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18 December 2012 14:02
- Wow: more members of China's Communist Party central committee visited New Zealand in the past decade than almost any other country. (Thanks Danielle.)
- Just how well did Israel's Iron Dome rocket defence system perform in the most recent Gaza conflict?
- Indonesia will redenominate the Rupiah in 2014, slashing three zeroes.
- Lessons for Australia's new Air Warfare Destroyers: how much would it cost for Norway to give its Aegis ships ballistic missile defense capabilities?
- 'Kim Jong-il died a year ago today, but the breathless rush of anticipated changes, instability, and chaos that many expected have not materialized.' Why not?
- Also on North Korea, the think tank 38 North has compiled a digital atlas of the country. (H/t NK Economy Watch.)
- Russia's arms exports growing, but only just.
- Australia's post-Port Arthur gun laws are getting good reviews in the US. But Obama won't act on guns. And anyway, are mass shootings really becoming more common in America?