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Commander Stephen Lenik RNZN is the Naval Adviser in Canberra to the New Zealand Defence Force. The Australian Naval Institute and the University of New South Wales Canberra jointly held the 2019 Goldrick Seminar at the Australian Defence Force Academy on 18 September 2019. This seminar was supported by the Royal Australian Navy’s Sea Power Centre.
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Read more: Current National Perspective - NZ - CDR Stephen Lenik
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Raising the price and not the glass is being seen as the only way to curb our alcohol problems.
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Read more: New Zealand's alcohol problem getting worse
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A group of bikers embarking on a 2000 kilometre ride have a simple message.
"We want to get men to stand up, speak out and stop violence towards women," White Ribbon ambassador Ken Mahon said.
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Read more: Bikers to hit the road for a long journey against domestic violence
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For the second time in living memory, the West has lost strategic control of the South China Sea (SCS). The first time was 1940-41, when Imperial Japan obtained strategic dominance of the SCS by occupying French Indochina.
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With the global geopolitical centre of gravity shifting towards Asia, a pluralistic, rules-based Indo-Pacific order is more important than ever, including for America’s own global standing. So it was good news when, two years ago, US President Donald Trump began touting a vision of a ‘free and open’ Indo-Pacific, characterised by unimpeded trade flows; freedom of navigation; and respect for the rule of law, national sovereignty and existing frontiers. Yet, far from realising this vision, the United States has allowed Chinese expansionism in Asia to continue virtually unimpeded. This failure could not be more consequential.
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Read more: America’s feeble Indo-Pacific strategy
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Welcome to Season II of The Drift. We were on hiatus through October, but we’re back and I thank you for your patience!
We have so much to catch up on its insane, but I want to start with a topic I’ve spent a fair amount of time digging into recently: Hypersonics and what effect, if any, they’ll have on Navy force structure.
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Read more: Don’t get too hyper about hypersonics
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Government announces spending increase to support New Zealand Defence Force acquisition objectives. Budget in line with 2018 defence policy to modernize NZDF in light of emerging strategic threats.
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Read more: New Zealand Announces Major Increase in Defence Spending
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New Zealand has been urged to clean up its mess in Afghanistan and compensate the families of seven children killed by explosives left behind.
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