I had fun discussing ROK/Jpn interest in AUKUS Pillar 2 on KBS WORLD Radio Korea24 w/ @nagystephen. Very glad our host Kwon Jang-Ho 권장호 enjoyed my cricketing analogy. 6 May, starts at 8:30.
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🚨 NEW REPORT 🚨

In 'AUKUS Pillar 2 critical pathways', George Henneke and Roland Stephens consider both opportunities and challenges to 🇦🇺’s defence industry and the need for strong government backing so 🇦🇺 companies can compete with 🇺🇸 industry.

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2024 🇦🇺-🇰🇷 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministers' Meeting Joint Statement. Well worth the wait. It is the longest and most detailed statement to date befitting a CSP based on strategic alignment. Great job to both teams for their hard work. 👏👏
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The Taiwan Flashpoint & Asia’s Middle Powers. J. Guan⁩ and my latest for ⁦The National Bureau of Asian Research⁩ with a stellar lineup of authors ⁦Michito Tsuruoka / 鶴岡路人⁩ ⁦Peter Lee⁩ ⁦Peter J. Dean⁩ @HanhNguyen1 ⁦Charmaine Willoughby⁩ ⁦⁦Alex Bristow 史德礼⁩ nbr.org/publication/th…

📣New lunchtime walks📣
Recently, I have embarked on a new chapter, joining The Asan Institute. As a Visiting Research Fellow, I will be working on 🇰🇷’s ties with 🇪🇺 & NATO.
Thrilled to be back in Seoul! Feel free to reach out for a chat over ☕️/김치전/🍻. Looking forward to catching up!

Our (open access) article now in print in vol. 78(1) of the Australian Journal of International Affairs: 'Australia and the US nuclear umbrella: from deterrence taker to deterrence maker' tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

HD Hyundai to co-develop unmanned surface vessel with U.S. AI firm Palantir en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN202404…

S. Korea, Canada, New Zealand under consideration for AUKUS Pillar II partners: U.S. official en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN202404…

The Surface Fleet Review appears to have mistakenly grouped two different frigates together as the Daegu class, leading to confusion over Defence's intentions | Ewen Levick
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