Ahead of the summit season and an anticipated Quad meeting, a useful read: bit.ly/2SbBH2C

ASEAN Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 🇦🇺 US Mission to ASEAN ASEANinAus ASEAN_Australia MOFA of Japan AseanWatch™ U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Department of State Ministry of Defence MFAsg ASEAN Strategic The Gov't of Japan PMO India EU-ASEAN Biz Council

MOST READ: In our #15 post of 2018 Ross Tapsell took stock of the problem of disinformation in Indonesian democracy, and suggested some possible remedies. newmandala.org/disinformation…

NEW VIDEO: A debrief on Rodrigo Duterte's at turns dramatic and subdued State of the Nation Address, featuring Sharmila Parmanand and Dahlia Simangan in conversation with our Philippines editor Nicole Curato. Recorded on the sidelines of #ipsawc in Brisbane. buff.ly/2mAuA50

German Spy Chief Says China’s Tech Takeovers Are a Security Risk - Bloomberg bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Department of Defence - Australian Government (via Public) / Joint Statement Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations (“AUSMIN”) 2018 publicnow.com/view/7B7070D24…

#Philippines ' President Duterte’s war on tongues: on Bisaya language and Imperial Manila bit.ly/2v3Pn4C via New Mandala

As China undertakes regional port projects under its “Belt and Road” Initiative, Raymond Vickery discusses how the US and India need to develop their own strategic maritime infrastructure initiative cs.is/2JmtMha

A fight between China’s central bank and finance ministry has spilled into the open. The central bank has a point: fiscal policy is looking tight. But the spat reveals cracks in the government’s campaign to control debt. economist.com/finance-and-ec…

In deep water: Djibouti risks dependence on Chinese largesse economist.com/middle-east-an… via The Economist

Chinese President Arrives in Abu Dhabi for State Visit to UAE youtube.com/watch?v=rJAjRD… First visit to UAE by Chinese head of state in 29 years.

#Thailand : Political assembly ban to be lifted after Sept meeting: Prawit buff.ly/2zz4l8x, via Khaosod English #politicalrights

Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations 🇲🇾 Lecture Series 1/2018 feat Prof Amitav Acharya entitled 'China's Rise and #Asian Regionalism: Implications for #ASEAN and #Malaysia '

19 July 2018 (Thursday)
230 - 430 PM
Treaty Room, Level 1, Block A, Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations 🇲🇾

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Southern Philippines: 2 Soldiers, 4 Militants Killed in Clashes
benarnews.org/english/news/p…

Middle power cooperation in action twitter.com/orfonline/stat…

NZ defence strategy notes China's human rights record scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1807…

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“In the interests of robust, scholarly and policy-relevant debate, Policy Forum has launched this section on the contested concept of the Indo-Pacific.'
Rory Medcalf, guest editor of new #InFocus : #IndoPacific section on Policy Forum.

Australia will this week host the World’s first ⁦Malaria Congress⁩ to combat this deadly disease, save lives & improve our region’s #HealthSecurity ⁦@AusAmbRHS⁩ abc.net.au/news/2018-07-0…

I am very much looking forward to chairing this fantastic La Trobe Asia panel on #NorthKorea and the crisis of refugees, with Danielle Chubb @DrJaySong and NK defector, author and activist Hyeonseo Lee. Book tickets now!
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“If we continue to be vague about the concept, the #IndoPacific seems doomed to fail as a vehicle for advancing our interests. In the worst scenario…the concept could harm our interests.” policyforum.net/australia-need… ANU College of Asia and the Pacific ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences ourANU ANU Media

THAILAND at New Mandala Thailand: In Buddhist Thailand, the relationship between human and cave is one of power. Thus, the state-managed rescue operation of the young footballers trapped in Tham Luang Nang Non cave begins to take on a political dimension. buff.ly/2IOOwd1