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

Mexico voted, and The New Yorker<\/em> has an in-depth profile<\/a> of newly elected president Andr\u00e9s Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador. AMLO, as he\u2019s referred to, has a plateful of work<\/a> in front of him now, from tackling domestic issues to establishing a working relationship with the man in the north.<\/p>\n

While Donald Trump is in the headlines every day, his predecessor Barack Obama is a rare sight, even when former presidents and first ladies weigh in on recent events in the US. New York<\/em> magazine put together<\/a> a long overview of what Obama is up to now, and why he abstains from commenting on Trump\u2019s latest doings.<\/p>\n

With the NATO summit coming up next week, new CSIS research [PDF<\/a>] dives into the debate of burden-sharing and whether it should be all about measuring actual troop contributions rather than adding up the $$ spent.<\/p>\n

On the use of cyberspace as a battlefield, Steven Feldstein and David Sullivan<\/a> argue in Just Security<\/em> that international efforts to protect civilians in conflicts offline can teach vital lessons to help \u2018protect human rights, democratic norms, and broader security of civilians online\u2019 in potential future cyberattacks.<\/p>\n

Social networks have started fighting on a new front: extremist and terrorism propaganda. The Sydney Morning Herald<\/em><\/a> shows how Dr Erin Marie Saltman, who is responsible for counterterrorism and counterextremism policies at Facebook, attempts to do that. As most radicalisation starts online, it\u2019s an important topic. Vice<\/em> <\/a>discusses the circumstances under which neo-Nazis and racists can be deradicalised and rehabilitated. Rehabilitation is also part of this read<\/a> in the Washington Post<\/em> about a Chechen woman whose husband was an Islamic State fighter. She was captured in Syria, but Chechen authorities returned her through their repatriation program, saying that it was \u2018their duty\u2019 to take back and rehabilitate women and children stranded in Syria or Iraq.<\/p>\n

Another kind of battle is being fought in Poland: disputed law reforms came into effect on Tuesday, forcing retirement on Supreme Court judges. The move is causing another stand-off between Warsaw and the EU. The Guardian<\/em><\/a> has the details on the legislation and the concerns of its critics, while the BBC<\/a> tracks how the court\u2019s president, Ma\u0142gorzata Gersdorf, defied the law and arrived for work, dedicated to protecting the constitution. The EU Observer<\/em><\/a> and Politico<\/em><\/a> focus on Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki\u2019s remarks in the European Parliament defending the judicial purges as necessary to fully overcome communism.<\/p>\n

And the EU has more to worry about: this Handelsblatt<\/em> analysis<\/a> shows how close Germany was to losing its government coalition earlier this week, which could have paralysed European politics for months. With the EU\u2019s full agenda, that\u2019s a worrisome thought.<\/p>\n

A group of lecturers from the University of Kent write on citizen preferences on the Irish border issue in The Conversation<\/em><\/a>, and the Financial Times<\/em><\/a> explores the difficulties to come for the UK\u2019s civil service.<\/p>\n

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

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA<\/a>) and Boeing are developing the Phantom Express<\/a> space plane, which takes off like a rocket, releases an expendable upper stage with a small satellite, and then lands like the Space Shuttle. The program is aiming for 10 launches in 10 days by 2020. The space plane<\/a> should drop launch costs to $5 million or less per launch.<\/p>\n

China is developing the Long March 9<\/a> heavy booster that can deliver up to 140 tons to low-earth orbit. That\u2019s more than NASA\u2019s Space Launch System (130 tons) and challenges SpaceX\u2019s proposed \u2018BFR\u2019 (150 tons). The rocket is designed to support China\u2019s ambitions for a manned lunar landing<\/a> and, interestingly, space-based solar-power satellites<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Google surprisingly withdrew from the Pentagon\u2019s Project Maven<\/a>, which aims to use AI to analyse massive amounts of imagery and data to better interpret highly dynamic battlefield situations. Google\u2019s rationale<\/a> for withdrawing is ethical<\/a>, but former US deputy secretary of defence Robert Work argues that the company is at the same time indirectly assisting<\/a> China<\/a> in exploiting military-relevant AI.<\/p>\n

The Cipher Brief<\/a><\/em> looks at how Russia is trying to use cyberwarfare to sow division in strategically targeted societies to boost Moscow\u2019s power and influence across the world. But the opportunities presented by cyberwar sit alongside a growing emphasis on nuclear capabilities, with Moscow expanding nuclear forces in Kaliningrad<\/a>. Russia\u2019s cyber, space and nuclear prowess contrasts with a patchy modernisation record for other forces, as War Is Boring<\/em><\/a> explains.<\/p>\n

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

The Atlantic<\/em> features a photo series<\/a> capturing the mission to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach in Thailand.<\/p>\n

This DW documentary<\/a> looks at the dark side of the growing interest in tea. Tea plantation workers in India don\u2019t benefit from increasing profits and fair trade certifications; instead, pesticides and poverty dominate their lives. [28:25]<\/p>\n

Al-Jazeera\u2019s The Listening Post<\/a><\/em> shows how coverage of anti-government demonstrations in the Democratic Republic of Congo depends on political ownership of the media outlet. [10:17]<\/p>\n

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

The European Council on Foreign Relations\u2019 \u2018Mark Leonard\u2019s World in 30 Minutes<\/a>\u2019 looks at Libya, the migration streams towards Europe originating from there, and what the future may hold based on recent domestic developments. [29:10]<\/p>\n

A new discovery: The Popular Front Podcast<\/em> focusing on modern warfare. The latest episode<\/a> is about the Nagorno\u2013Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. [1:03:27]<\/p>\n

On the National Security Podcast<\/a><\/em>, Bruce Hoffman and Sidney Jones share their insight and knowledge on jihadism with a special focus on the evolution of ISIS\u2019s caliphate, al-Qaeda\u2019s latest strategies and ISIS in Southeast Asia following the Marawi siege. [32:06]<\/p>\n

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

Canberra, 9 July, 5\u20138 pm. National Archives of Australia: \u2018Constitution Day Speakers\u2019 Forum: Parliament and Citizenship\u2019. Free registration<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Perth, 10 July, 6.30\u20137.30 pm. UWA Publishing and South Perth Libraries: \u2018Living Green: David Ritter \u201cThe Coal Truth\u201d\u2019. Info and registration here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Canberra, 12 July, 12.30\u20131.30 pm. School of Regulation and Global Governance: \u2018Cosmopolitan Pluralism, Authoritarian Nationalism, and the Future of Liberal Governance\u2019. More information here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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