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Australia – The case for an Indigenous Australian civil defence force (The Strategist)

John Coyne Australia needs an agile surge capacity to provide emergency personnel to respond to disasters, domestically and into our near region. That need will...

USA/Cybersecurity – Our experts annotate Biden’s new executive order on cybersecurity (Atlantic Council)

On May 12, US President Joe Biden signed a long-awaited executive order on cybersecurity—largely a policy response to the recently discovered Sunburst and Microsoft Exchange hacks. The action addresses a host...

India – Why India’s COVID-19 crisis could spell global economic catastrophe (Atlantic Council)

Nitya Biyani Just months ago, the Indian government was boasting about its handling of the pandemic. Health officials prematurely declared victory over COVID-19 and began lifting restrictions, which, coupled with...

Israel/Palestine – Experts React: What’s next after the Israel-Hamas ceasefire? (Atlantic Council)

William F. Wechsler, Kirsten Fontenrose, Barbara Slavin, Tuqa Nusairat, Thomas S. Warrick, Carmiel Arbit, Andrew L. Peek, Shalom Lipner, Jonathan H. Ferziger, Mark N. Katz, Jonathan Fulton, Ariel Ezrahi, Alissa Pavia, Joze Pelayo After eleven days of cross-border fighting, Hamas and...

USA/Tigray Crisis – US imposes Ethiopia, Eritrea restrictions over Tigray crisis (Al Jazeera)

Announcing move, Secretary of State Antony Blinken says no ‘meaningful steps’ have been taken to end hostilities. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/24/us-imposes-ethiopia-sanctions-over-tigray-crisis

Israel/Palestine – From the Twitter trenches: The Israeli army’s propaganda war (Al Jazeera)

Belen Fernandez While bombing mercilessly Gaza and killing children, the Israeli army kept tweeting that Israel is a victim. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/5/23/from-the-twitter-trenches-the-israeli-armys-propaganda-war

Israel/Palestine – Operation Guardian of the Walls: Two Parallel Dimensions and Three Stark Surprises (INSS)

Itai Brun Israel hit Hamas hard, but the Israeli public was frustrated by the ongoing rocket fire, the IDF's inability to prevent it, and the...

Israel/Palestine – Hamas’s Relentless Jihad (BESA Center)

Efraim Karsh While many in the West were quick to condemn Israel for its response to Hamas’s attacks on its population centers, they must face...

ASEAN/Myanmar – On Myanmar, ASEAN needs to maintain the momentum (East Asia Forum)

Editorial Board, ANU The headline of the Jakarta Post’s editorial last Wednesday said it best: ‘ASEAN, hurry up’. It’s been a month since ASEAN’s heads of government...

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