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, June 29, 2006

  1. East Timor: Alkatiri Speaks
  2. No Quick Fix in East Timor
  3. ‘Justice on the Cheap’ Revisited: The Failure of the Serious Crimes Trials in East Timor
  4. Why Indonesia Needs a New Way in Politics
  5. What’s Wrong in Papua
  6. North Korea: US Has Right to Missile Defence, says Howard
  7. Stubborn Kyoto Stand Will Cost Us Dearly
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APSNet Semi-Weekly Bulletin, June 26, 2006

  1. East Timor PM resigns
  2. East Timor: Canberra Risks Accusations Of Backing A Coup
  3. Indonesia, Beefing Up Defense, Seeks Submarines, Jets
  4. West Papua: Indonesian Police ‘Tortured Papuans’
  5. PNG: Guns Destruction Raises Big Concern
  6. The Rape Of PNG Forests
  7. North East Asia: As Pentagon Narrows Focus, A Little Local Knowledge Might Be Wise
  8. Australia: The Tampa Effect Isn’t Likely To Reappear
  9. Nauru Given $40m To Take Refugees – And Fight Graft
  10. Indonesia: Bird Flu Funding Plan For Jakarta
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APSNet Semi-Weekly Bulletin, June 22, 2006

  1. Iraqi Fury at Australian Shooting
  2. East Timor: Fretilin Poised to Sack Alkatiri
  3. Australian Army Rushes to Set Up Base for 3000 in Timor
  4. Corruption Rife In Indonesian Military
  5. More Bang for Defence Equipment
  6. Indonesia’s Fight Against Bird Flu Needs International Support: FAO
  7. Heating Up The Planet: Climate Change and Security
  8. Nautilus News: North Korea Warned Against Long-Range Missile Test
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APSNet Semi-Weekly Bulletin, June 19, 2006

  1. Giant New Bases to House US Troops
  2. Indonesia Plays Down Security Deal
  3. Timor Minister Equipped Police as Private Army
  4. More Police to Patrol ‘Tense’ Timor
  5. Troops leave for Solomon Islands
  6. Afghan POWs Denied Rights Because ‘It’s Not a War’
  7. Briefing Notes: US Expansion and Upgrading of Joint Australia-US Training Facilities
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APSNet Semi-Weekly Bulletin, June 15, 2006

  1. Australia Resists UN Takeover of Timor Security
  2. East Timor: The Traumatic Birth of a Nation
  3. Indonesia: Treaty Won’t Bring True Accord
  4. West Has Been Helping Itself, Not Afghanistan
  5. US Calls on Canberra to Uncover Spy Report
  6. Australia Spends Up Big on Defence
  7. Improved Military Satellite Communications for Defence
  8. Australia and Turkey Sign Defence Cooperation Agreement
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APSNet Semi-Weekly Bulletin, June 12, 2006

  1. Southern Philippines: Terrorists on the Run
  2. The Tragedy that is Timor
  3. PNG: Terror Threat
  4. Come Home, Iraq Workers Warned
  5. The Iraq War Will Seriously Damage the US
  6. Deaths Darken Cloud over Gloomy Hicks
  7. Heat on Our Security
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APSNet Semi-Weekly Bulletin, June 8, 2006

  1. Alkatiri Agrees to Investigation of Start of Mayhem in East Timor
  2. Timor Asks for More NZ Help
  3. Troops to Minister: Does One Of Us Have To Die Before It’s War?
  4. Security Treaty to Smooth Over Rift with Jakarta
  5. Australia Hosts APEC Pandemic Influenza Exercise
  6. Cheating Our Way Towards Kyoto
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APSNet Semi-Weekly Bulletin, June 5, 2006

  1. Downer Puts Plan for Timor Future
  2. Portuguese Refuse Australian Command in Timor
  3. Invisible Enemy Strikes Australian Troops in Iraq
  4. Don’t Endanger Nuclear Energy Debate
  5. Japan Maritime Aircraft to Visit RAAF
  6. Defence White Paper in Fiji Recommends Cutting Army By 50 Percent
  7. Judges Seek Fair Trial For Hicks
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APSNet Semi-Weekly Bulletin, June 1, 2006

  1. Mob Steals Criminal Files from 1999 Bloodshed in E Timor
  2. A Display of Power: E Timor
  3. Australia Urges Alkatiri to Put Timor First
  4. Australians Safe Despite Vehicle Bombing in Iraq
  5. Overseas Missions Get Their Own Police
  6. Papuan Religious Leader Spooked by Indonesian Security Officers
  7. The Other Disaster on our Doorstep: PNG
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APSNet Semi-Weekly Bulletin, May 29, 2006

  1. E. Timor: A Delicate Balance in a Young, Divided Nation
  2. Indonesia Spying on Papuans: Greens
  3. Going to War: Penetrating the Veil on Iraq
  4. More than 1,000 Brits Have Deserted Iraq War
  5. Climate Body Finds U.S. Well is Dry
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