Tell me again how it's US allies that need to improve their defence trade controls and tighten their industrial security measures. defenseone.com/business/2024/…

China plays the critical minerals card, again. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Kamala Harris opposes Nippon Steel’s $15bn bid for US Steel ft.com/content/9db297… via @ft

GWEO rockets up the US alliance agenda, but Australia isn’t close to self-sufficiency | Alice Nason and Tom Corben | bit.ly/3T9Sggs

Australian Growlers in India for Exercise Tarang Shakti 24, the first time RAAF combat assets have deployed to the country (not counting P-8 visits in recent years).

The US plans to establish military repair hubs in Japan, South Korea, Australia, Singapore and the Philippines under its Regional Sustainment Framework. Important progress towards addressing both industrial capacity and contested logistics challenges. asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Inter…

Ahead of 🇯🇵🇦🇺 2+2 meeting, FM 上川 陽子　KAMIKAWA Yoko contributed an op-ed piece in the AFR. "...together we play a leading role in maintaining and strengthening a free and open international order based on the rule of law." Full text→au.emb-japan.go.jp/files/10072018… MOFA of Japan

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This analysis in Foreign Affairs only scratches the surface on causes, but it's a good description of the troubled state of relations between the U.S. and Southeast Asia: foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…. Some helpful messaging advice for the Biden Administration, too:

Some initial thoughts from me on the Australia-Japan 2+2 for The Japan Times. Many of the proposed activities in the Joint Statement are consistent with 🇦🇺🇯🇵🇺🇸 pledges to "shift from scripted exercises to 'actual operations' in the maritime and air domains." japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/0…

Some highlights from Koizumi’s highly anticipated press conference: slogan will be “Conclusion: Opening Doors to a New Era.” Basic idea is to move on from talking about issues to actually implementing/coming to a conclusion. www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/2024…

Shinjiro has entered the chat. Even if he doesn't come out on top in the forthcoming LDP presidential race, I'd be surprised not to see him in the next cabinet. asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Japan…