Stargazing in October? We’ve got you covered. 🎃
Jupiter and Saturn are visible throughout the month. The full Moon illuminates the night starting Oct. 9. Mars enters retrograde, and the Orionid meteor shower puts on a show peaking on Oct. 20: https://t.co/OrE9pfHqPr
Insightful interview w/ former 🇮🇩 foreign minister Marty Natalegawa:
Jakarta should “…be able to
ensure that there is sufficient
domestic appreciation of what
chairmanship entails and what
the deliverables would be aside
from being an efficient host of a meeting.”
THREAD on some recent developments in the South China Sea.
I have learned that on July 26, China deployed several fighter jets to the Fiery Cross Reef in the Spratly Islands. Those jets parked for a while before flying back to the north. 1/6
“If China can add ports, airports and outposts for satellite communications — all of which are edging closer to reality in some Pacific Island nations — it could help in intercepting communications, blocking shipping lanes and engaging in space combat.” https://t.co/xevJJw4y4q