Chinese Dilemma
September/October 2020
Volume 45
Number 5
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The Coming of the Chinese dilemma
Gerald Hensley discusses the challenges facing New Zealand in dealing with the developing situation in East Asia
The recent deadly India–China border clash
Ashok Sharma suggests that the June incident in the Galwan Valley, by exposing China’s geopolitical intent, has shattered India’s illusions about China
Instability in Central Asia
Dmitry Shlapentokh discusses the implications of last year’s prison revolt in Tajikistan
Russia and Poland — the long sweep of history
Malcolm McKinnon reviews Russo-Polish relations and expresses the hope for a fruitful and enduring rapprochement in future
We are all in this together
Ron Mark reflects on his time as minister and discusses New Zealand’s role as a contributor to regional and collective security
Wake up alarms in security
Hugh Steadman suggests grounds for a new antipodean defence policy
A white mammoth in the room?
Marçal Sanmartí argues that the emergence of a space economy has the potential to cause geopolitical disruption.
REVIEW ARTICLE
The Battle of Stalingrad
Gerald McGhie reflects on a famous novel about one of the defining struggles of the Second World War
BOOKS
HELEN CLARK: Women, Equality, Power: Selected Speeches from a Life of Leadership (Negar Partow)
ROGER FALIGOT: Chinese Spies from Chairman Mao to Xi Jinping (Stephen Hoadley)
MAX HASTINGS: Chastise: The Dambusters Story 1943 (Bryan Couchman)
INSTITUTE NOTES
The Coming of the Chinese dilemma
Gerald Hensley discusses the challenges facing New Zealand in dealing with the developing situation in East Asia
The recent deadly India–China border clash
Ashok Sharma suggests that the June incident in the Galwan Valley, by exposing China’s geopolitical intent, has shattered India’s illusions about China
Instability in Central Asia
Dmitry Shlapentokh discusses the implications of last year’s prison revolt in Tajikistan
Russia and Poland — the long sweep of history
Malcolm McKinnon reviews Russo-Polish relations and expresses the hope for a fruitful and enduring rapprochement in future
We are all in this together
Ron Mark reflects on his time as minister and discusses New Zealand’s role as a contributor to regional and collective security
Wake up alarms in security
Hugh Steadman suggests grounds for a new antipodean defence policy
A white mammoth in the room?
Marçal Sanmartí argues that the emergence of a space economy has the potential to cause geopolitical disruption.
REVIEW ARTICLE
The Battle of Stalingrad
Gerald McGhie reflects on a famous novel about one of the defining struggles of the Second World War
BOOKS
HELEN CLARK: Women, Equality, Power: Selected Speeches from a Life of Leadership (Negar Partow)
ROGER FALIGOT: Chinese Spies from Chairman Mao to Xi Jinping (Stephen Hoadley)
MAX HASTINGS: Chastise: The Dambusters Story 1943 (Bryan Couchman)
INSTITUTE NOTES
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