The Australian
NZ can reach orbit but can’t reach a decision
New Zealand is barely a military power.
Defence
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Foreword to ‘Adrift – A Trading Nation, an Ageing Navy and the 2027 Frigate Decision’
I asked Major General (Retd) John Howard, our Senior Fellow, to write a paper answering a question that sounds almost too simple for a man who spent more than four decades in uniform: what is a frigate?
Newsroom
What NZ must learn from Germany’s sudden €20 billion military meltdown
We have a new colleague at The New Zealand Initiative.
Newsroom
Voters will decide whether to punch holes in Europe’s nuclear umbrella
While American and Israeli jets were bombing Tehran last Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron stood before nuclear submarines at the Île Longue naval base in Brittany.
Newsroom
How NATO failed Putin’s drone test
On Wednesday morning last week, I was getting ready for my afternoon speech at the Financial Services Council conference in Auckland.
Insights
Time for ANZAC 2.0
Last week, I had the opportunity to interview Michael Pezzullo, former Secretary of the Australian Department of Home Affairs, for The New Zealand Initiative’s podcast.
Newsroom
Europe will not be able to fight the return of conscription
More than two years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine shattered the continent’s illusion of perpetual peace, Europe finds itself confronting a once-unthinkable question: is it time to bring back the draft?
Insights
The right step: New Zealand’s engagement in the Middle East
The Government’s decision to deploy defence force personnel to the Middle East marks a significant, yet reasonable, shift in its foreign policy.
Insights
The meaning of independence
New Zealanders must realise that, in a less benign world, an independent foreign policy cannot mean neutrality.
Newsroom
Why Europe’s next war could be between Greece and Turkey
At the moment, a war between Greece and Turkey seems unlikely because it would be an all-around catastrophe.