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William Hoverd

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Defence

Opinion: Protesters beat hollow victory drum

November 24, 2019

 As news that there would be no NZDIA Annual Forum in 2019 became public, protest groups were quick to record it as a win. The tempo of Defence procurement and rate of NZDIA membership growth, […]

Peace action
Law Enforcement

Peace Action Protest and the NZDIA Annual Forum: Is it irreconcilable?

February 20, 2019

Dr William Hoverd of Massey University’s Centre for Defence and Security Studies writes that violent protest needn’t be a perennial feature of the NZDIA Annual Forum. Dialogue is an important first step. This year I […]

Centre for Defence and Security Studies - National Security Conference
Beyond Pacific

Reflections on the Second National Security Conference

July 21, 2018

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 […]

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