Reader Riposte: Israel may be right about Iran
Daniel Meyerowitz-Katz, a Policy Analyst and Social Media Coordinator for the Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council, writes:Student post: The Australian choice?
The Interpreter has coordinated with the Australian National University to offer a guest post to the best op-ed by an undergraduate taking ANU's Australian Security in the Asian Century course. The following piece is by Tiffany Sleep, a final year student.Burma, the Rohingyas and Australia
Andrew Selth is a Research Fellow at the Griffith Asia Institute.#PNGNewVoices: Engaging future leaders
Social media will be a key feature of this year'sReader riposte: Strategic uncertainty
Paul Scanlan writes:India linkage: remembering a political great, quotas for women, growing the economy
Danielle Rajendram is a Research Associate in the Lowy Institute's International Security Program whose work focuses on India and China-India relations.Fiji is not China political football
Philippa Brant is a researcher working on China's foreign aid.Reader riposte: Remembering Coral Bell
Paul Cotton writes:A 'Purple Eight'? Defence leadership and policy
Dr Peter Dean is a lecture at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at ANU.Wednesday linkage: Fiji at the UN, Japan, debates, Joe Biden and more
Brilliant: 'I'm Joe Biden and I'll be your server'.The dangers of the Chinese media
Yesterday I saw myself misquoted by Xinhua, China's official news agency:Fallows rates the presidential debaters
Last Friday we were lucky to have James Fallows at the Lowy Institute for an 'in conversation' event to mark the fifth anniversary of The Interpreter (yes, it's been almost that long;Reader riposte: Questioning the rise of the east
Harry Gelber, an Honorary Research Associate at the University of Tasmania, writes:Coral Bell AO 1923-2012: A balanced, independent, realist-minded scholar of world politics
Prof Robert O'Neill AO is a Director on the Lowy Institute's Board.Japan Inc talks security
One of the less commented upon elements of the present flare-up between Japan and China over the Senkaku Islands is the public criticism of Prime Minister Noda's stance on the dispute by the head of KeidanrenBob Carr has a foreign affair (6)
Graeme Dobell's series on Bob Carr's first six months as foreign minister: Part 1,What if China slows?
There is a vigorous debate on the prospects for China's growth.See you Tuesday
Today is a public holiday in Australia. Normal blogging resumes tomorrow. Sam RoggeveenFriday funny: Comedy royalty
This one comes via Crikey.Australian science in the Asian century
Professor Andrew Holmes is Foreign Secretary of the Australian Academy of Science.India linkage: Manmohan Singh at 80, nukes, infrastructure, China cooperation and more
Danielle Rajendram is a Research Associate in the Lowy Institute's International Security Program whose work focuses on India and China-India relations.Iran-US: Two 'exceptional' enemies
Jerry Nockles' excellent post on American exceptionalism gives an insight into the way the US perceives its role in the world. And in his selection of quotes from contempChina BFFs: A string of shiny pearls
Can you name China's best regional friends in the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia and the South Pacific? Here's a list that has just been expressed by Beijing: Iran, Sri Lanka, Burma and Fiji.UN: Gillard gives it her best shot
Rawdon Dalrymple is a former Australian ambassador to Indonesia, the US and Japan.Thursday linkage: Gillard in NY, drones, skyscrapers, ASEAN and more
A transcript of Prime Minister Gillard's speech to the UN General Assembly. More on this later in the day.In conversation: Anatol Lieven and Hugh White on The China Choice (4)
On the morning of the launch of Professor Hugh White's book The China Choice at the Lowy Institute, Professor Anatol Lieven spokChina carrier: Symbol of prestige
Back in November 2011 some observers argued that the deal Australia struck with Washington to allow US Marines to rotate through Darwin was not strategically significant in itself.Reader riposte: Gillard in New York
Richard Green writes:Wednesday linkage: Pettis, ediplomacy, China new aircraft carrier and more
More pushback against economist Michael Pettis' China pessimism.UK-Canada diplomatic sharing
Foreign ministers of the UK and Canada yesterday announced that their two nations have signed a memorandum of undeReader riposte: Printing a drone
Clint Arizmendi writes:In conversation: Anatol Lieven and Hugh White on The China Choice (3)
Just before the launch of Professor Hugh White's book, The China Choice, Professor Anatol Lieven spoke to him about some of theSri Lanka: Time for action, not action plans
Alan Keenan is Sri Lanka Project Director at the International Crisis Group.Mekong pirates brought to trial
The complex story of murder and mayhem on the Mekong River in October last year was outlined in my 9 November 2011 post.Tuesday linkage: Panetta, embassy architecture, lost drones and more
Don't forget our 'Ask James Fallows' competition. Send us your question and you could attend Friday's Fallows event for free.