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Forward Operating Base (FOB) Khyber-Lyddiard

Forward operating base Lyddiard is an Australian base in the Baluchi Valley, Chora, Afghanistan. Originally known as Camp Khyber, it was re-named FOB Lyddiard in honour of Sergeant Michael Lyddiard, severely wounded in November 2007. However Netherlands sources continue to refer to FOB Khyber-Lyddiard or FOB Khyber.

AdaptNet for 30 June 2009

Aid and Adaptive Capacity – Island Country of Niue; Resilience of Naturally Ventilated Buildings to Climate Change; Insurance as a Risk Management Tool for Climate Change; Climate Change, Hydropolitics and Transboundary Resources; Human Migration and Displacement – Climate Change; Sussex Energy Group Conference – February 2010.

• English edition, produced by RMIT Climate Change Adaptation.
  
• Terjemahan dalam Bahasa Indonesia (Bahasa Indonesian edition), produced by Pelangi.
  
• Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese edition), produced by the Vietnam Green Building Council.
  
• 气候变迁适应性研究网中国版 (Mandarin Chinese edition), produced by NGO Research Centre.

APSNet for 22 June 2009

Australian Department of Defence may review budget in 2014; Australian Federal Police to review banknote firm; $415m bomb-proof Australian embassy for Jakarta; Iraq, AfPak, beyond: the global cost of war; United States agencies eye coordinated Afghan "civilian surge"; NATO supply lines in Afghanistan; Chinese give PM Kevin Rudd lesson on neoliberalism.

Metinaro Training Base: East Timor

Metinaro Training Base (east of Dili) has been used for training of East Timorese military personnel (FDTL-F) by  foreign contingents, and has a Timorese commander from the F-FDTL. The 2006 FDTL-F mutiny was launched from this base. Under the Defence Cooperation Program the Australian Defence Force (ADF) has carried out a variety of training activities at this base.

Climate change and trade: Perspectives from Australia and Indonesia

Frank Jotzo and Budy Resosudarmo argue that “changes in trade flows are closely interconnected with changes in domestic economic structure. Changes in domestic production and consumption affect trade, but changing trade opportunities also affect driving change in domestic economic activity.” For Indonesia and Australia Jotzo and Resosudarmo examine the interaction of climate change impacts on commodity supply, greenhouse gas emission mitigation pricing and regulation policies, policies for and investment in new and clean technologies, and issues of carbon finance and emissions trading. [PDF, 356 KB]

Somewhere Over the Rainbow: The Australian Defence White Paper, economic vulnerability, and China

Richard Leaver and Alex Stephens write that the Australian government "looks to trade with ... China to ignite the domestic growth that will produce the revenue streams to pay for this capital spending in Defence." Beijing, they conclude, "has been given a very loud speaking part in this Australian defence debate. Chinese authorities will therefore have, if they so choose, a string of opportunities to make Australian governments pay a high economic price for singling them out."

Perth International Telecommunications Centre - Landsdale

Telstra's Perth International Telecommunications Centre, in the suburb of Landsdale, is the site of satellite downlink and tracking facilities for both the European European Space Tracking (ESTRACK) system, and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). One of the satellite two dishes operated by JAXA provides a downlink for Japan's suite of military surveillance satellites, known as Information Gathering Satellites. Data processed by this network is directed to the Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Centre (内閣衛星情報センター) within the Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office (内閣情報調査室).

Regarding May 2009 DPRK nuclear test

Reactions, statements and analysis by GPPAC Northeast Asia members in regards to the DPRK's nuclear test.

A world free of nuclear weapons: the fierce urgency of now

Malcolm Fraser argues that “the most effective, expeditious and practical way to achieve and sustain the abolition of nuclear weapons is to negotiate a comprehensive, irreversible, binding, verifiable treaty - a Nuclear Weapons Convention.” Fraser concludes by arguing that Australia must reconsider the role of nuclear weapons in its security policy: “erstwhile reliance on ‘extended nuclear deterrence’ by countries without their own nuclear weapons, like NATO members, Australia and Japan – must not be allowed to persist and become an obstacle to nuclear disarmament.”

Defending Australia in the Asia Pacific Century: Force 2030 – friend in need or neighbourhood bully?

Vijay Naidu argues that Australia’s security "lies in assisting development efforts through an approach characterized by enlightened self interest rather than imposing 'Pacific solutions' backed by the threat of using the Australian Defence Force (ADF) on missions to stabilize fragile states."

Japan’s Nuclear Policy: Between Non-Nuclear Identity and US Extended Deterrence

Satake Tomohiko writes that “managing regional threats and uncertainty is important not only for enhancing Japanese security, but also for reducing its dependence on US nuclear protection. Such a policy will mitigate the problem of the ‘nuclear dilemma’ in Japanese non-nuclear policy over the long term. This will enable the Japanese government to continue to work towards nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament while maintaining its non-nuclear national identity in the years to come.”

The Nottingham Declaration Action Pack

Laurie Newton provides a web-based tool that offers guidance on the development of local authority climate change action plans covering both mitigation and adaptation.  The 5 stages of the Nottingham Declaration Action Pack (NDAP) are: getting started; assessing current and likely future situation; developing a strategic approach; preparing an action plan; and implementation. It is organised around the three main roles of United Kingdom (UK) local authorities: estate manager; service provider; and community leader.

Conversation with the patriot - part 12

In Part 12 of Conversation with the Patriot, Erich Weingartner challenges Pak Kim Li's  claim that his faith in the Juche idea qualifies him as an atheist. First published in CanKor Report 315-316, 23 March 2009.

Sense-making and mind-mapping tools: Global Problem Solving

Global Sensemaking (GSm) is a group of people dedicated to helping humanity address complex, interrelated global problems—such as climate change, energy policy, poverty, and food security—by developing and applying new web-based technology to assist collaborative decision making and cooperative problem solving.