The Tesla Powerwall battery has the potential to demand further change of the utility industry, perhaps in some places shifting electricity provision to an entirely different business model. How the impact of the Tesla battery and related energy storage developments play out for traditional sources of power—including coal-fired and nuclear plants—will be fascinating to observe, and may force some hard choices and harder changes on the part of electric utilities.
DETERRENCE: Only one Borei-class sub to join Russia’s Pacific Fleet this year — source DPRK: Kim Jong Un tours pesticide facility capable of producing biological weapons GOVERNANCE AND CIVIL SOCIETY: Draft law may test resilience of Chinese civil society CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION: Port Vila Climate Vulnerability Assessment – Abridged Report (draft) DETERRENCE: Only one Borei-class sub to join Russia’s […]
by Peter Hayes and Richard Tanter 13 July 2015 I. INTRODUCTION This Special Report is an extract (Chapter 2) to the book Complexity, Security and Civil Society in East Asia, edited by Peter Hayes and Yi Kiho, published by Open Book Publishers in June 2015 (http://www.openbookpublishers.com/product/326/). To read the entire book or download the free PDF […]
DETERRENCE: When birds squawk, other species seem to listen DPRK: The national military strategy of the United States of America, 2015 GOVERNANCE AND CIVIL SOCIETY: South Korea: Migrants and nationalism CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION: Application of GIS to support urban water management in adapting to a changing climate DETERRENCE: When birds squawk, other species seem to listen, Christopher Solomon (18 […]
In this Policy Forum David von Hippel writes “With an eye on the Asian market, developers have proposed two LNG export terminals for the state of Oregon. Terminal developers and gas producers argue that there are substantial environmental and employment benefits to exporting LNG to Asia. The challenges faced by these proposed projects in receiving the myriad necessary construction and operation permits from federal, state, and local authorities, however, as well as consideration of the arguments going on between Oregon stakeholders at the state and local level, suggest caution is in order for East Asian nations in depending on substantial future LNG exports from the US before these (and other) terminals are actually built.”
DETERRENCE: China’s People’s Liberation Army bans smartwatches GOVERNANCE AND CIVIL SOCIETY: LDP media bashers put security bills in doubt CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION: An ecology for cities DETERRENCE: China’s People’s Liberation Army bans smartwatches, Anthony Ware, C4ISR & Networks (13 May 2015) Software for battle management, command support, guiding smart weapons, uses millions of lines of code. State-run cyber-espionage […]
by Peter Hayes, Yi Kiho and Joan Diamond 2 July 2015 I. INTRODUCTION This Special Report is an extract (Preface and Introduction) to the book Complexity, Security and Civil Society in East Asia, edited by Peter Hayes and Yi Kiho, published by Open Book Publishers in June 2015 (http://www.openbookpublishers.com/product/326/). This book is devoted to improving our understanding […]
DETERRENCE: Nuclear strategies of emerging nuclear powers: North Korea and Iran DPRK: North Korea unveils a gleaming new airport terminal featuring high-end stores and chocolate fondue GOVERNANCE AND CIVIL SOCIETY: Young North Koreans a force for change but within limits, say analysts CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION: Changes in Observed climate extremes in global urban areas, open access DETERRENCE: Nuclear strategies […]
by Desmond Ball, Bill Robinson, Richard Tanter, and Philip Dorling 25 June 2015 The full PDF version of this report is available here I. Introduction The Joint Defence Facility Pine Gap, located just outside the town of Alice Springs in Central Australia and managed by the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), is one of the largest […]
DETERRENCE: Cyber threats and the challenge of de-alerting US and Russian nuclear forces DPRK: North Korea drought ‘worst in a century’ GOVERNANCE AND CIVIL SOCIETY: South Korea axes four coal plants, plans two new nuclear units DETERRENCE: Cyber threats and the challenge of de-alerting US and Russian nuclear forces, Andrew Futter, NAPSNet Policy Forum (16 June 2015) Futter […]
