Philippine: Jihadists

May/June 2018

Volume 43 Number 3

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Fighting jihadists in Mindanao

Simon Gray suggests that defeating the Islamic State in the Philippines requires more than military.

Engaging with an uncertain world

Jacinda Ardern gives an outline of her government’s approach to international affairs.

Facing a global kaleidoscope of uncertainty

Terence O’Brien discusses the Ardern government’s foreign policy.

A maritime shift?

Colin Robinson speculates on the proper force balance for the New Zealand Defence Force in future.

In the shadow of the phantom

Bob Rigg discusses the further deconstruction and degradation of democracy in the United States.

Dancing with the dragon

Stephen Jacobi considers the opportunities and risks in the New Zealand–China relationship.

ANNIVERSARY - Tet, 1968

Roberto Rabel looks back at the critical turning point in the Vietnam War.

OPINION PIECE - The devil in the details

Farib Sos imagines a conversation weighing up the administration ‘reign’ of Donald J. Trump and its impact on the global influence of the United States.

BOOKS

Stephen Hoadley: New Zealand United States Relations (Robert Patman).

Julian Gewirtz: Unlikely Partners: Chinese Reformers, Western Economists and the Making of Global China (Peter Harris).

Chris Whipple: The Gatekeepers: How White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency (Anthony Smith).

CONFERENCE REPORT

INSTITUTE NOTES

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Fighting jihadists in Mindanao

Simon Gray suggests that defeating the Islamic State in the Philippines requires more than military.

Engaging with an uncertain world

Jacinda Ardern gives an outline of her government’s approach to international affairs.

Facing a global kaleidoscope of uncertainty

Terence O’Brien discusses the Ardern government’s foreign policy.

A maritime shift?

Colin Robinson speculates on the proper force balance for the New Zealand Defence Force in future.

In the shadow of the phantom

Bob Rigg discusses the further deconstruction and degradation of democracy in the United States.

Dancing with the dragon

Stephen Jacobi considers the opportunities and risks in the New Zealand–China relationship.

ANNIVERSARY - Tet, 1968

Roberto Rabel looks back at the critical turning point in the Vietnam War.

OPINION PIECE - The devil in the details

Farib Sos imagines a conversation weighing up the administration ‘reign’ of Donald J. Trump and its impact on the global influence of the United States.

BOOKS

Stephen Hoadley: New Zealand United States Relations (Robert Patman).

Julian Gewirtz: Unlikely Partners: Chinese Reformers, Western Economists and the Making of Global China (Peter Harris).

Chris Whipple: The Gatekeepers: How White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency (Anthony Smith).

CONFERENCE REPORT

INSTITUTE NOTES

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