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Brendan Nicholson

@Brendan_ASPI

Executive Editor of @ASPI_org's The Strategist | Former @australian Defence Editor | Tweeting defence, foreign affairs and strategic issues

 Canberra
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Joined November 2010
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My latest @ASPI_org piece covers @SenatorWong Singapore speech on ASEAN and Australia’s security bit.ly/2DzgGH8
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Nice piece by Kyle Wilson explaining what Putin and Trump are seeking from their coming summit. aspistrategist.org.au/prelud… via @aspi_org
Prelude to a Putin–Trump pas de deux (choreographer: V.V. Putin) | The Strategist

Prelude to a Putin–Trump pas de deux (choreographer: V.V. Putin) | The Strategist

Eager, doubtless, to preserve and burnish the penumbra of ‘deal-maker’ following his foray to Singapore, and even more eager to deflect attention from an increasingly ominous Mueller inquiry,...

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Great insights on the special forces issues from Chris Masters! teapaw.org/aspi_org/status/101248…
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@ASPI_org28 Jun 2018
Big boys’ rules | Chris Masters | aspistrategist.org.au/big-bo…
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Op-ed in @australian today by @ASPI_org's Michael Shoebridge explains why President Xi may have made a big mistake in giving himself unlimited time as China’s leader 1/2
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Shoebridge says the move is potentially dangerous for Xi, dangerous for the Communist Party of China, and dangerous for the rest of us who interact with China over coming years 2/2
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Very significant developments in the defence and security relationship between Australia and the US vanished in the clutter of the Barnaby saga. @ASPI_org's Peter Jennings explains the evolving state of the Alliance in the @australian today bit.ly/2GVgNhN
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Great story of an Aussie tech breakthrough by @ASPI_org and @MacklinRobert teapaw.org/defence_casg/status/93…
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Strong, informed and frankly scary piece from Peter Jennings in @theheraldsun teapaw.org/aspi_org/status/936368…
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@ASPI_org30 Nov 2017
Op-Ed: North Korea on track for a global crisis in 2018 | Peter Jennings | bit.ly/2isH4gO
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Another nice piece by ASPI's Rod Lyon, this time on the Foreign Policy White Paper. Strong opinions based, as always, on clear facts. @rdyn51 on @ASPI_org | bit.ly/2BgtGQq
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Check out my latest piece on The Strategist on the @Australian_Navy's new OPVs teapaw.org/ASPI_org/status/933918…
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@ASPI_org24 Nov 2017
German design for the Australian Navy’s new OPVs | @Brendan_ASPI | bit.ly/2A1D7Gn
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@ASPI_org23 Nov 2017
Foreign policy white paper 2017: of speaking softly and carrying a big stick | @Brendan_ASPI on the @dfat #FPWhitePaper | bit.ly/2mXL1LG
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@ASPI_org22 Nov 2017
We can see infrastructure being dragged for years due to election interests, when it would be necessary to close bases instead - Sen. Fawcett
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Senator Fawcett, a former military test pilot, uses an @ASPI_org dinner to launch his push for a bipartisan approach to take political advantage out of Defence decision making #ausdef
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Back on Twitter and will be tweeting all things defence, foreign affairs and strategic issues. To make up for my absence please enjoy this photo I took of @MarisePayne meeting Vietnamese special forces soldiers earlier this year
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Had an extraordinary flight over Iraq with @Aus_AirForce in RAAF tanker fuelling Hornets. In Saturday's @australian.
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