Category : News
Author: Alexander Gillespie

Opinion - When Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022, German Chancellor Olaf Scholtz proclaimed a "Zeitenwende", or historical turning point. It resulted in Germany's first ever official national security strategy.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-inside/495182/nz-s-first-national-security-strategy-signals-a-turning-point-and-the-end-of-old-certainties
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Category : Defence
Author: NZDF

Around 300 New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel are returning home after participating in the largest-ever iteration of Exercise Talisman Sabre, which ran in Queensland from late July to early August and involved around 30,000 military personnel from 13 countries.

Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/news/talisman-sabre-hones-nzdfs-readiness-for-combat/
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Category : News
Author: Craig McCulloch & Russell Palmer

New Zealand's Defence Force will ramp up its readiness for combat, taking a more "proactive and purposeful" approach as part of a new government strategy.

Article: https://pacificmedianetwork.com/articles/changing-global-tensions-prompt-new-zealand-to-ramp-up-security-and-defence-resources
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Category : Defence
Author: Wayne Mapp

The most important security issue currently facing New Zealand is working out our role with AUKUS. New Zealand’s most important security partners, Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom have hugely upgraded their mutual security through the AUKUS partnership.

Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2023/07/24/aukus-raises-naval-power-credibility-questions/
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Category : Opinion
Author: Andrew Watts.

The Australian Defence Strategic Review (DSR) published 24 April 2023 has significant implications for New Zealand’s defence investment choices. I’ll let those more qualified to comment reflect on the geo-political issues; in this article I’ll address the potential implications of the DSR for the next generation of New Zealand naval capability.  

Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2023/06/23/australian-defence-strategic-review-and-new-zealand/
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Category : News
Author: Reuters

Ukraine said Russia bombed a blood transfusion centre near the front line in a wave of air strikes overnight while Moscow reported that it had shot down a drone heading to the capital on Sunday in the third such attack in a week.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2023/08/ukraine-invasion-president-volodymyr-zelenskiy-slams-russia-for-bombing-blood-transfusion-centre-calls-it-war-crime.html
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Category : News
Author: Reuters

A Ukrainian sea drone full of explosives struck a Russian fuel tanker overnight near a bridge linking Russia to annexed Crimea, the second such attack in 24 hours, both sides said on Saturday.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2023/08/ukraine-invasion-kyiv-hits-russian-tanker-twice-in-24-hours-with-sea-drone-near-crimea-bridge.html
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