Maritime Security Strategy of New Zealand was formally launched at a one-day symposium held at InterContinental, Wellington on Thursday, 17 June 2021. The symposium (New Zealand's Maritime Security: Interests, Challenges and Strategy) was organised by Centre for Strategic Studies Te Pokapū Take Rautaki Aotearoa, Victoria University of Wellington. Maritime Security Oversight Committee (MSOC) with Ministry … Continue reading New Zealand Maritime Security
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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
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
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