Quite an interesting reading this weekend from POLITIK. Dr Anthony Smith talks about “one major problem - human bias”. It is not one major problem but the ultimate problem even as the resources are available in abundance to overcome this human bias. Does this problem persist due to lack of will power, human inability or … Continue reading Kiwi spook comes in from the cold
Author: Gurtej Singh
New Zealand Defence White Paper Symposium
The Centre for Strategic Studies, Victoria University of Wellington and the Centre for Defence and Security Studies, Massey University jointly hosted the 2015 New Zealand Defence White Paper (DWP) Symposium yesterday (21 May 2015). Apart from the below average venue, the symposium was a good start to an interaction with analysts outside the government. The … Continue reading New Zealand Defence White Paper Symposium
Spying on Friends and Neighbours
I have just spent a very productive hour listening to Radio New Zealand Sunday Morning on spying and mass surveillance: http://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/remote-player?id=20172825 The panel on the programme included Terence O’Brien, Professor Steven Ratuva, and Paul Buchanan. I was not expecting a conclusive word on the subject as issues floated from spying and mass surveillance to civil … Continue reading Spying on Friends and Neighbours
Faultline Report 