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

Another week, another edition of \u2018Suggests\u2019 with the latest in Brexit drama from the UK. MPs are set to vote on<\/a> part of the deal\u2014the \u2018withdrawal agreement<\/a>\u2019\u2014that Prime Minister Theresa May has already failed to get through parliament twice. The difference now might be that May says she\u2019ll step down<\/a> if her Tory colleagues back the plan. For more on how the UK got into this mess, see this Guardian<\/em> piece, which, well, we\u2019ll let the title do the talking: \u2018How the media let malicious idiots take over<\/a>\u2019.<\/p>\n

Debate surrounding international relations theory usually focuses on the differences between liberalism and realism. Considering recent Brexit revelations, however, Foreign Affairs<\/a><\/em> has come out in defence of cosmopolitanism\u2014the idea that all humans belong to a single, borderless community. This interesting read<\/a> from Foreign Policy<\/em> highlights the failure of IR theories to understand or even include the diversity of cultures across the globe and how they influence international politics. See this article by Lea Ypi<\/a> of the London School of Economics for an insight into why socialism is still so attractive, particularly to young people.<\/p>\n

Ukrainians will head to the polls on 31 March in an election already marred by allegations of corruption and Russian interference. The National Interest<\/em><\/a> throws its two cents into the ring with some background on the elections and on the frontrunners. And see Brookings<\/a> for a look at Russia\u2019s \u2018grey zone\u2019 operations against Ukraine over the past five years and analysis of how they might affect the election results. Sit down with Ukrainian journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk, who discusses her opinions of the 2019 presidential elections with Chatham House<\/a>. And finally, some Russians can\u2019t bear<\/em> the thought that their resident furry friend has successfully predicted the next president. See Reuters for details<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A train touring Russia full of \u2018trophies\u2019<\/a> that the country\u2019s military claims it captured in Syria has reached Vladivostok<\/a>. The \u2018Syrian breakthrough\u2019 exhibition from Moscow has been travelling over the past month and has visited dozens of cities on the way. See this Twitter thread<\/a> from Rob Lee for a series of photos and videos of what\u2019s been on display, including tanks, UN armoured vehicles captured by Islamic State, and US-made Humvees with extra plating attached by militants. Smaller items like rifles, motorcycles and drones used in the Syrian conflict have also been on show.<\/p>\n

Some great analysis on feminism from around the globe has emerged this week. This fascinating piece<\/a> from Al Jazeera shows how female artists in Armenia are looking to change the political landscape through cultural input as the ratio of women in the government continues to fall. Political Critique<\/em> provides research<\/a> into how crises disproportionately affect women due to the \u2018relative devaluation of female \u201cproductive\u201d labour\u2019 among many other things. See National Geographic<\/a><\/em> for the incredible story of the \u2018world\u2019s most famous feminist\u2019, Gloria Steinem, and look back at this New York Times<\/a><\/em> article on Sweden, a truly feminist country.<\/p>\n

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

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says his country has established itself as a \u2018global space power\u2019 after it successfully tested<\/a> an anti-satellite weapon. The Indian military shot down one of its small satellites at an altitude of 300 kilometres. The new capability brings India into an exclusive club whose members (the US, China and Russia) may not be so thrilled to have another country join them. Acting US defence secretary Patrick Shanahan says the testing<\/a> of ASATs can create a potentially dangerous field of space debris. ASPI\u2019s Malcolm Davis looks at<\/a> whether the test might fuel the space arms race.<\/p>\n

The US Marines are testing<\/a> an \u2018amphibious combat vehicle\u2019 to replace the 1970s-era \u2018amphibious assault vehicle\u2019. Last year, BAE Systems won the contract<\/a> to build the ACV, which will have wheels instead of tracks and be much faster on land than its predecessor. It will travel at only 6 knots in the water, however, leading to criticism that it won\u2019t be able to fulfil its role as a \u2018ship to shore\u2019 transport in an era when anti-ship missiles mean that the vessels unloading them may need to be stationed much further offshore than they have in the past.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a busy week in VIP transport news. The first of two Boeing 747-8s (or VC-25Bs\u2014the plane\u2019s military name) to be used as the US\u2019s next Air Force One has taken to the air<\/a>, flying from its storage location to the Texas base where its modification is expected to take place. The jets are set to be the most expensive aircraft ever made; the cost of the program to replace the planes used by the US president is projected to be US$4.68 billion. Japan, meanwhile, has introduced<\/a> its own new VIP transports based on the Boeing 777-300ER and put its 747s out to pasture.<\/p>\n

And for some light reading, look at this War on the Rocks<\/em> piece<\/a> on the \u2018unicorn\u2019 that is the concept of a fighter aircraft developed, but not used, by the US.<\/p>\n

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

This week in 1979, Israel and Egypt signed a formal peace treaty after fighting four wars since 1948, including the Suez Crisis, the Six-Day War and the Yom Kippur War. Politico<\/a><\/em> has further details.<\/p>\n

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

Al Jazeera has released the shocking results of its three-year undercover investigation into the US\u2019s National Rifle Association and Pauline Hanson\u2019s One Nation Party in a not-to-be-missed documentary series. Watch part 1 here<\/a>. [48:53]<\/p>\n

After Cyclone Idai smashed into Mozambique, Reuters has put together a photo series<\/a> showing those waiting for aid and the devastation caused.<\/p>\n

Check out this BBC interactive on the Mappa Mundi<\/a>, the 700-year-old map that is the largest surviving document (can a calf skin be a document?) of its kind from the Middle Ages.<\/p>\n

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

Listen to this podcast<\/a> by the Center for a New American Security on the experiences of three military veterans during and after service. [1:19.48]<\/p>\n

This week on ASPI\u2019s Policy, Guns and Money<\/em><\/a>, Peter Jennings and Jacinta Carroll offer their immediate reactions to the Christchurch terrorist attack, and John Coyne and Genevieve Feely talk about a new ASPI research program focusing on the national security challenge of protecting Australia\u2019s north. [40:34]<\/p>\n

Global Dispatches\u2019<\/a> latest podcast dives into how trends in global trade affect how women work around the world. [27:09]<\/p>\n

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

Melbourne, 1 April, 2.30\u20133.30 pm, University of Melbourne: \u2018Climate engineering under the Paris Agreement\u2019. Register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Melbourne, 1 April, 6\u20137.30 pm, Australian Institute of International Affairs: \u2018US Middle East policy under Trump\u2019. Tickets here<\/a> ($30).<\/p>\n

Canberra, 3 April, 6\u20137 pm, Australian National University: \u2018In conversation with Michelle Grattan AO\u2019. More information here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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