{"id":3252,"date":"2012-12-21T11:00:36","date_gmt":"2012-12-21T01:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/?p=3252"},"modified":"2012-12-21T05:22:12","modified_gmt":"2012-12-20T19:22:12","slug":"happy-holidays-from-the-strategist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/happy-holidays-from-the-strategist\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy holidays from The Strategist"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Picture-51.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3253\" title=\"Lego Santa\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Picture-51.png\" alt=\"Lego Santa\" width=\"543\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Picture-51.png 543w, https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Picture-51-205x170.png 205w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 543px) 100vw, 543px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Since we started up in July, we\u2019ve had a wonderful time working with our contributors and receiving feedback from our readers. We\u2019re pleased that you have found\u00a0<em>The Strategist<\/em>\u00a0a worthwhile experience in an increasingly crowded marketplace of ideas. Our aim continues to be to provide high-quality analysis in a format that suits busy readers.<\/p>\n<p>Our last post for 2012 will be on Friday 21 December, and we\u2019ll be taking a break from blogging until Monday 7 January. We\u2019re looking forward to bringing you more considered analysis on the big defence, strategy and security issues facing Australia in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>But while we won\u2019t be publishing during this time, we don\u2019t want to lose touch with our contributors or readers. Until our return, we\u2019ll be happy to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/submissions-and-comments\/\">receive submissions of around 800 words<\/a>\u00a0for our Strategist Summer Series which kicks off 7 January. We&#8217;ll be checking our emails during that time and will still be around on social media so\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ASPI_org\">follow us on Twitter<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ASPI.org\">like us on Facebook<\/a>\u00a0for updates, links to articles and other news.<\/p>\n<p>From the\u00a0<em>Strategist<\/em>\u00a0editorial team, we thank you for reading and contributing to our blog and wish you a wonderful holiday season!<\/p>\n<p><em>Image courtesy of Flickr user\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/humblog\/5287627796\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bob Doran<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since we started up in July, we\u2019ve had a wonderful time working with our contributors and receiving feedback from our readers. 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