New president Lee Jae-myung sees the need for strengthened relations between Pyongyang and Seoul, but the United States and Japan continue to play a critical deterrence role, writes international security specialist Debalina Ghoshal. In June […]
Despite the uncertainties of the Trump administration, Five Eyes membership is of enduring value, writes Dr John Battersby, Senior Fellow in the Centre for Defence and Security Studies at Massey University. In the mid-2020s the […]
Support International Women’s Day this year by nominating a colleague for the 2025 Women in Security Awards Aotearoa. Nominations are due 21 February. International Women’s Day is coming up on 8th March, and what better […]
Revenues from sales of arms and military services by the 100 largest companies in the industry reached $632 billion in 2023, according to new data released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Evident […]
Former New Zealand Defence Force officer Mike Shapland DSD finishes up in Washington DC to start new polar role in Christchurch. Michael Shapland DSD has commenced his role as Antarctica New Zealand’s new General Manager […]
The recently released Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Yearbook 2024 reports nuclear weapons in development have increased as states deepen their reliance on nuclear deterrence. The nine nuclear-armed states—the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, […]
In this exclusive interview, chief editor Nicholas Dynon sits down with academic, columnist and author Richard Heydarian to explore what makes ASEAN a ‘donkey’ and why Philippines connects the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait. […]
As the Pacific becomes a locus of geopolitics, the region is seeing unprecedented levels of defence diplomacy, writes Associate Professor Anna Powles from the Centre for Defence and Security Studies at Massey University and Associate […]
Independent Review Lead for the National Security Defence Review James Sanday announces the appointment of Editorial Board members who will assist in the compilation of the National Security Defence Review. Made up of academics from […]
Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has met with the UK’s defence and foreign ministers seeking enhanced cooperation and stressing need for “Ocean of Peace” in the Indo-Pacific. Fiji seeks to strengthen collaboration with the United […]
Global military expenditure has increased 6.8 percent in real terms from 2022, led by the United States, China and Russia. It’s the steepest year-on-year increase since 2009 according to new data by the Stockholm International […]
Ukraine conflict and perceptions in Asia over China’s ambitions impact on materiel imports internationally with Ukraine the largest European arms importer and Asia having largest share of transfers. States in Europe almost doubled their imports […]
Misinformation and disinformation are the biggest short-term risks, while extreme weather and critical change to Earth systems are the greatest long-term concerns, according to the WEF’s Global Risks Report 2024. Drawing on nearly two decades […]
With the Luxon Government signalling potential membership of AUKUS Pillar Two and the opposition Labour Party branding the partnership an anti-China “offensive warfighting alliance”, our turbulent strategic waters are about to get muddy, writes Nicholas […]
Trans-Tasman Ministers’ meeting in Melbourne delivers a joint statement reaffirming their commitment to alliance, praising value of AUKUS and Quad, and singling out China. New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston […]
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