Remembering the price of war: crosses for fallen N.Z. personnel (R. Glennie) In 2018, I stood in W.W.1 trenches in near the Belgian town of Ypres, a town outside of which five significant battles were fought in W.W.1. The worst was Third Ypres (Passchendaele), with about 550,000 Allied and German soldiers killed. Third Ypres was … Continue reading Lest we forget the price of New Zealand at war
New Zealand needs an independent foreign policy
Following the refusal by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Winston Peters to acknowledge the State of Palestine, many people have taken to social media bemoaning the absence of an "independent foreign policy". I thought I would take the opportunity to outline why I think we need one and how it could look. Trump? Xi? Or a … Continue reading New Zealand needs an independent foreign policy
Of Chinese expansionism and New Zealand naivety
Royal New Zealand Navy frigate HMNZS Te Kaha is monitoring Chinese warships in the Tasman Sea (photo: NZDF) Over the past several years, as international tensions have risen around the world, many New Zealanders have been wondering how much longer we can try to look the other way and pretend they do not affect us. … Continue reading Of Chinese expansionism and New Zealand naivety