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
Opinion
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
Millstone around Labour’s neck
Ever since the general elections in New Zealand this year, the Labour Party has been mired in a double edged crisis. Leadership contest has been thrown wide whilst the election defeat apparently is like an elephant in the room for the party faithful. What I can see is a millstone hanging around Labour Party's neck … Continue reading Millstone around Labour’s neck
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