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10 May 2013
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Timor-Leste playing for high stakes over oil and gas
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Timor-Leste is disputing a 2006 Treaty with Australia on Certain Maritime Arrangements in the Timor Sea (CMATS). Anthony Bergin explores this move in this opinion piece.
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The Australian online
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02 May 2013
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How would Australia cope in a medical emergency like Boston?
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It's a sad truth that the horrific acts we've seen in Boston happen all over the world. But it's not clear how Australia would go mounting an effective medical response if faced with a challenge of a similar scale, writes Anthony Bergin.
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ABC's The Drum online
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27 October 2012
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All comes down to a question of priorities
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If anything like Force 2030 is to be delivered, real money has to be forthcoming, writes Andrew Davies in this opinion piece.
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The Australian, Defence supplement, p1
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27 October 2012
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Surveillance drones program dodges cutbacks
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Spending on border protection surveillance has bipartisan support, writes Andrew Davies in this opinion piece.
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The Australian, Defence supplement, p2
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29 April 2013
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White Paper without funds makes no sense
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The military budget is already stretched to breaking point, writes Peter Jennings in this opinion piece.
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The Australian, p10
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02 April 2013
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Military ties that bind us
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Peter Jennings writes about the benefits and expectations of Australia's drawing closer to the US in The Australian. Read his op ed here.
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The Australian, p10 The Australian online
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17 December 2012
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Mohammed Morsi fronting Muslim Brotherhood's secret agenda
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Despite weeks of violent protests that convulsed Egypt and took a serious toll on national unity, Egyptians have headed to the polls for an ill-timed vote on a new constitution. This opinion piece is written by Lydia Khalil.
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The Australian, International News, p8 The Australian online
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04 July 2012
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Force looms as sole Syrian solution
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The only lesson that Bashar al-Assad took from the Arab uprisings is that he should not waver. As military intervention becomes more likely, Anthony Bergin and Lydia Khalil argue that Australia must decide the role it would play.
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The Australian, International News section, p8 The Australian online
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23 May 2009
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White paper grapples with uncertainties over C-word
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Opinion piece by Rod Lyon which explores two differing views of China's strategic role in the recently released Defence White Paper.
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The Weekend Australian, p.16
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11 May 2009
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Defence white paper walks a fine line
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Opinion piece by Andrew Davies and Rod Lyon on the new Defence White Paper. They discuss the timescales for implementing the hardware initiatives in the White Paper and explain how the paper has a narrative focussed on Australia’s immediate neighbourhood.
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ABC News online
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27 October 2012
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In step with the US, but to our own stride
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With withdrawal from Afghanistan imminent and Australian defence spending in the doldrums, the question is how to take the Australia–US alliance forward, writes Mark Thomson in this opinion piece.
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The Australian, Defence supplement, p2
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17 January 2013
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Rebel advance forced Mali intervention
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ASPI senior analyst Tobias Feakin writes in this opinion piece that the conflict in Mali could drag on for years.
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The Australian, International section, p6 The Australian online
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27 December 2012
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War in Syria spawns new radicalism for worldwide jihadists
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Al-Qaeda is here for the long term, writes ASPI senior analyst Toby Feakin in this opinion piece.
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The Australian, p8 The Australian online
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