Southeast Asia snapshot #59
SOVINDA PO | Update of Vietnam’s foreign policy Despite being a socialist country with a non-democratic form of government, Vietnam has recently made… Read More
China
Pacific Outlook Bulletin | 27 September
Tess Newton Cain provides her regular review of what you need to know from the Pacific - leaders meet with US President Joe Biden, more turmoil in Vanuatu politics and other news from the region. Read More
Duelling battle networks: The new equilibrium
PETER LAYTON | With digital technology omnipresent, future major wars will most likely pivot around duelling battle networks. These complicated systems represent unique target sets best attacked through using system of system thinking and emerging ideas of cognitive warfare. Particularly given China’s “systems confrontation” focus, attacking battle networks is an idea that can’t be neglected. Time to think deeply about it. Read More
Southeast Asia snapshot #58
SOVINDA PO | Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam rejected China’s new map China published a new version of its national map on… Read More
As Russia woos nations to support its war in Ukraine, will fault lines deepen around the globe?
MATTHEW SUSSEX | For Russian President Vladimir Putin, the mistaken belief that he could conquer much of Ukraine in a few days highlighted the depth of his hubris. Since then, his decision to continue the onslaught has revealed the ongoing practical costs to the Russian military. Now, Moscow’s attempt to meet those costs is also showing how the world is beginning to split along broad, albeit fuzzy, lines of competition that could resonate beyond the Ukraine war. Read More
India pushes China to the margins of the G20
IAN HALL | New multilateral agreements unveiled on the sidelines of the G20 show how India has been working hard to curtail China's strategic influence. Read More
Danger Will Robinson: Warfighting robots fast approaching
PETER LAYTON | "Mass is the new black"... In his latest piece, Peter Layton warns that cheap drones built in the thousands are setting the scene for future conflicts. Read More
US military plans to unleash thousands of autonomous war robots over next two years
PETER LAYTON | The United States military plans to start using thousands of autonomous weapons systems in the next two years in a bid… Read More
Whether on Russia or China, clearly Baerbock is driving Germany’s change
IAN KEMISH AM | Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock’s address to the Lowy Institute this week highlighted the significant changes in German foreign and security… Read More
Southeast Asia snapshot #57
SOVINDA PO | The political situation in Myanmar as of 16 August 2023 Recently, the military junta has extended the country’s state of… Read More
