APSNet bulletins for 2010

Austral Peace and Security Network (APSNet) Bulletin issues for 2010.

APSNet 18 March 2010 — by Mihiri Weerasinghe — last modified 17-Mar-2010 13:38

1. Trends in US defence spending: implications for Australia 2. Netanyahu extends an olive branch 3. Diggers hit by Afghan bomb 4. [Indonesia] House okays nuke plants 5. E Timor seeks Japan's help in training troops 6. Indonesia: radicalisation and dialogue in Papua

APSNet 15 March 2010 — by Mihiri Weerasinghe — last modified 14-Mar-2010 15:00

1. Warning on delays for fighter jets 2. Thales in Combet sights 3. Japan angry on nuclear shift 4. [Indonesia] Change with a few rough edges 5. Aussie soldiers capture senior Taliban leader 6. East Timor threatens to scuttle gas development 7. Nuclear weapons: arms control, proliferation and nuclear security

APSNet 11 March 2010 — by Mihiri Weerasinghe — last modified 10-Mar-2010 13:38

1. Yudhoyono's plea for better ties 2. War on waste: 'Defence extravagance must end' 3. [Afghanistan] Soldiers in an absurd predicament 4. Gates: Some troops could leave Afghanistan early 5. The siege of the fictional city of Marja 6. Army seeks answers for Afghan civilian deaths 7. Japan says it allowed U.S. nuclear ships to port

APSNet 04 March 2010 — by Mihiri Weerasinghe — last modified 03-Mar-2010 12:47

1. Passport probe: AFP officers in Israel 2. Joint approach to stabilise and rebuild Afghanistan 3. Bailout broke laws, says Indonesia's divided house 4. U.S. floats plan to lift ban on training Indonesia's Kopassus unit 5. Angelita Pires acquitted of Timorese plot to kill 6. In Afghanistan, Karzai's invitation to Taliban creates discord and confusion 7. Afghan police still out of step

APSNet 01 March 2010 — by Mihiri Weerasinghe — last modified 28-Feb-2010 12:30

1. Defence's new choppers are duds: report 2. Faulkner stands up for record 3. Fallout over NT nuclear dump site 4. US wants NATO to step up in Oruzgan 5. Here to help: strengthening the Defence role in Australian disaster management 6. In Afghanistan, U.S. plans major push into Kandahar 7. German lawmakers approve troop increase for Afghanistan

APSNet 25 February 2010 — by Mihiri Weerasinghe — last modified 24-Feb-2010 12:04

1. How embattled PM played 'jihad' card 2. Rudd slammed on delays 3. Nuclear subs not the answer to our needs 4. Japan is crucial to our future 5. Defence Department to open up on war information 6. Dutch pull-out to change balance in Afghanistan 7. NATO falls short in push for new trainers 8. Afghanistan war: as civilian deaths rise, NATO says, 'sorry'

APSNet 22 February 2010 — by Mihiri Weerasinghe — last modified 21-Feb-2010 12:28

1. We'll take Japan to court: PM 2. Army's lethal legal gap 3. Dutch cabinet, Balkenende's fourth, collapses 4. Afghan push went beyond traditional military goals 5. Fiji mends diplomatic ties with New Zealand

APSNet 18 February 2010 — by Mihiri Weerasinghe — last modified 17-Feb-2010 13:38

1. We won't be going nuclear: Rudd 2. Improved Firepower for the ADF 3. Spies work with India on sport terror threat 4. [Indonesia] Suspicion but no smoking gun in Bank Century probe 5. U.N. rejects ‘militarization’ of Afghan aid 6. [Afghanistan] The meaning of Marjah 7. [Netherlands] Labour says final 'no' to Afghanistan 8. John Howard's war: Australia's military involvement in Iraq 9. OSC: Afghan minority parties unenthusiastic about reconciliation with Taliban

APSNet 15 February 2010 — by Arabella Imhoff — last modified 15-Feb-2010 06:31

1. 101st Australian soldier wounded 2. Japan, Australia to sign military logistics pact 3. Two subs out of action for 9 years 4. Insider reveals how Defence massages the message from Iraq and Afghanistan 5. Raid on Taliban stronghold of Marjah a 'success' 6. Obama’s secret prisons 7. Ministers clash over Nato Afghanistan letter 8. RI tells Iran to uphold commitment

APSNet 11 February 2010 — by Mihiri Weerasinghe — last modified 10-Feb-2010 14:01

1. Defence chief upbeat on war 2. War games with Burma row 3. Reputation of Collins class subs takes a further dive 4. Dutch mull longer Afghanistan stay at NATO request 5. Special Operations Task Group discuss future with Afghan elders 6. Politics go sour in Indonesia 7. Amnesty slams Fiji's 'dishonest' UN report 8. Afghanistan Opium Winter Rapid Assessment 2010

APSNet 08 February 2010 — by Mihiri Weerasinghe — last modified 07-Feb-2010 13:45

1. Dutch cuts hit Australia 2. China pushes for closer military ties 3. Japan open to nuclear arms limits 4. [Myanmar] Nuke body baffled by junta move 5. Logging violence and corruption flare in PNG’s Ramu forests 6. US, Nato plan big offensive in Helmand 7. [Singapore] S'pore to consider nuclear, coal for energy

APSNet 04 February 2010 — by Mihiri Weerasinghe — last modified 03-Feb-2010 13:01

1. More turbulence in fighter jet program 2. Kevin Rudd's secret war on Iran 3. Amnesty slams evictions near PNG mine 4. Surprise peace talks in Canberra over Fiji diplomatic ties 5. East Timor's graftbuster appointed 6. With raw recruits, Afghan police buildup falters 7. Indonesian military 'deeply involved' in forest destruction: report 8. [Malaysia] Awkward associations

APSNet 01 February 2010 — by Mihiri Weerasinghe — last modified 31-Jan-2010 13:49

1. New submarine project warned of dirty fight 2. Royal Australian Navy push for closer links with Asia 3. Legislature fears impact of US military build-up in Guam 4. NATO troops clash with Afghan allies 5. UK summit unveils new Afghan policy 6. U.N. envoy to Afghanistan met with Taliban 7. A nuclear wannabe; suspicious links to North Korea; high-tech procurements and enigmatic facilities 8. The Iraq war must not remain a closed book

APSNet 28 January 2010 — by Mihiri Weerasinghe — last modified 07-Feb-2010 10:21

1. Defence bureaucrats fail ministers 2. Minister blasts submarine management 3. 'Example' to be made of death row Australian 4. A reconciliation plan in Afghanistan 5. NATO struggling to fulfill commitments for more troops in Afghanistan 6. Parties back criminal findings in bailout 7. Iraq war was illegal, Dutch panel rules 8. Economic and fiscal policy strategies for climate change mitigation in Indonesia

APSNet 25 January 2010 — by Mihiri Weerasinghe — last modified 24-Jan-2010 14:09

1. Australian defence force mulls options for increased role for reservists 2. Warships herald 'a new era' 3. Afghanistan to postpone elections 4. Okinawa mayor-elect opposes U.S. base 5. US unveils civilian strategy for Afghanistan, Pakistan 6. Looking ahead to North Korea's demise 7. Govt unconcerned as critics plan protest

APSNet 21 January 2010 — by Mihiri Weerasinghe — last modified 07-Feb-2010 10:22

1. Troops' welfare is government's 'top funding priority' 2. [Afghanistan] UN report claims bribes equal to quarter of GDP 3. McChrystal's plan takes a Taliban hit 4. Gates: Al-Qaeda has assembled a 'syndicate' of terror groups 5. China vents anger with missile test 6. Korea raises its arms 7. South Korea warns North on a first nuclear strike 8. One Year Later: did Obama win the Iraq war?

APSNet 18 January 2010 — by Mihiri Weerasinghe — last modified 07-Feb-2010 10:24

1. Cyber security operations centre officially opened 2. Friends in high places a juggling act for Rudd 3. Japan ends naval support for Afghan war 4. SBY dismisses calls to face Century probe 5. Elite US troops ready to combat Pakistani nuclear hijacks 6. UK plans 'trust fund' to woo Taliban fighters

APSNet 14 January 2010 — by Mihiri Weerasinghe — last modified 13-Jan-2010 14:35

1. ASIO checks unreliable: former immigration officer 2. Continuing Indonesian military business 'dangerous': Human Rights Watch 3. Obama wants $33 billion more for war 4. The shadow war in Afghanistan 5. Afghanistan: over 2,400 civilian deaths in 2009 6. China's missile test: a symbolic warning to U.S. 7. China, India, Brazil and South Africa prepare for post-Copenhagen meeting 8. The next arms race 9. [Indonesia] Ministry: illegal logging skyrockets during Indonesia's year-end enforcement break

APSNet 11 January 2010 — by Mihiri Weerasinghe — last modified 10-Jan-2010 13:29

1. US set to lift ban on military exercises with NZ; 2. Rich nations 'ganged up' in Copenhagen; 3. Japan pins whale row on Gillard; 4. New Afghan cabinet picks still generate resistance; 5. China willing to spend big on Afghan commerce; 6. Renegotiating the South Korea-US nuclear pact; 7. Australia helps REDD projects in Jambi; 8. Abdurrahman Wahid, the Indonesian Republic, and dynamics in Islam.