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Aran Martin is the editor of Pearls and Irritations. He is an international relations expert with a focus on international security, conflict prevention and peacebuilding and intercultural dialogue. His diverse career includes more than a decade in editorial management of international, double-blind, peer reviewed academic journals.
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Vale Mark Valencia
Mark J. Valencia, an internationally renowned maritime policy analyst focused on Asia, passed away on 6 December 2023 in Hawaii, surrounded by his family. Continue reading »
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A tainted Defence Strategic Review
P&I Editorial: Conflicts of interest at the heart of AUKUS and the Defence Strategic Review (DSR) – including the principal author of the DSR benefitting from US State Department funding designed to build support for AUKUS and the US alliance – demand independent investigation. Continue reading »
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AUKUS and the drive to war with China: Special Issue
A Labor government has puts guns before butter… how extraordinary! Today, Pearls and Irritations has taken the unusual step of devoting our issue line up entirely to articles on the drive to war with China and the disastrous commitment of $368 billion dollars of Australia’s public funding to nuclear submarines. Continue reading »
