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The world<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 70\u2011year\u2011long conflict between Israel and Palestine flared up again this week<\/a>. Sixty Palestinians were killed, the highest fatality toll since the 2014\u00a0war. Gazans have been protesting for weeks, demanding the right to return for refugees who were forced to leave their homes in\u00a01948. Although Israel has claimed that those protesting were forced to by Hamas, this BBC report from Jeremy Bowen<\/a> on the ground in Gaza, and this Al Jazeera opinion piece<\/a>, tell a different story. \u2018Jerusalem, we are here\u2019<\/a> is an interesting interactive tool that remaps Jerusalem to bring Palestinians back into public spaces that have been declared Israeli. You can go on a virtual walking tour of the West Jerusalem neighbourhood of Katamon and learn about its Palestinian roots.<\/p>\n

Inflated expectations after the successful summit between North and South Korean leaders last month have predictably burst. This week, Kim Jong\u2011un cancelled the scheduled talks with Seoul and threatened to pull out of his meeting with Donald Trump as well. Vox<\/em><\/a>\u2019s analysis <\/a>blames US\u00a0National Security Advisor John Bolton. For further analysis about why the Libyan model of nuclear disarmament probably won\u2019t work for Pyongyang, read The National Interest<\/em><\/a> and ASPI\u2019s Rod Lyon on <\/a>The Strategist<\/em><\/a>. Korea expert Robert Kelly offers <\/a>a more optimistic perspective, and remains hopeful that the talks will take place.<\/p>\n

War on the Rocks<\/em> features an elaborate essay\u00a0on the increasing use of kinetic diplomacy<\/a> in US\u00a0foreign policy. It discusses why special operations have become the weapon of choice over State Department diplomacy.<\/p>\n

Investigations<\/a> by the New York Times<\/em> show that poisoned former double agent Sergei Skripal was still in the spy game after relocating to the UK. He briefed European intelligence services on the Russian intelligence services. Speaking of spying, another NYT<\/em> piece<\/a> features details on the \u2018hack leak\u2019 method, which is increasingly used by foreign intelligence services, and its effects on journalism.<\/p>\n

Disinformation and fake news is growing ever more complex and challenging to monitor. Spanish newspaper El Pais<\/em> has analysed<\/a> which European countries are successfully combating Russian disinformation. The Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab<\/a> examines a fascinating disinformation campaign to influence the Moldovan election, which demonstrates how false information is spread.<\/p>\n

We also have two deep dives into different challenges posed by the internet: first, Prospect<\/a><\/em> confronts the reality of digital power, comprehensively tackling different problems with big tech\u2014from policy and legislation to social media addiction and political disinformation campaigns. It\u2019s long, but well worth the read. Second, Visegrad Insight <\/em><\/a>discusses<\/a> the false hopes of the digital era, arguing that the internet has curtailed our access to accurate information, and that we\u2019ll quickly find ourselves in an age where reliable information will have a price tag attached to it.<\/p>\n

An unusual (and complicated) piece<\/a> on war art:\u00a0\u2018Dronescapes\u2019<\/a> is a series created by Australian artist Kathryn Brimblecombe-Fox that critically engages with the opaque nature of drone warfare. Her art aims to \u2018represent and uncover drone warfare in ways that reveal the invisible\u2019.<\/p>\n

Tech geek<\/strong><\/p>\n

A crisis is brewing between China and Taiwan. China is engaged in military manoeuvres<\/a> on a daily basis to intimidate Taiwan, and is also expanding<\/a> an air base close to Taiwan. Taiwan is deploying advanced passive radar<\/a> systems and wants to mass-produce counter-stealth capabilities by\u00a02020 that can detect China\u2019s advanced J\u201120 stealth fighter. In response, China has sent aircraft<\/a> to the disputed Subi Reef in the South China Sea. This follows its stationing of anti\u2011ship missile and surface-to-air missile systems to Subi, Mischief, and Fiery Cross reefs in\u00a0April.<\/p>\n

Russia\u2019s Victory Day parade showcased the Uran\u20119 robotic tank for the first time. The Uran\u20119<\/a> is controlled remotely and isn\u2019t autonomous. It\u2019s designed to support infantry and other armoured vehicles, and raises the possibility of large numbers of such robot tanks overwhelming NATO defences in battle.<\/p>\n

The next step in joint operations is multi-domain warfare, bringing together air, sea and land, as well as space and cyberspace, operations. Here\u2019s an interesting analysis<\/a> of the challenges of command and control in multi-domain warfare, and why US\u00a0and allied forces are struggling to keep up with adversaries like Russia and China.<\/p>\n

Finally the truth is out there. Here\u2019s an insight<\/a> into the Defense Intelligence Agency\u2019s \u2018Advanced Aviation Threat Identification Program\u2019, \u00a0the \u2018X\u2011Files\u2019 section of the US\u00a0Defense Department.<\/p>\n

Multimedia<\/strong><\/p>\n

These photos<\/a> that Dr William Podlich took in the Afghanistan of\u00a01967 offer a glimpse of what seems a different world compared to the country after decades of war.<\/p>\n

A special edition<\/a> of France24\u2019s \u2018Reporters Plus\u2019 visits the largest natural gas reserve in the eastern Mediterranean, and explores how the gas can be both a source of conflict and an opportunity to bring hostile parties in the Middle East together. [36:25]<\/p>\n

Financial Times\u2019 \u2018Features<\/a>\u2019<\/u> travels to Cape Town to show how people are dealing with the prospect of Day Zero\u2014when the city will run out of water. Coping strategies differ, as do the worries. [16:53]<\/p>\n

Podcasts<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the latest of ECFR\u2019s episodes of Mark Leonard\u2019s World in 30 Minutes<\/em><\/a>, a conversation assessing French President Emmanuel Macron\u2019s first year in office and how that has affected the country\u2019s foreign policy. [42:48]<\/p>\n

The Strategy Bridge Podcast<\/a><\/em> talks about the way the Iroquois, a Native American people, waged war and conducted diplomacy around 400\u00a0years ago. [57:54]<\/p>\n

On Carnegie\u2019s DiploPod<\/a><\/em>, Lauren Dueck talks with former US\u00a0Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul about US\u2013Russia relations, differences between now and the Cold War, and the future of Vladimir Putin\u2019s foreign policy. [12:08]<\/p>\n

Events<\/strong><\/p>\n

Canberra, 23 May, 4\u20135.45\u00a0pm, ANU\u2019s Department of International Relations, \u2018Dangers to democracy in India?\u2019 Register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Melbourne, 23 May, 5.30\u20136.30\u00a0pm, Centre for Market Design, \u2018Going nuclear: reconsidering Australia\u2019s energy mix\u2019. Register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Canberra, 24 May, 7\u00a0pm, Polish Embassy, free screening of The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler<\/em>. More info and RSVP by 21\u00a0March here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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