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

There were just a few major events causing hiccups around the world this week. To kick off, we saw major developments in the India\u2013Pakistan confrontation. The New York Times<\/a><\/em> has a great backgrounder on why India and Pakistan continue to fight over Kashmir, while Mohammed Ayoob writes<\/a> in The Strategist<\/em> that the action taken by both sides could quickly snowball into something much more severe. See CSIS\u2019s Critical Questions<\/a><\/em> for an interview with Richard Rossow on the issue, including his thoughts on what stake the US has in the conflict and what the chances of further escalation are.<\/p>\n

Another big event was, of course, the Trump\u2013Kim summit in Hanoi, which got cut short late on Thursday. VOA<\/a> has the details, while the New York Times<\/a><\/em> sees each side pointing a finger at the other over the summit\u2019s failure to produce a deal. For a great read on the \u2018changing face of North Korea\u2019, see Foreign Policy<\/em>.<\/a> For now, however, the real outcomes of the summit remain un(nu)clear.<\/p>\n

Russia deserves a mention after a state-owned television program revealed the locations its nuclear forces would target<\/a> in the event of a nuclear conflict with the US. It seems the cold-war mentality is rife in Russia this week, as the St Petersburg cathedral choir sang a ballad about dropping nuclear bombs on America. The New York Times<\/a><\/em> has the analysis on this, saying it comes in response to the US withdrawing from the INF Treaty. War on the Rocks<\/a><\/em> describes the measures being used by Russia to undermine Europe and increase its own influence, and Chatham House<\/a> has a presentation by Keir Giles on why Russia constantly challenges the West.<\/p>\n

Those following the Brexit mayhem will know there\u2019s now less than a month until Britain is scheduled to leave the EU. In a situation starting to look more and more like the Seven Network\u2019s Deal or No Deal,<\/em> Brookings<\/a> looks into the options Prime Minister Theresa May has left, along with what to expect next. Writing for Bloomberg, Therese Raphael<\/a> seems to think that May\u2019s Brexit deal is starting to catch on after parliament told her on Thursday to stay her course.<\/p>\n

And the final hiccup of this week\u2019s \u2018Suggests\u2019 is on one of our favourite topics, the South China Sea. As the US and China continue to butt heads and uncertainty remains about America\u2019s commitment to its allies in the region, Nikkei Asian Review<\/a><\/em> believes Japan can fill the security gap that\u2019s forming throughout Southeast Asia and in the South China Sea. See The National Interest<\/a><\/em> for a look at how France is following Britain\u2019s lead and sending its only aircraft carrier to Asia, demonstrating its ambition to remain a major player in the area. And finally, China may be looking to continue its expansion in the region: the ABC<\/a> outlines Beijing\u2019s interest in buying a bankrupt port in the Philippines in a strategic location in the South China Sea.<\/p>\n

For some extra reads, see the Washington Post<\/a><\/em> for analysis of why a US intervention in Venezuela could turn it into the \u2018Libya of the Caribbean\u2019. And the ABC<\/a> dives into the concept of US nuclear deterrence in Australia.<\/p>\n

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

We begin with what is one of the most important stories to be reported on by tech geek so far. Boeing unveiled<\/a> the \u2018Loyal Wingman\u2019 unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) on Wednesday at the 2019 Australian International Airshow at Avalon. Under the project title \u2018Boeing Airpower Teaming System\u2019<\/a>, the UCAV is designed to escort manned aircraft, protect those aircraft from threats and project power while allowing the manned platform to avoid unnecessary risk.<\/p>\n

The Loyal Wingman is unique in that is fully designed and built in Australia<\/a>\u2014the first local aircraft project since the CAC Boomerang in 1942. This represents a major milestone for the Australian defence industry as it potentially will be open for export<\/a> to Five Eyes partners and other key allies.<\/p>\n

The Wingman<\/a> will be initially designed for ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) and electronic-warfare missions, but will also have a weapons bay that can carry missiles and bombs. It will have a 3,700-kilometre range, giving it comparable reach to the retired F-111C. Its first flight is expected in 2020, and it will be a number of years before the platform enters RAAF service. Look for a Strategist<\/em> article on this unique capability coming soon.<\/p>\n

Avalon also featured impressive flying displays<\/a> by the RAAF\u2019s F-35A (the first two of a total of 72 aircraft arrived in Australia in December last year), as well as the USAF F-22 Raptor.<\/p>\n

Two other capabilities caught tech geek\u2019s eye at the airshow. The first was the Airbus Industry Zephyr<\/a> high-altitude pseudo-satellite, which is a solar-electric UAV that can remain on station for months to undertake surveillance tasks. Second was a unique space surveillance capability<\/a> called \u2018Astrosite\u2019<\/a> developed by the University of Western Sydney and based on neuromorphic sensors.<\/p>\n

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

NATO undertook its first combat engagement<\/a> on 28 February 1994, almost 45 years after it was established. On that day, US fighter jets shot down four Serbian fighters in violation of Bosnia\u2019s no-fly zone. For a full list of NATO operations, see NATO\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

See this photo series by Al Jazeera<\/a> for an insight into the emotional reactions in India to the country\u2019s air raids in Pakistan.<\/p>\n

Military and civilian aircraft from all over the world are at the Avalon airshow. Check out photos of their flying displays from earlier this week here<\/a> and look out for more as the show continues this weekend.<\/p>\n

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

Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran recorded a great podcast<\/a> discussing the significance of India\u2019s \u2018non-military pre-emptive strikes\u2019 in Pakistan and their implications for security dynamics in South Asia. [19:25]<\/p>\n

War on the Rocks<\/a><\/em> has a special episode on what comes after the \u2018end of the caliphate\u2019 with a stacked lineup of panelists with firsthand experience in the war against Islamic State and terrorism. [59:27]<\/p>\n

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

Sydney, 6 March, 7\u20138.15 pm, University of New South Wales: \u2018Writing war: Kassem Eid and Mohammed Hanif\u2019. Tickets here<\/a> ($10).<\/p>\n

Canberra, 8 March, 1.30\u20132.30 pm, Australian National University: \u20182019 International Women\u2019s Day lecture\u2019. Register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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