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It\u2019s time for Australia\u2019s second most hotly anticipated annual countdown. That\u2019s right, the top 10 articles of the year as determined by you, dear Strategist<\/em> readers, through your clicks.<\/p>\n

In a year dominated by the Covid-19 pandemic, you\u2019d be forgiven for thinking that our most popular articles would be analysis and examination of the novel coronavirus that emerged in Wuhan a little over a year ago. We certainly had no shortage<\/a> of those to pick from.<\/p>\n

Instead, you decided that you had Covid information overload and not one of our top 10 articles was about the pandemic and its effects.<\/p>\n

As is the case every year, the list includes pieces on a wide variety of topics, ranging from border clashes to military acquisitions and even fisheries.<\/p>\n

Every article in the list bar one was published in the second half of 2020, including two that we posted on 24 December. One of those two was our number 10, Jonathan Lim\u2019s piece on China\u2019s Chang\u2019e-5 mission to the moon. Next, a perennial reader favourite, Brahma Chellaney, came in at number 9 with his September piece on the cost to China of its deadly border clashes with India in the Himalayas\u2014an issue that\u2019s still playing out today.<\/p>\n

In a first for this annual list, the next spot went to one of a monthly series started by ASPI\u2019s Malcolm Davis and Charlie Lyons Jones with their \u2018China military watch\u2019 instalment for December.<\/p>\n

The Strategist<\/em>\u2019s own Brendan Nicholson was next with his interview with Royal Australian Air Force chief Mel Hupfeld about the RAAF\u2019s preparations for increasing conflict in the grey zone. From the air force to the army, Marcus Hellyer\u2019s piece examining the strategy (or lack thereof) for Australia\u2019s new armoured vehicles came in at number 6.<\/p>\n

Moving to our nearest neighbour, Jeffrey Wall\u2019s look at plans for a $200 million Chinese fishery project in Papua New Guinea was at number 5.<\/p>\n

Two very different aspects of the Australian Army came in at 3 and 4, with fourth spot taken by Malcolm Davis\u2019s examination of the project to replace the Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopter, and former soldier Jonathan Huston\u2019s piece on the Special Air Service Regiment in the wake of the damning Brereton report into war crimes in Afghanistan taking third.<\/p>\n

Coming in at number 2 was ASPI\u2019s Nathan Ruser with another of his always popular deep analyses of satellite imagery, this time looking at the anatomy of the China\u2013India border clash.<\/p>\n

And the top piece for 2020\u2014despite having been published on Christmas Eve, with just eight days in which to rack up a record number of reads\u2014was aviation journalist Bradley Perrett\u2019s article about Japan\u2019s plans for its next fighter jet.<\/p>\n

Despite the many challenges of the year, our audience has once again grown and we have all of you to thank for helping us make The Strategist<\/em> the best site in Australia for analysis and commentary on foreign affairs, defence and national security issues.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the full top 10 for 2020:<\/span><\/p>\n

10. China\u2019s Chang\u2019e-5 mission: flagging the moon for conflict?<\/a> by Jonathan Lim<\/p>\n

9. China is paying a high price for provoking India<\/a>, by Brahma Chellaney<\/p>\n

8. China military watch<\/a> no. 5, by Malcolm Davis and Charlie Lyons Jones<\/p>\n

7. Air force chief says RAAF ramping up preparations for \u2018grey zone\u2019 missions<\/a>, by Brendan Nicholson<\/p>\n

6. What\u2019s the strategy for the Australian Army\u2019s new vehicles?<\/a> by Marcus Hellyer<\/p>\n

5. China to build $200 million fishery project on Australia\u2019s doorstep<\/a>, by Jeffrey Wall<\/p>\n

4. The eye of the Tiger: Is the Australian Army preparing for the right conflict?<\/a> by Malcolm Davis<\/p>\n

3. The anatomy of the Special Air Service\u2019s descent into a one-battalion army<\/a>, by Jonathan Huston<\/p>\n

2. Satellite images show positions surrounding deadly China\u2013India clash<\/a>, by Nathan Ruser<\/p>\n

1. Japan going ahead with \u2018Godzilla\u2019 fighter jet<\/a>, by Bradley Perrett<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll be back to our usual programming tomorrow after a short break for the Australia Day public holiday.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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