Call for Nominations: NZIIA Board Elections 2026
Hamish McDougall New Zealand
The Indo-Pacific’s defining dilemma for democracies
Roberto Rabel, Victoria University of Wellington
Asia
Geopolitics
WHO membership doesn’t threaten NZ’s sovereignty – walking away from it would
Helen Petousis-Harris Associate Professor in Vaccinology, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
New Zealand
Global Health and Development
When Guardrails Collapse: What the Grok Controversy Reveals About the Future of AI Ethics
Professor Niusha Shafiabady, Head of Discipline for IT and Director of Women in AI for Social Good lab at ACU at Australian Catholic University
Australia
Geopolitics
Is NZ defence and intelligence policy aligning with AUKUS in all but name?
Nicola Macaulay, Senior Tutor and PhD Candidate, Centre for Defence and Security Studies, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
New Zealand
Defence and Security
From Protection to Precision: India’s New FTA Strategy
Anna Mahjar-Barducci s a Project Director at the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI)
Asia
Trade and Economics
Trump’s Greenland grab is part of a new space race – and the stakes are getting higher
Anna Marie Brennan Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Waikato
New Zealand
Geopolitics
Membership
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