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

Ten years ago, the Lehman Brothers collapse was the final catalyst for the global financial crisis that sent economies across the world spiralling into the recession. The crisis had been brewing for at least a year. The<\/span> Financial Review<\/span><\/i><\/a> peers deeply into what happened and puts together some of the lessons learned.<\/span> Arancha Gonzalez<\/span><\/a> explains in <\/span>The Economist<\/span><\/i> why multilateral cooperation has proven to be essential in the aftermath of financial crises. For <\/span>Quartz<\/span><\/i>,<\/span> Gwynn Guilford<\/span><\/a> travels back in time to the global financial crisis of 1825 to explore the roots of emerging-market crises. And this <\/span>Guardian<\/span><\/i> long read<\/span><\/a> takes a different angle, using James Bond to assess the Bretton Woods system but also diving into the history of eurobonds.<\/span><\/p>\n

A UN Human Rights Council<\/span> report<\/span><\/a> on Syria claims that three government attacks on rebel-held regions in the past six months incorporated chemical weapons, taking the total number of such attacks to 40 in the seven-year conflict.<\/span> Reuters<\/span><\/a> reports on indications from Germany that it may participate in military intervention if the use of chemical weapons continues.<\/span><\/p>\n

Foreign Policy<\/span><\/i><\/a> looks at Israel\u2019s support of Syrian rebels in the context of its standoff with Iran, and the<\/span> National Interest<\/span><\/i><\/a> examines whether Turkey and Russia will butt heads over the growing crisis. This regularly updated<\/span> interactive map<\/span><\/a> of Syria shows the latest events and where they happened.<\/span><\/p>\n

The September issue of <\/span>CTC Sentinel<\/span><\/i>, West Point\u2019s Combating Terrorism Center\u2019s publication, features an<\/span> article<\/span><\/a> by Bryant Neal Vi\u00f1as and Mitchell Silber on Vi\u00f1as\u2019s experiences as the first American recruited by al-Qaeda after 9\/11. And are you wondering why John Bolton, President Donald Trump\u2019s national security adviser, has an issue with the International Criminal Court? Read <\/span>Slate<\/span><\/i> for the<\/span> details<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Word has spread that Australia outbid China to fund Fiji\u2019s new military base, and the<\/span> East Asia Forum<\/span><\/i><\/a> dives into changes in the South Pacific due to increased Chinese, Russian, Australian and French engagement in the region. The<\/span> ABC<\/span><\/a> provides all the facts and figures about China\u2019s presence in the region. Moving further afield,<\/span> The Strategy Bridge<\/span><\/i><\/a> describes the strategic importance of Southeast Asia and of the US\u2019s role in it. Some<\/span> new analysis<\/span><\/a> from Rahul Roy-Chaudhury at the International Institute for Strategic Studies looks at maritime security in the Indian Ocean and how to foster cooperation among regional groupings.<\/span><\/p>\n

Brookings has released a new<\/span> report<\/span><\/a> on the future of military technology. Against the prevailing view,<\/span> Michael Horowitz<\/span><\/a> believes the race for AI software won\u2019t just be run between the US and China. Also swimming against the tide is<\/span> War on the Rocks<\/span><\/i><\/a>, with its suggestion that the development of swarming technology may be a bit hyped up.<\/span> Rain Liivoja<\/span><\/a> explains the difficulties in achieving an international agreement on autonomous weapons.<\/span><\/p>\n

The<\/span> Global Climate Action Summit<\/span><\/a> wraps up today in San Francisco. While<\/span> Brookings<\/span><\/a> analyses what to expect from the summit,<\/span> National Geographic<\/span><\/i><\/a> has already found the answer to global warming: forests.<\/span> The Atlantic<\/span><\/i><\/a> looks at the impact climate change is having on world politics using the \u2018Day Zero\u2019 scenario from the South African city of Cape Town.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rounding it off, the<\/span> Financial Times<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u2019 Yuan Yang describes her feelings about returning to China, where she was born, as the paper\u2019s correspondent. Both<\/span> National Geographic<\/span><\/i><\/a> and<\/span> The Conversation<\/span><\/i><\/a> shed light on elephant poaching in Botswana and its effects on conservation. And the<\/span> Smithsonian Magazine<\/span><\/i><\/a> has a fascinating long read about the essential role women played in the Venona project, the US\u2019s effort to break Soviet spy communications.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Ever wanted to peek inside an American E-4B National Airborne Operations Center (codenamed \u2018Nightwatch\u2019, or, more prosaically, the \u2018<\/span>doomsday plane<\/span><\/a>\u2019), the jet that follows Air Force One around? There\u2019s a fascinating<\/span> video<\/span><\/a> of what it\u2019s like inside the aircraft. This aircraft, of which the US has four, is based on a converted Boeing 747 and is responsible for managing nuclear warfare. Its systems are \u201980s retro and fittings are hardly luxurious!<\/span><\/p>\n

The risk of space war is increasing. France looks set to get<\/span> serious<\/span><\/a> about space security after one of its satellites was<\/span> approached<\/span><\/a> by a Russian co-orbital inspection satellite, suspected of gathering intelligence. Meanwhile, the US is looking at<\/span> options<\/span><\/a> to build a<\/span> space-based<\/span><\/a> surveillance network that would help counter the rapidly growing<\/span> threat<\/span><\/a> posed by Chinese and<\/span> Russian<\/span><\/a> hypersonic weapons. That would likely see Russia and China target such a system with their anti-satellite capabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n

Another option to counter the growing menace of hypersonic weapons is a DARPA<\/span> project<\/span><\/a> called \u2018Glide Breaker\u2019, which is designed to counter hypersonic glide vehicles like China\u2019s<\/span> DF-17<\/span><\/a> (formerly DZ-ZF) and Russia\u2019s<\/span> Avanguard<\/span><\/a> system<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

If a major military conflict does happen between the US and Russia in Europe, the Suwalki Gap in Poland will likely be the first point of conflict. There\u2019s an interesting<\/span> article<\/span><\/a> in <\/span>Stars and Stripes <\/span><\/i>looking at forward-deployed US forces in the region, which is the modern equivalent to the Cold War Fulda Gap in West Germany.<\/span><\/p>\n

Finally, Japan\u2019s Maritime Self-Defense Force has successfully<\/span> tested<\/span><\/a> the latest Aegis system, with an SM-3 Block 1B missile shooting down a target missile.<\/span><\/p>\n

Multimedia<\/b><\/p>\n

Meduza<\/span><\/i> has<\/span> some powerful images<\/span><\/a> from the violent 9 September protests across Russia, where demonstrators expressed their anger about the planned pension reforms. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This week is Media Literacy Week, and the ABC<\/a> has put together a \u2018survival guide\u2019 for navigating the increasing challenges of information reporting. [Videos, 39\u201348 minutes each)<\/span><\/p>\n

SBS on Demand has added the hit British TV series<\/span> The State<\/span><\/i><\/a> to its line-up. The four episodes follow four Brits (two men and two women) travelling to join the Islamic State, capturing how they come to grapple with the reality of life in the so-called caliphate.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

ASPI brings you two episodes of <\/span>Policy, Guns and Money<\/span><\/i> this week:<\/span> a special<\/span><\/a> with voices from the Land Forces exhibition [32:58], and the<\/span> latest episode<\/span><\/a> talking about rising right-wing extremism, decriminalising gay sex in India, PLA expansion and Chinese surveillance capabilities. [33:00]<\/span><\/p>\n

The Dead Prussian<\/span><\/i><\/a> hosts the ANU\u2019s Dr Brendan Taylor and chats about his book <\/span>The four flashpoints: how Asia goes to war<\/span><\/i>\u2019. [28:19]<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Sydney, 18 September, 6\u20137.30 pm, University of Sydney\/Sydney Ideas: \u2018Differing views: valuing disagreement\u2019. Register<\/span> here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Canberra, 20 September, 12\u20131.30 pm, ANU\u2019s College of Asia and the Pacific: \u2018Expanding horizons: Indonesia\u2019s regional engagement in the Indo-Pacific era\u2019. Registration<\/span> here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Canberra, 20<\/span> September, 6\u20137 pm, Australian Institute of International Affairs: \u2018Hybrids and cascades: new thinking on peacebuilding\u2019. Tickets<\/span> here<\/span><\/a> ($10 \u2639).<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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