In @LowyInstitute #AP4D Advisory Group's @JAParker29 says recent media & commentary surrounding a Chinese research vessel raise "broader questions about the growing paranoia in Australian commentary about China – and the line between awareness and alarm".
China’s “spy ship” that wasn’t off the coast of Australia
Caught in a political storm, most claims about the mission of the Tan Suo Yi Hao don’t hold water.
www.lowyinstitute.org
✏️Don't forget to pencil this #AP4D webinar into your diary.
Hear from a distinguished lineup of speakers on the #security challenges Australia faces and what the next government can and should do to respond.
📅Thurs 1 May
⏰1-2pm AEST
🎫Register at

🚨#AP4D Webinar🚨
How acute are contemporary security challenges?
What can and should Australia do to respond?
Join us on May 1 to hear from AVM (Retd) John Blackburn, @Rory_Medcalf, Prof. Helen Evans, @le2huong, Richard Moore & @JAParker29.
Details at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VQT9l2mYTEypiqqnF0AoNw.
Our friends at @economicspeace @GlobPeaceIndex have, drawing on their Global Terrorism Index, developed a free two-hour course providing in-depth analysis of global #terrorism.
👉For more details visit .

10 countries most impacted by terrorism:
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso
🇵🇰 Pakistan
🇸🇾 Syria
🇲🇱 Mali
🇳🇪 Niger
🇳🇬 Nigeria
🇸🇴 Somalia
🇮🇱 Israel
🇦🇫 Afghanistan
🇨🇲 Cameroon
Explore the Global Terrorism Index interactive map: https://www.visionofhumanity.org/maps/global-terrorism-index/
Great to see the latest @BlueSecProgram paper out, authored by #AP4D Advisory Group member @fitbintim and @CynthiaMehboob.
They explain how "[The] rapid expansion of #submarinecable networks [has]... profound implications for strategic and economic #security."
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![Great to see the latest @BlueSecProgram paper out, authored by #AP4D Advisory Group member @fitbintim and @CynthiaMehboob.
They explain how "[The] rapid expansion of #submarinecable networks [has]... profound implications for strategic and economic #security."
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OUT NOW Maritime Affairs Issue 11 | Securing Our Data: Subsea Cables and Maritime Security in Southeast Asia by @CynthiaMehboob & @fitbintim.
https://www.latrobe.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/1668911/bluesecurity11.pdf
Looking forward to joining a stellar line up with @AsiaPacific4D on 1 May to discuss 'Global (In)Security and What Does it Mean for Australia'?
You can register for the online event here
@NSC_ANU @UNSWCanberra @ConGeostrategy @AusNavInst
🚨#AP4D Webinar🚨
How acute are contemporary security challenges?
What can and should Australia do to respond?
Join us on May 1 to hear from AVM (Retd) John Blackburn, @Rory_Medcalf, Prof. Helen Evans, @le2huong, Richard Moore & @JAParker29.
Details at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VQT9l2mYTEypiqqnF0AoNw.