count me in for a chapter

The fear is that Iran’s drone swarms are designed to overwhelm the air defences in preparation for missiles

🇦🇺🇬🇧🇺🇸 An important #AUKUS Joint Statement from Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Richard Marles, and Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP. A few highlights:

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The piece by Moazzam Malik Tom Fletcher and Mark Sedwill is getting a lot of flak. I’ll say this: Malik and Fletcher are two of the smartest people I know. Agree or disagree it’s worth taking seriously their analysis and critique.

It is rumored that China has made a breakthrough in the nuclear reactor of small submarines. The Type 041 small nuclear submarine is expected to start construction at the Jiangnan Shipyard in 2024 and be launched in 2025. It is based on the existing conventional submarines.

You had me for a moment there

And in which the beard and wisdom of Richard Gowan are finally explained — apparently he was a senior UN official “for decades”, quite apart from his other numerous gigs…. 😉

To bind or not to bind, that’s what Adil Haque & Richard Gowan discuss in this piece which demonstrates the importance of interpretation for implementation of UN resolutions english.elpais.com/usa/2024-03-29… via El País English Edition

In my latest for the Hindu, I argue its in India’s self-interest to help deter Chinese aggression against Taiwan. This is an extension of my research on Indian policy options (see below) - but rather than exploring HOW india can deter, today I argue WHY it should.

Delighted and honoured to receive prestigious Ramnath Goenka Award for Excellence in Journalism (Non-fiction Book) for my book ‘The Long Game: How the Chinese Negotiate with India’ at ceremony in New Delhi today. Award was presented by Shri Nitin Gadkari. Published Penguin India

That’s a very impressive map

Very important thread

Just back from India's Eastern Naval Command. Incredibly impressive base and shipyard operation in Visakhapatnam. Met Flag Officer CINC, Fleet Admiral, and Capt of the INS Delhi and XO INS Kolkata to discuss India's growing role in maritime security. Impressive all round. #India

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April 2nd.

Honestly I’m surprised they could do this damage

My glass-half-full take on AUKUS

Strategically brilliant but looking under the bonnet is not for the fainthearted

It can work, it just needs an unprecedented(?) level of peacetime collaboration and a ton of💲

How hard can that be?👀

Jacob Rees-Mogg

telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/02/2…

Intriguing new book by Dale Copeland argues the protection of commerce, not offensive or defensive power balancing, best explains US foreign policy, blending theory and historical case studies from the revolution to today's 'China challenge.'

press.princeton.edu/books/hardcove…

Dominique Hasler Kajsa Ollongren Lord (Tariq)Ahmad of Wimbledon Dr. Tobias Lindner Shashi Tharoor The Wonk Tank: Where Expertise Meets Authority

Featuring: Dr. S. Jaishankar (Modi Ka Parivar), Bruce Jones, Eghosa E Osaghae, Leslie Vinjamuri, Michael Fullilove & Samir Saran

#RaisinaDialogue #Raisina2024

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