The Australian
Is NZ now saying ‘no’ to foreign investment?
When law firms advise foreign clients on investing in New Zealand, they usually include some version of the same paragraph.
Geopolitics
Quadrant
Nasty, Brutish and Short-Sighted
Thomas Hobbes published Leviathan in 1651, amid the wreckage of the English Civil War.
Insights
Just the opening act
The Strait of Hormuz is closed.
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.
Research reports
In the Meantime
In August 2025, Dr Oliver Hartwich delivered the inaugural Da Vinci Lecture at the Portfolio Construction Forum Strategies Summit, an essay called Leonardo’s Legacy.
The Australian
Trump aide’s ‘might-makes-right’ doctrine threatens Australia and New Zealand’s claims
I do not get to Münster often these days, but whenever I am there, I feel drawn to its town hall.
Newsroom
Why it’s dangerously misguided to ignore threat of new axis
Having worked at the Centre for Independent Studies in Sydney from 2008 to 2012, I know how inspirational the think tank’s annual Consilium conference can be.
Insights
The West in crisis
Recent events across the Western world paint a troubling picture.
Insights
D-Day’s legacy for New Zealand
Yesterday, 6 June, was the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the Allied landings in Normandy.
The Australian
China’s bullyboy tactics set to backfire with Wellington
Chinese ambassador to NZ Wang Xiaolong’s speech at the China Business Summit 2024 in Auckland on Monday was, at first glance, a typical diplomatic address.