Last week was quite an interesting week. Intelligence and Security in a Free Society: Report of the First Independent Review of Intelligence and Security in New Zealand was released by Hon Sir Michael Cullen, KNZM and Dame Patsy Reddy, DNZM. Local media was quick to respond by focusing on various aspects like "permission to spy … Continue reading Intelligence and analysis
Opinion
Gains from an international conference
Towards the end of August 2015, New Zealand India Research Institute (NZIRI) at Victoria University of Wellington hosted its third international conference focussing on 'India as a Global Power in the Twenty-First Century'. Since its establishment in 2012, NZIRI has been propping up India as some magical emerging power that went into a slumber sometime … Continue reading Gains from an international conference
Kiwi spook comes in from the cold
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
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