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Welcome back, dear readers, for another \u2018ASPI suggests\u2019 full of <\/span>\u2018fire, fury and, frankly, power\u2019<\/span><\/a>. And a big thanks to M\u2019sieur James Mugg for diligently shepherding this feature for the past couple of weeks \u2026 Wonks of all stripes (particularly those rare capability-focused beasts) can keep up with Jimmy by following <\/span>@JDMugg<\/span><\/a> on Twitter.<\/span><\/p>\n

First, here are a few select links on this week\u2019s war of words between Donald Trump and the North Korean regime. Over at <\/span>War on the Rocks<\/span><\/i>, Ankit Panda and Vipin Narang <\/span>give their take<\/span><\/a> on Trump\u2019s <\/span>improvised foreign policy<\/span><\/a>, claiming that the president has \u2018negotiated himself into a disastrous strategic corner\u2019. Oy vey. With that in mind, <\/span>this month\u2019s editorial<\/span><\/a> in <\/span>Scientific American<\/span><\/i> takes aim at the president\u2019s ability to unilaterally order the use of nuclear weapons. Here\u2019s <\/span>another idea<\/span><\/a>, I guess …<\/span><\/p>\n

Ian Buruma has a fresh piece in the New York Review of Books<\/em><\/a> on the 4.5 hour 1976 doco\u00a0The Memory of Justice<\/i><\/a>. ‘Nuff said.<\/p>\n

Another week, another stack of shiny new research \u2026 Brookings India\u2019s Dhruva Jaishankar has penned this\u00a0<\/span>tidy chapter<\/span><\/a> on Indian grand strategy in our \u2018non-strategic age\u2019, while over at CSIS, Christopher K. Johnson has set out to help the rest of us understand the <\/span>leadership machinations in the CCP as the Party Congress approaches<\/span><\/a>. Don’t miss this punchy 101 on the Beijing\u2013Pyongyang relationship<\/a>, courtesy of Geoff Wade over at the Parliamentary Library’s Flagpost blawg. And after their recent conference exploring the ASEAN perspective on Freedom of Navigation, RSiS have <\/span>distilled the conversation into a handy summary<\/span><\/a> for your delectation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I don’t know about you, but it seems that most people I come into contact with are enamoured at present by the small-screen telling of <\/span>The Handmaid\u2019s Tale\u2014<\/span><\/i>the whole thing is <\/span>over here on SBS<\/span><\/a>. If that\u2019s your jam and you\u2019ve already devoured Margaret Atwood\u2019s novels (and <\/span>this killer <\/span>New Yorker<\/span><\/i> profile<\/span><\/a>), then <\/span>this collection of 100 works of dystopian fiction<\/span><\/a>. Yes, some are <\/span>far <\/span><\/i>better than others… but who doesn\u2019t enjoy a good list?<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Here are two aural delights from CSIS. <\/span>The first is from the well-known <\/span>CogitAsia<\/span><\/i> podcast<\/span><\/a>, which opened the door to a recent event featuring Ely Ratner (formerly in Joe Biden\u2019s office and now at the Council on Foreign Relations), who discussed his <\/span>provocative <\/span>Foreign Affairs<\/span><\/i> piece on the South China Sea<\/span><\/a>. The second is from their ChinaPower project. Bonnie Glaser was joined by Ben Bland for a discussion about youth and identity in Hong Kong. (Bland is the brains behind <\/span>this recent Penguin special on HK<\/span><\/a>.)<\/span><\/p>\n

Ahoy, history buffs! If it\u2019s not already on your radar, be sure to at least check out <\/span>the <\/span>Revolutions <\/span><\/i>podcast<\/span><\/a>, which does exactly what it says on the box: week in, week out, the world\u2019s great political revolutions are presented in granular, gripping detail. And when you\u2019re not listening, wade into the show\u2019s <\/span>hefty list of recommended reads<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Alliances and American Leadership Project at CSIS recently convened a tremendously useful panel which looked into the history of Washington\u2019s Asian alliances in order to shine a light on how those relationships might evolve and be used to tackle some of the challenges the region now faces. Check it out <\/span>here<\/span><\/a> (91 mins).<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Sydney: Our friends at the Lowy Institute have some heavy hitters landing on their doorstep in a couple of weeks, when Kori Schake and Thomas Wright will show up to discuss US international policy under President Trump. Details <\/span>over at the Lowy site<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Canberra: Japanophiles and security scholars will revel in the recent confirmation that Andrew Oros is set to bring his book tour to town. <\/span>Get along on 17 August<\/span><\/a>. (Oros\u2019 recent effort, <\/span>Japan\u2019s security renaissance: new policies and politics for the 21st century<\/span><\/i><\/a>, is a must-read.)<\/span><\/p>\n

Also in the capital, Alliance watchers should make sure their calendars are clear on 24 August when the ANU\u2019s National Security College will host <\/span>a trio of CSIS\u2019s top Asia hands<\/span><\/a>\u2014Mike Green, Amy Searight and Andrew Shearer\u2014to talk all things ANZUS. Don\u2019t miss it. <\/span><\/p>\n

Perth: On 24 August, the Perth USAsia Centre will host a public panel event in advance of the inaugural two-day Bali Process Government and Business Forum. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop will join the forum\u2019s co-chairs, Aussie mining mogul Andrew Forrest and Indonesian media mogul Eddy Sariaatmadja, to discuss <\/span>how to fight modern slavery and human trafficking in our region<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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