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, January 22, 2007

  1. Canberra Tackles China on Space War
  2. Pakistani Role Seen in Taliban Surge at Border
  3. India’s Rising Nuclear Hurdle
  4. The United States in Iraq: the Case for Withdrawal
  5. Timor-Leste’s Rebel Leader Warns Australian Troops
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APSNet Semi-Weekly Bulletin, January 18, 2007

  1. Thousands of Papuans Displaced
  2. China and Taiwan in the South Pacific
  3. Over 34,000 Civilians Killed in Iraq in 2006, says UN Report
  4. Australian Soldiers Fired On in Baghdad
  5. Transforming the US Military: Implications for the Asia-Pacific
  6. Australia and Japan near Deal on Security
  7. Asia Steps Up Bird Flu Fight
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APSNet Semi-Weekly Bulletin, January 15, 2007

  1. For the First Time, a Real Blueprint for Peace in Iraq
  2. Iraq: Australians ‘Would Accept Troop Deaths’
  3. Iraq: US Security Plan Focuses on Broader Region
  4. Toothless Tiger ASEAN Hopes to Replace Polite Silence with a Roar
  5. East Timor: Apology and Truth May Earn Amnesty
  6. Snapped – One Fugitive, One Rocket Launcher
  7. Olympic Dam Set for China Offensive
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APSNet Semi-Weekly Bulletin, December 18, 2006

  1. Troubled Stealth Fighter Tackles First Test Flight
  2. France Will Withdraw Some Forces from Afghanistan
  3. Iraq Out of Sight
  4. Small Arms Analysis of Iraq Study Group Report
  5. RAMSI: Voice of the People – People’s Survey Pilot 2006
  6. Panel Seeks Consensus on U.S. Nuclear Arsenal
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APSNet Semi-Weekly Bulletin, December 14, 2006

  1. Papuan Artists ‘Rejected by Security Pact’
  2. Britain: Troop Shortages ‘A Clear Danger’
  3. Saudis Say they Might Back Sunnis if US Leaves Iraq
  4. Afghanistan: One War We Can Still Win
  5. Aceh: Irwandi Ready to Cooperate with Jakarta
  6. Pacific Plan Updated
  7. Experts Explode Ziggy’s Nuclear Power Theory
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APSNet Semi-Weekly Bulletin, December 11, 2006

  1. Iraq: Australian Role to Be Reassessed
  2. Clash Leaves Two Dead in Indonesia’s Papua Province
  3. Fiji Troops Pursue Crackdown on Opposition
  4. Election Aceh’s First Step towards Freer Future
  5. Security Ignored in Half-Baked Effort on Warming
  6. Australia Hides a ‘Failed State’
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APSNet Semi-Weekly Bulletin, December 7, 2006

  1. Australia: Navy Granted Power to Shoot at Illegal Fishers
  2. Fiji: Military Declares State of Emergency
  3. Indonesia: Ministry to Reactivate Grassroots Spy Networks to ‘Combat Terror’
  4. Agreement between Australia and the Republic of Indonesia on the Framework for Security Cooperation
  5. Get Out of Iraq by 2008, Panel Tells Bush
  6. Afghanistan Opium Crop Sets Record
  7. Yellowcake Exports to China Get Green Light
  8. Japan, Australia Agree to Start Economic Partnership Talks
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APSNet Semi-Weekly Bulletin, December 4, 2006

  1. Fiji Police Say Military Has Not Attempted to Take Over its Tactical Response Unit
  2. One Dead, 17 Hurt in East Timor Violence
  3. Iraq: Rumsfeld’s Shocking Memo
  4. After Iraq
  5. Out of Control in Indonesia
  6. NT to Jail all Illegal Fishermen
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APSNet Semi-Weekly Bulletin, November 30, 2006

  1. Boost in Troops a Must for Iraq Win
  2. NATO Signals Troop Reinforcement in Afghanistan
  3. New RAMSI Head Aims at Establishing Good Dialogue
  4. Fiji at Flashpoint as Armed Troops Lock Down Suva
  5. Analysis of the Draft Report of the Uranium Mining, Processing and Nuclear Energy Review
  6. Nuclear Debate: Part Four: Australia and the World
  7. Bill to Cut Traditional Owners Out of Waste Dump Consultations
  8. Mindanao: A Gamble Worth Taking
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APSNet Semi-Weekly Bulletin, November 27, 2006

  1. Iraq: British Exit Plan Not for Us: Nelson
  2. Fighter Tail Spin Feared
  3. Indonesia-India: The Start of a Beautiful Friendship?
  4. War on Terror Costs Us $20bn
  5. Limitations of Safeguards on Nuclear Materials
  6. Out Today: The Wheat Scandal that Has Plagued Australia
  7. Survey to Upgrade Barrier Reef Detail
  8. Rapid Tests for Bird Flu Are Flawed
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