DefenceNews: Aust, US, Japan stronger defence ties
AUSTRALIA, the US and Japan have agreed to stronger defence ties and jointly called for a peaceful settlement of maritime disputes in the Asia-Pacific region. THE meeting between Tony Abbott, Barack Obama and Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of the G20 summit came a day after the US President vowed use "every element" of America's power to ensure peace and stability. Mr Obama also said regional security shouldn't be based on "coercion or intimidation ... where big nations bully the small, but on alliances for mutual s…
Defence News: Russia is betting on the G20
The upcoming summit in Brisbane will be just as tense as the last edition in St. Petersburg. Another high-level G20 summit will take place this week in Brisbane, Australia. Dramatic events surrounding Ukraine, the disappearance of the G8 and the brusque, nearly impolite, announcements made by the host country against Russia have forced us to view this "twenty" through the prism of the Ukrainian conflict. Meanwhile, with all the significance that the conflict has for global politics, in the end it is just an episode in t…
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