Brendan Nicholson

My latest @ASPI_org piece covers @SenatorWong Singapore speech on ASEAN and Australia’s security bit.ly/2DzgGH8

@qikipedia What a great model for a war

The Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly were officially at war for 335 years due to an administrative blunder. When it was legally ended in 1985, not a single person had died in the ‘conflict’.

Nice piece by Kyle Wilson explaining what Putin and Trump are seeking from their coming summit. aspistrategist.org.au/prelude-to-a-p… via @aspi_org

Great insights on the special forces issues from Chris Masters! twitter.com/aspi_org/statu…

Shoebridge says the move is potentially dangerous for Xi, dangerous for the Communist Party of China, and dangerous for the rest of us who interact with China over coming years 2/2

Op-ed in @australian today by @ASPI_org's Michael Shoebridge explains why President Xi may have made a big mistake in giving himself unlimited time as China’s leader 1/2

Very significant developments in the defence and security relationship between Australia and the US vanished in the clutter of the Barnaby saga. @ASPI_org's Peter Jennings explains the evolving state of the Alliance in the @australian today bit.ly/2GVgNhN

Great story of an Aussie tech breakthrough by @ASPI_org and @MacklinRobert twitter.com/defence_casg/s…

Strong, informed and frankly scary piece from Peter Jennings in @theheraldsun twitter.com/aspi_org/statu…

Another nice piece by ASPI's Rod Lyon, this time on the Foreign Policy White Paper. Strong opinions based, as always, on clear facts. @rdyn51 on @ASPI_org | bit.ly/2BgtGQq

Check out my latest piece on The Strategist on the @Australian_Navy's new OPVs twitter.com/ASPI_org/statu…

Foreign policy white paper 2017: of speaking softly and carrying a big stick | @Brendan_ASPI on the @dfat #FPWhitePaper | bit.ly/2mXL1LG

We can see infrastructure being dragged for years due to election interests, when it would be necessary to close bases instead - Sen. Fawcett

Senator Fawcett, a former military test pilot, uses an @ASPI_org dinner to launch his push for a bipartisan approach to take political advantage out of Defence decision making #ausdef

Back on Twitter and will be tweeting all things defence, foreign affairs and strategic issues. To make up for my absence please enjoy this photo I took of @MarisePayne meeting Vietnamese special forces soldiers earlier this year

Had an extraordinary flight over Iraq with @Aus_AirForce in RAAF tanker fuelling Hornets. In Saturday's @australian.