Though China remains a relatively weak nuclear power, it has in recent years become central to U.S. strategic policymaking. What explains this shift? How is the U.S.-China strategic nuclear relationship evolving? What role do other states play in shaping it? To address these questions, the authors of U.S.-China Nuclear Relations (Lynne Reinner Publishers) examine a series of strategic triangles involving China, the U.S., and one or more key third actors (among them, Australia, India, Iran, Japan, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, South Korea, and Taiwan). Their work also critically highlights the challenges and opportunities facing Washington and Beijing in this increasingly complex security arena. Learn more about the book here.
After a more than two-year flight ban, a modified version of the Boeing 737 MAX is expected to finally return to the skies of its biggest consumer, China, as Beijing signals approval of the proposed changes to the plane. The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has reportedly told the nationâs air carriers it is satisfied with the design alterations the plane manufacturer has proposed for the 737 MAX, and that these changes could resolve safety issues. The aviation regulator suggested that airlines should give feedback on the airworthiness directive for the 737 MAX by November 26, according to an undated notice seen by Reuters. Read more The move is pr...
Hamish Gullick has only himself to blame. âI kind of dug this hole a bit,â admits the 26-year-old double bassist from the Australian National Academy of Music. At a new festival of freshly commissioned Australian music next year he will find himself doing things to a double bass that, possibly, nobody has done before. ANAM musician Hamish Gullick at Abbotsford Convent.Credit:Paul Jeffers The work he will perform, by award-winning composer Samantha Wolf, is called Adrift and is one of 67 commissioned for the ANAM Set festival, to run over three nights in May next year. Gullick was paired with Wolf, and they were challenged to create something new. As they brainstormed they swapped influences: pop, classical, indie, jazz; Bjork and Bon Iver. Gullick sent Wolf some YouTube clips heâd come across of different bass techniques: experiments in new ways of playing the instrument by some of the worldâs best players. âIâd fiddled around with some of them but others I hadnât really ...
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