Brendan Nicholson

Executive Editor of @ASPI_org's The Strategist | Former @australian Defence Editor | Tweeting defence, foreign affairs and strategic issues

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My latest @ASPI_org piece covers @SenatorWong Singapore speech on ASEAN and Australia’s security https://t.co/460XNne8i9

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@qikipedia What a great model for a war

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Nice piece by Kyle Wilson explaining what Putin and Trump are seeking from their coming summit. https://t.co/I2kVu0X3fm via @aspi_org

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Great insights on the special forces issues from Chris Masters! https://t.co/5wQqYL22vj

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Big boys’ rules | Chris Masters | https://t.co/T5qcNYQbf5

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Shoebridge says the move is potentially dangerous for Xi, dangerous for the Communist Party of China, and dangerous for the rest of us who interact with China over coming years 2/2

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Op-ed in @australian today by @ASPI_org's Michael Shoebridge explains why President Xi may have made a big mistake in giving himself unlimited time as China’s leader 1/2

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Very significant developments in the defence and security relationship between Australia and the US vanished in the clutter of the Barnaby
saga. @ASPI_org's Peter Jennings explains the evolving state of the Alliance in the @australian today https://t.co/0vDGm9adif

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Great story of an Aussie tech breakthrough by @ASPI_org and @MacklinRobert https://t.co/r8qkxhwjC4

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Strong, informed and frankly scary piece from Peter Jennings in @theheraldsun https://t.co/SzM1YimQ0U

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Op-Ed: North Korea on track for a global crisis in 2018 | Peter Jennings | https://t.co/7ReylLWUrl

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Another nice piece by ASPI's Rod Lyon, this time on the Foreign Policy White Paper. Strong opinions based, as always, on clear facts. @rdyn51 on @ASPI_org | https://t.co/F8Qjuqje3d

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Check out my latest piece on The Strategist on the @Australian_Navy's new OPVs https://t.co/ynPhjuLrp3

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German design for the Australian Navy’s new OPVs | @Brendan_ASPI | https://t.co/HZy6Si7K5M

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Foreign policy white paper 2017: of speaking softly and carrying a big stick | @Brendan_ASPI on the @dfat #FPWhitePaper | https://t.co/OXMXjbcxTs

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We can see infrastructure being dragged for years due to election interests, when it would be necessary to close bases instead - Sen. Fawcett

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Senator Fawcett, a former military test pilot, uses an @ASPI_org dinner to launch his push for a bipartisan approach to take political advantage out of Defence decision making #ausdef

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Back on Twitter and will be tweeting all things defence, foreign affairs and strategic issues. To make up for my absence please enjoy this photo I took of @MarisePayne meeting Vietnamese special forces soldiers earlier this year

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Had an extraordinary flight over Iraq with @Aus_AirForce in RAAF tanker fuelling Hornets. In Saturday's @australian.