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In case you missed it, yesterday was the launch of Mark Thomson\u2019s magnus opus for the year, The<\/i> Cost<\/em> of Defence: ASPI Defence Budget Brief 2013\u20132014<\/i><\/a>. And the cost of Defence? It\u2019s AUD$69,081,980.82<\/b> a day.<\/p>\n

What about the cost of a UN peacekeeper<\/a>? The answer is US$1,028 a month. David Bosco\u2019s new Foreign Policy<\/i> piece looks at the military and political value of the blue helmets which Colum Lynch describes as the \u201cUN\u2019s own caste system\u201d: richer states foot the bill for UN peacekeeping<\/b> while poorer ones provide the troops.<\/p>\n

Who is Obama\u2019s Kissinger? In the latest issue of Foreign Affairs<\/i>, Michael Hirsch evaluates Hillary Clinton\u2019s legacy<\/a> and the soft-power touch to US foreign policy<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Xinhua news reports that Indonesia<\/b> is developing its own \u2018cyber army<\/a>\u2019 to combat attacks against government websites in recent years. The Indonesian Defence Ministry\u2019s Director General of Security Potentials said that the ministry would develop a \u2018National Cyber Security\u2019 system.<\/p>\n

Speaking of cyber security<\/b>, ANU\u2019s Des Ball was interviewed by Four Corners<\/i> about potential Chinese hacking of Australian government and business assets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lockheed Martin revealed a $US4.5 billion ($4.6bn) reduction in costs<\/a> in 2012 of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter<\/b> program in an update report to US congress. It\u2019s worth noting because it\u2019s the first year a cost reduction has been announced and might save Australia millions.<\/p>\n

Sticking with the F-35, the US Navy has identified<\/a> the modifications<\/b> required for landing helicopter dock (LHD) amphibious assault ships to accommodate the new fighter aircraft.<\/p>\n

The 12th IISS Asia Security Summit aka Shangri-La Dialogue<\/b> starts today, and ASPI’s Peter Jennings, Tanya Ogilvie-White and Graeme Dobell will be reporting from there. Follow the events in realtime via\u00a0IISS on Twitter (@iiss_org<\/a>), especially tweets with hashtag #IISS_Asia, or follow the official blog Shangri-La Voices<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lastly, frequent Strategist\u00a0<\/em>contributor on African issues, Sabrina Joy Smith, attended the\u00a0B<\/i>uilding Sustainable Peace in Africa: Engaging Australians<\/i>\u00a0<\/i><\/b>International Engagement Workshop<\/i>\u00a0held at the University of Melbourne, 3 May 2013. Her report on the meeting is here<\/a>\u00a0(PDF).<\/p>\n

Events<\/b><\/div>\n

Canberra<\/span>: the Centre for Democratic Institutions\u2019 Annual Address will be delivered by The Hon. Theo Zurenuoc MP, Speaker of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea<\/a>. His speech is entitled \u2018Restoring the people’s confidence: Restoring the people’s parliament\u2019, Wednesday 5 June 6 \u2013 7pm at Molongo Theatre, ANU. Registration is essential.<\/p>\n

The Australian Red Cross, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Centre for International and Public Law at the ANU College of Law is holding a panel discussion of the Arms Trade Treaty<\/a>\u00a0with Dr Greg French, Ms Monica Silverwood and Dr Stephanie Koorey, Tuesday 11 June, Law Theatre (ANU), 6 \u2013 8pm.<\/p>\n

Melbourne<\/span>: Former Head of Mission in Jakarta, Bill Farmer AO<\/a>, recently delivered the keynote speech at our inaugural Australia-Indonesia Defence & Security Forum. He\u2019ll be sharing his thoughts on bilateral relations in an election year at an AIIA event, Dyason House, Wednesday 12 June 12.15 \u2013 2pm.<\/p>\n

Natalie Sambhi is an analyst at ASPI and editor of\u00a0<\/em>The Strategist. Image courtesy of Flickr user United Nations Photo<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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