Semi-Weekly Bulletin

The Austral Peace and Security Network (APSNet) Semi-Weekly Bulletin covered critical national and regional security issues, broadly understood, in Australia and the surrounding region. Archives from 2005 until 2010.

APSNet, Semi-Weekly Bulletin

APSNet Semi-Weekly Bulletin, April 5, 2007

  1. Vital Vote for Torn East Timor
  2. Joint Operation Prevents Indonesian Terror Attacks
  3. Australian Army Reservists Leave for Solomons
  4. Fiji: Forum Eminent Persons’ Group Report
  5. Fiji: Aussie Mine Accused of Abuse
  6. Papua New Guinea – Australia Development Cooperation Strategy 2006-2010
  7. Antarctica: Why Neglect a Territory That Is There Just for the Taking?
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APSNet Semi-Weekly Bulletin, April 2, 2007

  1. Indonesia ‘May Join Pacific Solution’
  2. East Timor President Lambasts Ruling Party
  3. Japan to Continue Support in Iraq
  4. Rivals Say Seasprites are not so Super
  5. Howard’s U-turn on India
  6. ‘Axis of Democracy’ Flexes its Military Muscles
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APSNet Semi-Weekly Bulletin, March 29, 2007

  1. White Paper: Nelson Calls for Update
  2. Inquiry into Australia’s Relationship with Malaysia
  3. Drone Passes Coastwatch Trial
  4. Indonesian Job Plan for Poachers
  5. Beijing Dives into Indian Ocean
  6. Philippines, Indonesia in Climate Crush
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APSNet Semi-Weekly Bulletin, March 26, 2007

  1. Afghanistan: Troops Decision on Hold
  2. Ramos Horta Wants UN to Stay Five Years in Timor
  3. Indonesia: Truth Commission to Hear from Wiranto and Habibie
  4. PNG: Coming ready or not, the Election that Australia is Really Sweating on
  5. Iraq, Afghanistan: Two Different Struggles
  6. RAAF Warns Crews on Moral Courage in War Missions
  7. Japan, Australia and the Changing Security Order in Asia
  8. Not the Time to Deal out Beijing
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APSNet Semi-Weekly Bulletin, March 22, 2007

  1. Iraq and the Broader Security Implications
  2. Afghanistan: A Long Hot Summer
  3. Election Year: A Turbulent Time for Apolitical Chiefs
  4. Australia: Northern Warriors
  5. Indonesian Navy Seizes Three Chinese Ships
  6. East Timor Decides 2007
  7. Hundreds of Papuans Demand Employment in Timika
  8. HIV/AIDS: The looming Asia Pacific Pandemic
  9. Getting the Basics Right: Water and Sanitation in South East Asia and the Pacific
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APSNet Semi-Weekly Bulletin, March 19, 2007

  1. Howard in Mid-Air Scare over War-Torn Iraq
  2. Iraq: Howard’s Choice – When to Recall Troops
  3. Age-old Conflict is a Long Haul
  4. North Korea: Australian Aid for Kim’s Compliance
  5. Tonga Government Announces Further Extension of State of Emergency
  6. Indonesia: Air Force to Install Radars in Remote Papua
  7. Joint Strike Fighter: Progress Made and Challenges Remain
  8. Japan-Australia: Security Deal A Significant Step For Two Aspiring Nations
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APSNet Semi-Weekly Bulletin, March 15, 2007

  1. Japan-Australia Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation
  2. Joint Declaration: Pacific Allies to Enlist India
  3. UN to Probe Diggers’ Killing of Reinado Men
  4. Police Corruption Probe Begins in PNG
  5. Solomons Accepts High Commissioner
  6. The Costs of America’s Long War
  7. Australia: Defence Chiefs Need Reining In
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APSNet Semi-Weekly Bulletin, March 8, 2007

  1. Timor Forces Get More Power
  2. Indonesia: Arrest Warrant Issued for Former Officer
  3. Iraq: The Redirection
  4. Iraq and Afghanistan Wars: Two Different Places
  5. Riots in Vanuatu Lead to yet another State of Emergency in Pacific
  6. US Report Slams Fiji over Human Rights
  7. US Fighter to Fill Air Defence Gap
  8. HIV/AIDS: The Looming Asia Pacific Pandemic
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APSNet Semi-Weekly Bulletin, March 5, 2007

  1. East Timor: Reinado On Run, Four Dead in Same
  2. Bush Faces Three Major Afghanistan Stumbling Blocks
  3. China’s Military Spending to Grow by 18%
  4. Australia: The Importance of Defence
  5. Abe Ignores Evidence, Say Australia’s ‘Comfort Women’
  6. Australia’s Thaksin Problem
  7. Why Indonesia Matters
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APSNet Semi-Weekly Bulletin, March 1, 2007

  1. Trouble Brewing in East Timor Again?
  2. Some 1,000 Soldiers Deployed along Indonesia-East Timor Border
  3. East Timor: Balibo Inquest Keeps Lid on Old Spy Methods
  4. China’s Strategic Southeast Asian Embrace
  5. Australia: Ships Come in $1bn over Defence Budget
  6. Australia Faces Growing Submarine Threat
  7. Nuclear: A Road Australia Has Travelled Already
  8. Australia-Indonesia: Security Framework a Benchmark
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