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

Saudi journalist and Washington Post<\/em> contributor Jamal Khashoggi vanished while visiting the Saudi consulate in Istanbul and is thought to have been killed on the premises. The Independent<\/em> has the details<\/a> and the Guardian<\/a><\/em> provides insight on the potential Saudi hit squad. Carnegie interviewed<\/a> Human Rights Watch\u2019s Adam Coogle on the disappearance and what message the murder of a journalist at the hands of Saudi authorities would send. This Straits Times<\/em> piece<\/a> looks at the effect on the White House and the BBC<\/a> published an off-air conversation with Khashoggi, recorded three days before he vanished, on the likelihood of his return to Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n

Two similar stories made headlines this week. Vox<\/a><\/em> sheds light on the murky development around the former head of Interpol, Meng Hongwei, who went missing before China announced he was under investigation for corruption. And the Daily Beast<\/em> reports<\/a> on the rape and murder of Bulgarian journalist Victoria Marinova, who investigated the misuse of EU funds. She is the fourth journalist killed in Europe in the last 14 months.<\/p>\n

The IPCC released a report<\/a> on the potential impacts of and ways to mitigate a rise in global temperatures of 1.5 degrees Celsius. The New York Times<\/a><\/em> outlines the report\u2019s main themes and criticises US President Donald Trump\u2019s position on climate change, and Vox<\/a><\/em> provides 10 very achievable ways to reduce carbon emissions.<\/p>\n

The world is heating up in more ways than one as tensions between global powers threaten arms control<\/a> treaties. Defense One<\/a><\/em> highlights the arms control community\u2019s \u2018deafening silence\u2019 since Russia deployed its new intermediate-range, nuclear-capable cruise missile in Europe. On the cyber front, MIT Technology Review<\/a><\/em> brings to light the lack of a cyber arms treaty. But it\u2019s not all bad: Amnesty International<\/a> introduces us to three women campaigning for better arms control and War on the Rocks<\/a><\/em> discusses the effectiveness of those treaties over 50 years. Finally, a Strategist<\/a><\/em> piece outlines how advances in technology mean a ban on megaton-yield nuclear weapons might be easier to achieve.<\/p>\n

The National Interest<\/a><\/em> claims the international community was never prepared to seek to end the conflict in Syria despite the atrocities committed there. Though the spotlight is on Idlib due to the creation of a demilitarised zone, Foreign Policy in Focus<\/a><\/em> looks at two other fronts: the US presence in Syria\u2019s east, and the confrontation between Iran and Israel. Foreign Affairs<\/a><\/em> looks at how Bashar al-Assad was able to hijack the vast majority of international aid sent to his country.<\/p>\n

The Institute of Modern Russia\u2019s latest report<\/a> explores the Kremlin\u2019s ties to think tanks and universities across Russia, Europe and the US and how it drives its information warfare campaigns. Foreign Brief<\/a><\/em> examines the consequences of Mongolia\u2019s participation in Russia\u2019s Vostok 18 exercise and its perilous position between Russia and China.<\/p>\n

The German Marshall Fund of the United States and Visegrad Insight<\/em> have collaborated to produce a report<\/a> with five scenarios<\/a> for the future of Central Europe at a time of growing illiberalism and nationalism. Meanwhile, this Economist<\/em> piece<\/a> highlights why the Baltic states in particular worry about the current US attitude to European security, while Politico<\/a> <\/em>reports that Poland has gone all-in on Trump. We also recommend this in-depth read<\/a> on the challenges facing democracy in The New York Review of Books<\/em> that explores the similarities between inter-war Europe and today\u2019s US.<\/p>\n

For this New York Times<\/em> feature<\/a>, Australian photojournalist Andrew Quilty spent time with US special forces, who are fighting with their Afghan counterparts against an Islamic State affiliate, capturing their everyday life and mission in photos and print. On that note, see how IS plans to dive underground, make money and return in force once the US has withdrawn from the Middle East in Foreign Policy<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

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

Researchers have found that no one can escape the trend in consumer-available DNA mapping. An article published in Science<\/em><\/a> found that, due to widespread use of consumer DNA kits, researchers could gain the genetic profiles of more than 60% of Americans who had never engaged in DNA profiling themselves.<\/p>\n

The Chinese government is funding academic research into gene editing and brain-computer interfaces<\/a> that seeks to allow human brains to directly interact with hardware. If successful, it would take China one step closer to being able to \u2018enhance human capabilities for battlefield perception and\u00a0decision-making\u2019, ASPI International Cyber Policy Centre Fellow Elsa Kania told Defense One<\/em>.<\/p>\n

With this dystopian future in mind, Boston Dynamics has released a video<\/a> of its latest humanoid robot \u2018Atlas\u2019 doing parkour. Tech Geek, for one, welcomes our new robot overlords.<\/p>\n

Finally, with the threat of a Terminator<\/em>-like future approaching, Northrop Grumman has unveiled its latest anti-radiation missile designs<\/a> at the US Army conference and expo, which is underway in Washington DC. The system follows the increasingly popular trend of packaging weapons systems into a standard shipping container, meaning it can be easily transported and placed almost anywhere.<\/p>\n

This week in history<\/strong><\/p>\n

This week in 2001, American forces responding to the September 11 attacks began bombing Taliban forces in Afghanistan in what has since become the longest war in US (and Australian) history. See this timeline<\/a> of major events in the conflict and this moving photo series<\/a> (warning: graphic content).<\/p>\n

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

The devastating impact of Hurricane Michael, which crossed the Florida coast as a category 4 storm, is captured in this Atlantic<\/a><\/em> photo series.<\/p>\n

The BBC<\/a> investigates whether it\u2019s too late for us to reduce our carbon footprint and save ourselves from further environmental degradation. [15:20]<\/p>\n

This DW documentary<\/a> revisits the Cold War and the Gorbachev era, interviewing several international politicians and advisers from that time who discuss the relationship between the world powers and the threat of nuclear war. [42:25]<\/p>\n

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

ASPI\u2019s Policy, Guns and Money<\/em>\u2019s sixth episode<\/a> covers a broad spectrum of topics: epidemics, the departure of Nikki Haley, the attribution of cyberattacks and the Nobel Peace Prize. [40:56]<\/p>\n

The Foreign Desk<\/a><\/em> hosts a number of experts to discuss Iraq\u2019s future after the new government was agreed on. [34:22]<\/p>\n

Defence Connect<\/a><\/em> interviews the Australian Space Agency\u2019s Karl Rodrigues on the future of Australia\u2019s involvement in space and the space economy. It\u2019s out of this world! [35:06]<\/p>\n

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

Canberra, 17 October, 2\u20134.30 pm, National Museum of Australia: \u2018Global security through nuclear weapons?\u2019 Register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sydney, 18 October, 6\u20137.30 pm, United States Studies Centre: \u2018Women in foreign policy\u2019. Tickets here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sydney, 19 October, 12\u20132 pm, UNSW Science: \u2018Policy, politics and research with Professor Paul Cairney\u2019. More info here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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