Good point to question prevailing wisdom from @jamesmassola:“Disunity does not always mean death in politics. It can also be a pressure release valve and a means by which the prime minister and senior ministers are kept abreast of concerns voters are raising with backbench MPs.”
My latest: #Malaysia's ex #PKR MP @rafiziRafizi has gravitas. His #Bersama party could take votes away from #PKR in urban seats. But PM Anwar Ibrahim's
biggest challenge comes from the opposition Islamist #PAS party
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Just home from a trot, this badge popped up on my watch. Who knew it was global running day? My mate @KonradMarshall probably did because he wrote about book about it. Buy it so he can afford new running shoes. https://t.co/SJcbpVqHfj
Misaligned views could stop one of the region’s most successful partnerships delivering the next step, writes David Saultry in The Interpreter.
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A fantastic opportunity to share my first piece as India Chair for The Interpreter @LowyInstitute looking at the #Quad summit in Delhi& why deliverables add to the existing lines of effort by 🇮🇳🇦🇺to generate options for the indo pacific @danielflitton🙏🏼
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I am fascinated by the etymology of phrases - I had to look up "boat race" too. Apparently North American sports slang, when a competitor takes a massive lead early on and never looks back.
Good read, only the history of Quad 1.0 is more than just Australia getting "cold feet" - the problems then was a mismatch of ambition and countervailing interest. I chased down some of the detail a while back, here: https://t.co/LDC0IFSYbt
Striking details on the geographic spread of those US embassies that have a person in the top job. Most in Europe - Africa least. But Asia-Pacific also neglected. Which might feed again the doubts about US interest in this part of the world. via @Reuters https://t.co/0EvobvCnTq