diverse array of threats.<\/span><\/p>\n

And finally, \u00a0Jeffrey Herbst, CEO of DC\u2019s fantastic Newseum, puts <\/span>the scourge of fake news<\/span><\/a> under the microscope. Pointing the finger at tech companies for \u2018giving consumers exactly what they want\u2019, Herbst calls on social media executives, journalists and academics to counter the effects of online innuendo. Although Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey might have a hard time holding up his end of that bargain\u2014<\/span>Twitter was left out in the cold<\/span><\/a> in Wednesday\u2019s meeting between tech execs and Trump, due to its refusal to create an emoji version of viral hashtag #CrookedHillary. A strange move from The Donald, who\u2019s famously used the social media platform to <\/span>propagate<\/span><\/a> mistruths<\/span><\/a>. But hey, there\u2019s always next year.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Occasional <\/span>Strategist<\/span><\/i> contributor Tom Switzer has continued to roll through 2016 with his successful and entertaining fortnightly podcast effort, Between the Lines. We\u2019re not much for resolutions, but if you\u2019re not a listener, get on board <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>. You can also check out Tom\u2019s recommended reads each week, <\/span>just over here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Since unveiling <\/span>the first <\/span><\/a>episode in <\/span>Foreign Affairs\u2019<\/span><\/i> \u2018The Power of Populism\u2019 series, Americans went to the polls and elected the first US president to take office with zero experience in government. In the <\/span>latest episode<\/span><\/a> (21 mins), Gideon Rose, Carlo Accetti and Shannon O\u2019Neill sit down to discuss the election wash up and what it means for both US foreign policy and populism worldwide.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

This one\u2019s for you, capability wonks: in the latest video out of <\/span>Defense News<\/span><\/i>, Lockheed\u2019s VP for F-35 business development and strategy discusses the dawning of a new era of military-to-military relations between the United States and Israel, with the delivery of the first two of 50 F-35 stealth jets ordered by Tel-Aviv from the US. <\/span>Check out the interview here<\/span><\/a> (7 mins).<\/span><\/p>\n

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

World<\/b>: New Year\u2019s Eve. Have a good one, thanks for reading <\/span>The Strategist<\/span><\/i> and see you in 2017!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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