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"Russia’s possible interest in basing long-range aircraft at an Indonesian
airbase not far from Australian shores shook up a relatively staid election
campaign last month.
The news, which Jakarta immediately dismissed, caught many by surprise in
Australia. It shouldn’t have. While Indonesia’s non-aligned stance makes
granting such a request highly unlikely, Russia’s defence and political ties
with Southeast Asia have actually been deepening over the last decade, at
least.
All of this has gone largely unnoticed in Australia. And this highlights a
significant problem: Australia has something of a knowledge deficit when it
comes to Russia. This is in part due to the fact our expertise on the country
has been hollowed out since the Cold War ended."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
