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Oh well

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A former South Korean Minister of National Defense to ambassador to Australia. A timely nomination. Looking forward to seeing more security cooperation between 🇰🇷 and 🇦🇺.

The chart is courtesy of Indo-Pacific News - Geo-Politics & Defense. Look at these figures. It is no secret that #China has been on a shipbuilding spree since the early 2000s. A brown-water navy wouldn't have a sudden need to go beyond #China 's shores but a sinister plan is in the offing. Alessio Patalano 1/3

First PLAN officer as MinDef

(LEAD) S. Korea, U.S. to complete guidelines on nuclear strategy planning, operation by mid-2024: Seoul official en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN202312…

【新刊📚在庫あり】日本の安全保障ハンドブック Handbook of Japanese Security. (Japan Documents Handbooks Series)

定評ある日本研究シリーズ最新刊、刊行されました！

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Handbook of Japanese Security
L.ブシンスキ編
『日本の安全保障ハンドブック』
2023:12 Hardback 400 p. ISBN: 9784909286567 ¥28,875 (税込)

関心高まる日本の安全保障に関するハンドブックが刊行！

詳しくは極東書店さんのFlyerをどうぞ。

If you’re interested in my ASPI report released ‘An Australian maritime strategy: Resourcing the RAN’ catch me on ABC News radio this morning talking to Thomas Oriti about the recommendation that the RAN’s surface combatant fleet be expanded.

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For the first time in 8 years, the South Korean government nominated an admiral as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Keep an eye out for my ASPI special report dropping tomorrow ‘An Australian Maritime Strategy: Resourcing the RAN’ with a special ship on the cover #resurgent
ANU National Security College UNSW Canberra Naval Institute

Join our panel discussion about 2023 New Zealand election and its impact with Professor Dominic O’Sullivan, Dr Areti Metuamate, and Dr Kerryn Baker. #nzelection

Where: Hedley Bull Lecture Theatre 1
When: 6PM–7.30PM, Tuesday 24 Oct 2023

Register: t.ly/dXCRG

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This reminds the 2020-2022 China-India border skirmishers...

S. Korea, Australia agree to boost military, defense industry cooperation en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN202310…

😂😂

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Even the ROKN does not operate submarines in the Yellow Sea. It is very shallow water, which is not a favourable environment for submarine operations. Especially considering the size of the SSN, it is not a good idea.

🚨 NEW REPORT 🚨

In 'US land power in the Indo-Pacific: opportunities for the Australian Army' Marcus Schultz highlights opportunities for the Australian Army to enhance interoperability with US land forces in a deepening US-Australia alliance.

📕: bit.ly/3Q0LZ5k

🌏 Explore international affairs at the Korea & Indo-Pacific Policy Forum in Brisbane! Free admission & catering. Discuss Korea's regional influence, security, soft power, and more. Register now at ow.ly/LpYp50PQVOK 🌟

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! new journal article ! 📃🚨 -

For SComS: Studies in Communication Sciences I wrote about the NFSA, WAKE IN FRIGHT, and the strange relationship between analogue and digital in the archive.

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