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

It\u2019s the end of an era in Japan\u2014literally. This week, the 30-year Heisei Era came to an end with the abdication of Emperor Akihito, and the Reiwa Era began with his son Naruhito\u2019s ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne<\/a>. See CNN reporter Will Ripley\u2019s short documentary series<\/a> for more on the first emperor to abdicate in more than 200 years<\/a>. There\u2019s concern about a dwindling number of heirs<\/a> in the world\u2019s oldest<\/a> continuing hereditary monarchy. Women aren\u2019t currently allowed to inherit the throne, though a poll this week found that nearly 80%<\/a> of the Japanese people would support a change.<\/p>\n

Following Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido\u2019s call for open rebellion against President Nicolas Maduro, thousands have taken to the streets. For what we know so far, see the New York Times<\/a><\/em>, and for more on the history behind the crisis, The Strategy Bridge<\/a><\/em> has you covered. While the rest of the world watches on, National Interest<\/a><\/em> claims the US must intervene or face the challenge of millions of refugees fleeing to the American border. And DW<\/a> analyses the impact the turmoil is having on Venezuelans.<\/p>\n

Iran has threatened (yet again) to close the Strait of Hormuz\u2014through which 20% of the world\u2019s petroleum passes\u2014due to renewed US sanctions. Al Jazeera<\/a> examines what the consequences of shutting the Strait would be [25:15]. The Wall Street Journal<\/a><\/em> has an interesting article outlining the impacts on the relationship between Saudi Arabia and the US as the kingdom looks to boost its oil output in response to the sanctions on Iran. Here are some BBC<\/a> charts illustrating the effect the sanctions are having on Iran. Brookings<\/a> looks into the many unanswered questions surrounding President Donald Trump\u2019s goals in increasing the Iranian sanctions. See The Strategist<\/a><\/em> for how the sanctions could lead to increased instability in the Middle East.<\/p>\n

In this great New York Times<\/a><\/em> piece, Ameena Hussein, a Muslim living in Sri Lanka, describes how the Easter bombings affected her life. Hussein questions why and how violent extremism began to take over in her Muslim community, one which is now facing ostracism from the wider Sri Lankan population. See Chatham House<\/a> for the wider implications of the attacks on Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n

The Council on Foreign Relations<\/a> has all you need to know on the Russia \u2013 North Korea relationship following the meeting between the countries\u2019 leaders and during which Russian President Vladimir Putin highlighted the importance of denulcearisation and Russia\u2019s relevance in the Korean peace process. For analysis of what Putin actually wants from North Korea, see the National Interest<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

For those with an interest in anthropology and archaeology, a jaw bone found<\/a> on the Tibetan Plateau has been revealed to be 160,000 years old, proving that early humans\u2014in this case, Denisovans\u2014lived in the area long before previously thought.<\/p>\n

If you haven\u2019t yet caught the latest episode of Game of Thrones<\/em>, avert your eyes now. Those of you who have seen it may be, like us, perplexed at some of the choices made by the defenders of Winterfell in trying, and coming ever so close to failing, to defeat the Army of the Dead. Examining everything from spectacularly poor use of airpower to confused defensive positioning and Custer-like cavalry charges, Wired<\/em> has the tactical analysis<\/a> of the battle you\u2019re looking for.<\/p>\n

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

There\u2019s an interesting story<\/a> on China\u2019s growing naval capability and ambitions, including the rapid growth of the People\u2019s Liberation Army Navy, and how it is set to eclipse the US Navy in the Western Pacific. With that in mind, an important report<\/a> on how the PLA plans to wage \u2018systems confrontation and system destruction warfare\u2019 has been released by the RAND Corporation.<\/p>\n

There are some challenges ahead for NASA in achieving the current goal of returning humans to the moon by 2024. Ars Technica<\/em> published a really hard-hitting piece<\/a> on problems with funding, congressional resistance to commercial solutions and internal NASA resistance to an accelerated timetable.<\/p>\n

Sticking with space, and keeping with China\u2019s plans, there was an important session<\/a> of the US\u2013China Economic and Security Review in Congress this week which went into depth on China\u2019s strategic space ambitions.<\/p>\n

And who says the US military doesn\u2019t do pop culture? Three advanced software labs have sci-fi names: \u2018Kessel Run<\/a>\u2019 in Boston and \u2018Bespin\u2019 in Montgomery, Alabama, are both of Star Wars<\/em> fame, and \u2018Kobayashi Maru\u2019<\/a> in Los Angeles comes from Star Trek<\/a>.<\/em> What they do at these labs is highly classified \u2026 of course!<\/p>\n

In aircraft news, Popular Mechanics<\/em> has given us the first glimpse<\/a> inside the cockpit<\/a> of the B-2A Spirit stealth bomber, and the US Air Force\u2019s F-35A has had its first combat operation<\/a> over Iraq.<\/p>\n

Finally, evidence<\/a> has emerged that Russia may be using beluga whales<\/a> to spy on NATO bases in Norway. But the Russians aren\u2019t the only ones<\/a> putting marine mammals to military work.<\/p>\n

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

On 30 April 1945, Adolf Hitler died<\/a>. The Nazi leader committed suicide in his Berlin bunker as the Red Army took the city street by street. Hitler\u2019s death has long been the subject of conspiracy theories<\/a>, including that he fled to Argentina<\/a> in a submarine, though last year<\/a> French scientists published analysis of bone and dental records they say proves he did indeed die in 1945.<\/p>\n

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

Human Rights Watch has released an interactive report on its findings that authorities in China are engaging in mass surveillance and detention of Muslims in Xinjiang with the help of an app. The app has been \u2018reverse engineered\u2019 to show that the illegal monitoring of legal behaviour is being used to target the people of Xinjiang. See how the app works here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See this Al Jazeera documentary<\/a> for a look at what happens after a mass shooting in the US. Fault Lines<\/em> examines the impact on survivors and the families of victims once the immediate media attention and calls for \u2018thoughts and prayers\u2019 fade away. [26:00].<\/p>\n

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

On History Hit<\/em><\/a>, Dan Snow speaks to Alexandra Churchill, who\u2019s looked through the UK\u2019s Royal Archives to uncover the real role of King George V of Saxe-Coburg<\/span> Windsor in World War I. [27:00].<\/p>\n

In this two-part series, Planet Money<\/em> investigates how Chilean economists who studied at the University of Chicago helped dictator Augusto Pinochet take their country from socialism to capitalism at a huge human cost. Part 1<\/a> [24:27], part 2<\/a> [27:27].<\/p>\n

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

Sydney, 4 May, 2\u20133 pm, University of Sydney: \u2018Islands, encounters and adaptations in the Pacific\u2019. Register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Canberra, 7 May, 12.30\u20132 pm, Australian National University: \u2018Asia\u2019s economic outlook: what are the risks?\u2019 Register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Melbourne, 9 May, 5.30\u20137 pm, University of Melbourne: \u2018Xi Jinping\u2019s counter-reformation and China\u2019s new world order\u2019. Register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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