The Yoda Panda

Husband, father, life-long learner, student of strategic studies, sympathiser of Thucydides

[The Yoda Panda @Mikeke1930]

A lable often misused but in this case perfect. #UN https://t.co/KZJUBApeuP

[Australia Defence Association @austdef]

West Papua trapped in Kafkaesque situation as UN's de-colonisation council refuses to revisit 1969 transfer of colonial control to Indonesia https://t.co/yTLZKC8yMC

[The Yoda Panda @Mikeke1930]

I look forward to reading your counter-argument. https://t.co/VtpANG401u

[Tim Jacobsen @Jacobsen_Tim]

Not only do they mix, but Mission Command is necessary for #MultiDomainBattle! @TRADOC @usacac https://t.co/HSutAv2YZD # via @warontherocks

[The Yoda Panda @Mikeke1930]

Great choice of speaker and glad it went well. unfortunately overseas and couldn't make it. https://t.co/ORvO1IqNOi

[USI of the ACT @USIoftheACT]

The @USIoftheACT Annual Dinner w/ spkr Ms Campbell CSC excellent success. Thank you mbrs and guests #ausdef #auspol https://t.co/uEFAx3tfFx

[The Yoda Panda @Mikeke1930]

Agree Rodger. Hope for the best, but plan for the worst... https://t.co/owfqhnq56R

[Rodger Shanahan @RodgerShanahan]

Not really. Incompetency is a bonus, not a defence. Defence must be based on assumption of competence of attackers. https://t.co/SxCgdg5bsT

[Eric Michael Murphy @Eric_M_Murphy]

I'm not always a fan of what Mearsheimer says, but I cannot fault him for how he says it. Some good advice. @Strategy_Bridge https://t.co/HKeQGhBgtX

[The Yoda Panda @Mikeke1930]

Australian scrum was a #shocker. Very lucky on occasion. https://t.co/HxV8pscpzd

[RUGBYcomau @rugbycomau]

So, what are we talking about after the #BledisloeCup thriller in Dunedin? #NZLvAUS
https://t.co/yIXTaxJN8m

[The Yoda Panda @Mikeke1930]

Hmmm... Hooper vs Reid in a line out... Sorry #Wallabies, not smart https://t.co/ENnLmgAe4L

[Benjamin Toby Carter @BenTweetCarter]

IMAGES @GettyImages @zimbio #NZLvAUS #BledisloeCup

[ASPI @ASPI_org]

Peter Jennings: 6 years ago defence spending at 1.6% was as low as it had been since 1938. This was complacent and delusional.

[Rory Medcalf @Rory_Medcalf]

Essential reading for China scholars and academics elsewhere - this is how the peer-review fabric unravels https://t.co/5A2O0AwCal

[The Yoda Panda @Mikeke1930]

@RodgerShanahan but will be it be even 2 seconds after the kickoff! #Fingerscrossed

[The Yoda Panda @Mikeke1930]

Myles served with 176 Air Dispatch Coy in #Vietnam May 67 - Jan 68. #ParOneri https://t.co/JXNFNl4VSc

[Rep ColComdt @RepColComdt]

MAJ (Retd) Myles Johnson, #RAASC & #RACT, passed away last week. Funeral in #Canberra Wed 31 May. #RMC class 1965. #Vietnam #Veteran. #RIP

[The Yoda Panda @Mikeke1930]

Just like military diplomacy, there is #police #diplomacy. https://t.co/F5vgBYrlRp

[USI of the ACT @USIoftheACT]

Good crowd in place for @AFPCommissioner discussing capacity building & ops in near region. #security #adf #afp

[The Yoda Panda @Mikeke1930]

Regardless of the issue, behaviour absolutely unacceptable. Press charges! https://t.co/FNi82YCNpl

[Dan Conifer @DanConifer]

Qantas boss Alan Joyce says he intends to press charges after being attacked with a pie yesterday @abcnews @abcnewsPerth

[The Yoda Panda @Mikeke1930]

We agree to disagree... https://t.co/YhgenhMCyz

[The Yoda Panda @Mikeke1930]

It is what is is an needs to be called out. Unacceptable regardless of who does it. #dogwhistling https://t.co/rJwyAnY2qQ

[Rep ColComdt @RepColComdt]

Disappointed no coverage of #logistics #sustainment. A significant gap in any retrospective on any campaign. https://t.co/rqMBuDW5fl

[Rep ColComdt @RepColComdt]

Answer: better Offr & NCO trg in units. No excuses; make time. Fmn Comd to insist on it; check on it; lead on it. https://t.co/uMrYylITFU

[The Yoda Panda @Mikeke1930]

Great stuff. Congratulations #RSM. #GoodSoldiering https://t.co/hjqA51GJbq

[Australia Defence Association @austdef]

Ken Nelliman makes it another first for our Army. #auspol #ausdef https://t.co/Z5zbdQDAX1 via @DailyAdvertiser

[The Yoda Panda @Mikeke1930]

Desert? Great #grazing country! #foodbasket #australia https://t.co/juVk1F75HV

[Dr Marisa Paterson MLA @marisa_paterson]

Desert time!!!! #NTGamblingProject working in Central Australia this week #NT #ANU

[The Yoda Panda @Mikeke1930]

#ausdef
https://t.co/F8UdA9L7bZ

[USI of the ACT @USIoftheACT]

@JohnBlaxland1 What are #Australia's options going forward? #worldorder