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

Just days after Donald Trump impetuously\u00a0cancelled<\/a> the North Korea\u2013US summit in Singapore, the meeting looks to be back on. After an impromptu summit between North and South Korea at the weekend<\/a>, the White House announced<\/a> that a \u2018pre\u2011advance team\u2019 will go to Singapore to prepare for a Trump\u2013Kim meeting. Alex Ward from Vox takes a detailed look<\/a> at how the historic summit between Washington and Pyongyang was reinstated as quickly as it was cancelled. Elizabeth Brown Kaiser evaluates<\/a> the likelihood that the summit will succeed\u2014spoiler alert: it\u2019s not looking great.<\/p>\n

Russia this week unveiled<\/a> new military equipment for Arctic operations. This after Russia successfully tested the 200\u00a0metric\u2013ton Sarmat ICBM that, according to Putin, can\u2019t be intercepted and can strike anywhere in the world. The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments provides<\/a> advice on how to counter Russian coercion. Also, see last week\u2019s piece by Steven Pifer for Brookings<\/a>, which looks mainly at Russia\u2019s threat to Ukraine, and the European Council on Foreign Affair\u2019s paper<\/a> about the war between Europe and Russia over international norms.<\/p>\n

Papua New Guinea announced<\/a> that it\u2019ll block Facebook for a month in a bid to restrain the spread of fake news and hate speech. Foreign Policy<\/a><\/em> and Brookings<\/a> analyse how new technology, particularly AI, may drastically increase the volume of fake news on social media sites and the effects that this will have. Carnegie looks more specifically at Russia\u2019s dissemination of fake news<\/a> on social media sites and how Europe is responding.<\/p>\n

Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro remains in office despite a severe economic crisis, accusations of human rights violations and despotic leadership. Canada imposed sanctions on 14\u00a0of the country\u2019s leaders in denouncing Venezuela\u2019s last election as illegitimate and undemocratic<\/a>. Brookings<\/a> analyses the implications if new elections are held and Maduro secures another win, while The Atlantic<\/a><\/em> explains the rationale behind Maduro\u2019s obstinate hold on power.<\/p>\n

In a great challenge to stereotypes, research from the World Economic Forum<\/a> suggests that there has been a surge in women joining the workforce across the Muslim world in the past 15\u00a0years. According to the data, women outnumber men in STEM education in five Muslim countries, and working Muslim women\u2019s combined earnings would make them the world\u2019s 16th\u2011richest country. Lilia Abu-Lughod\u2019s 2014 excellent book<\/a>, Do Muslim women need saving?<\/em>, explores the complexities of Muslim feminism from a postcolonial perspective.<\/p>\n

Two interesting research pieces from Pew explore what unites and divides communities. The first analyses the attitudes of Europe\u2019s Christian population<\/a>. Although most adults in Western Europe identify as \u2018non-practicing Christians\u2019, they share churchgoing Christians\u2019 suspicion of outsiders. The second explores the demographic shifts in the\u00a0US and how they affect rural and urban communities<\/a> in similar and different ways.<\/p>\n

The UN\u2019s Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate has just published its second Research Digest<\/a><\/em>. This edition focuses on the crime\u2013terror nexus. It includes a reading list with both long and short reads across a broad range of terrorist-related topics. Two really useful pieces: one on Ansarul Islam\u2019s growing insurgency in Burkina Faso<\/a>, and the other about the growing risk of extremism in the Balkans<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

The reusable rocket revolution is blasting off! SpaceX is surging<\/a> ahead following its recent Falcon 9 Block V launch, with another Falcon Heavy launch<\/a> scheduled for June and the company\u2019s \u2018Big Falcon Rocket\u2019\u2014a more polite interpretation of the project\u2019s \u2018BFR\u2019 codename\u2014is scheduled to fly as early as next year. Industry experts argue that every three to five years, SpaceX \u00a0adds a decade to its lead on competitors.<\/p>\n

The US\u00a0military<\/a> is jumping aboard, and soon will be able to launch with SpaceX, and with Blue Origin, which aims to fly its New Glenn<\/a> launch vehicle in 2020. Both Europe and China are getting in on the reusable rocket revolution. China<\/a> is developing the reusable Long March\u00a08<\/a>, and the European Space Agency hopes to stage the first launch of its Callisto<\/a> vehicle by 2020.<\/p>\n

Like something straight out of Dr Evil in Austin Powers<\/em>, the US\u00a0military is developing a \u2018Ghostswimmer\u2019<\/a> drone that mimics the look and swimming style of a shark. The project is designed to explore the potential of biomimetic unmanned underwater vehicles to undertake intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance tasks\u2014and may even have lasers?<\/p>\n

Israeli F\u201135I \u2018Adirs\u2019<\/a> were used<\/a> to attack Iranian targets in Syria, marking the aircraft\u2019s global operational debut.<\/p>\n

Finally, the\u00a0US \u2018uninvited\u2019<\/a> China to this year\u2019s RIMPAC naval exercises following China\u2019s militarisation of disputed South China Sea islands. RIMPAC is a major naval exercise that occurs every two years. The 2016\u00a0exercise saw 26\u00a0nations and dozens of warships take part.<\/p>\n

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

The Overseas Development Institute\u2019s three-part series, Constructive Deconstruction<\/a><\/em>, explores two years\u2019 research on re\u2011imagining the humanitarian system. [Each episode around 40:00]<\/p>\n

Policy Forum Pod<\/em><\/a> speaks to Rory Medcalf, David Brewster and Denise Fisher about how the Indo-Pacific concept could shape the future of Asia. [1:30:00]<\/p>\n

Videos<\/strong><\/p>\n

Charlie Winter discusses terrorist groups\u2019 strategic communications objectives, focusing in particular on Islamic State\u2019s objectives, themes and trajectory at an open meeting of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee<\/a>. [15:38]<\/p>\n

Under the Blue Helmet<\/a>:<\/em>Life as a UN Peacekeeper in the Democratic Republic of the Congo\u00a0<\/em>shows\u00a0the challenges faced by UN peacekeepers on a dangerous and rewarding MONUSCO mission.\u00a0[12:50]<\/p>\n

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

Sydney, 5 June, 6\u20137.30\u00a0pm, The University of Sydney, \u2018Sydney Ideas\u2014The state of the universe\u2019 presented by Professor Brian Schmidt. Free registration here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Melbourne, 6 June, 6\u20137.00\u00a0pm, The University of Melbourne, \u2018Australia\u2019s protection of human rights: is a charter of rights a solution?\u2019, presented by Professor Emeritus Gillian Triggs. Free registration here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Canberra, 18 June, 4\u20135.30\u00a0pm, ANU\u2019s Centre for European Studies hosts the Schuman Lecture: \u2018EU\u2013Australia: a global alliance for trade\u2019, presented by European Commissioner for Trade Dr Celia Malmstr\u00f6m. Free registration and details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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