Short on evidence, methodology, and analysis, the NZSIS’s latest threat report is not its best effort, writes Damien Rogers, Associate Professor of International Relations and Security Studies at Massey University. It’s good to see the […]
Chief Customs Officer Janna Binning has been announced by the organisers of Women in Security Awards Aotearoa (WiSAA) 2023-24 as the winner of the ‘Protecting borders, trade, and biosecurity’ category in her role as a […]
A recently published Fortinet whitepaper highlights the need to protect New Zealand’s critical infrastructure from “grey zone” threats as global tensions heighten and a new Cold War sets in. Amid conflict in Ukraine and escalating […]
Risk consultancy Global Risk Consulting (GRC) Group yesterday released its 2023 New Zealand Country Risk Report, an all-hazards analysis charting a challenging past year and uncertainties ahead. Auckland-based GRC Group has released its inaugural country […]
Independent review finds that among the significant deficiencies in the management of the person responsible for the LynnMall attack is missed opportunities for his redirection and rehabilitation, writes chief editor Nicholas Dynon. Conducted by the […]
Dr John Battersby argues that a myopic focus on the pandemic’s impact, as well the growing social and economic fault-lines it is opening up, will generate risks in an environment in which we are less […]
In this abridged ‘Comment from the Editors’, Professor Rouben Azizian and Dr John Battersby provide a brief introduction to the just-published second instalment of the National Security Journal. The successful launch of the National Security Journal last […]
Defsec’s Chief Editor Nicholas Dynon speaks at the official launch of the new Massey University published National Security Journal in October 2019. I’m honoured to be able to say a few words about this fantastic […]
Despite media suggesting that all roads to foreign political interference lead to Beijing, Hon Heather Roy writes that only a broader understanding of the issue will ensure the resilience of our electoral system. A National […]
National Security Workforce Senior Advisor Navlene Singh writes that a new New Zealand government-led programme is opening up opportunities for women in the National Security sector. Launched earlier this year, the Women in National Security […]
Red teaming includes war-gaming, physical and digital penetration testing, alternative futures and alternative analysis. In this article, Dr Simon Ewing-Jarvie, Chief Disruption Officer at Torquepoint Ltd, discusses the latter two in the context of emerging […]
Dr William Hoverd, Senior Lecturer at Massey University’s Centre for Defence and Security Studies, is guest editor of this 2018 National Security Conference special issue of Line of Defence. He offers his reflections on the […]
Dr Germana Nicklin of Massey University’s Centre for Defence and Security Studies, writes that disparate views in New Zealand about ‘national security’ need to be resolved. The concept of national security in New Zealand is […]
In his first official speech as minister responsible for the GCSB and NZSIS, Hon Andrew Little highlights progress in intelligence agency oversight and reform, and identifies terrorism – including Daesh activity in southern Philippines – […]
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