APSNet Semi-Weekly Bulletin, November 9, 2009

  1. Election rhetoric comes home to roost
  2. Australia’s basing its $87m secret on sensitive absurdity
  3. Smith heads to Sri Lanka for urgent talks on asylum seekers
  4. Replacement of Indonesia’s military chiefs a ‘routine’ affair
  5. [Indonesia] Military against Australia’s push for joint naval patrols
  6. No more troops, Faulkner tells US
  7. Defending the Arsenal: In an unstable Pakistan, can nuclear warheads be kept safe?
  8. Handle with care: private security companies in Timor-Leste