Aotearoa New Zealand's Gateway to Space (digital copy)
November/December 2026
Volume 51
Number 6
NZIR
NZ$35.00 (INCL. GST)
Aotearoa New Zealand’s Gateway to Space: Security, Sovereignty and the New Space Economy
Anna Marie Brennan examines the security and regulatory challenges posed by Aotearoa New Zealand’s space industry.
A Drone Tsunami?
Roderic Alley considers the consequences of the global proliferation of drone weaponry.
Building Peace in a Turbulent World: Archibald Baxter Memorial Trust Peace Lecture 2026
In the 2026 Archibald Baxter Memorial Trust Peace Lecture, Robert Patman explores the challenge of peace in the current international order.
Connecting Across the Pacific: A New Chapter for Colombia and Aotearoa New Zealand
Isaura Duarte Rodríguez, Ambassador of Colombia to New Zealand, reflects upon the relationship between the two countries.
The Rising Relevance of DEI in a Divided World: Why Diversity Matters When It’s Most Challenged
Ard van der Vorst, formerly Ambassador of the Netherlands to New Zealand (2022–2026), outlines the importance of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
BOOKS
Odd Arne Westad: The Coming Storm: Power, Conflict, and Warnings from History (Peter Harris)
Peter C. Grace: The Intelligence Intellectuals: Social Scientists and the Making of the CIA (R.M.D. Munro)
K.C. Kutcher: Z Empire Unmasked: War at the Heart of a Fracturing World (Andrew Wierzbicki)
Hamish McDougall, Serena Kelly and Mathew Doidge (Eds): Against the Tide: Aotearoa New Zealand in World Affairs, Volume V 2006–2025 (Stephen Hoadley)
OBITUARY
Dr Alastair William Grant (David Barber)
INSTITUTE NOTES
INDEX TO VOLUME 51
Aotearoa New Zealand’s Gateway to Space: Security, Sovereignty and the New Space Economy
Anna Marie Brennan examines the security and regulatory challenges posed by Aotearoa New Zealand’s space industry.
A Drone Tsunami?
Roderic Alley considers the consequences of the global proliferation of drone weaponry.
Building Peace in a Turbulent World: Archibald Baxter Memorial Trust Peace Lecture 2026
In the 2026 Archibald Baxter Memorial Trust Peace Lecture, Robert Patman explores the challenge of peace in the current international order.
Connecting Across the Pacific: A New Chapter for Colombia and Aotearoa New Zealand
Isaura Duarte Rodríguez, Ambassador of Colombia to New Zealand, reflects upon the relationship between the two countries.
The Rising Relevance of DEI in a Divided World: Why Diversity Matters When It’s Most Challenged
Ard van der Vorst, formerly Ambassador of the Netherlands to New Zealand (2022–2026), outlines the importance of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
BOOKS
Odd Arne Westad: The Coming Storm: Power, Conflict, and Warnings from History (Peter Harris)
Peter C. Grace: The Intelligence Intellectuals: Social Scientists and the Making of the CIA (R.M.D. Munro)
K.C. Kutcher: Z Empire Unmasked: War at the Heart of a Fracturing World (Andrew Wierzbicki)
Hamish McDougall, Serena Kelly and Mathew Doidge (Eds): Against the Tide: Aotearoa New Zealand in World Affairs, Volume V 2006–2025 (Stephen Hoadley)
OBITUARY
Dr Alastair William Grant (David Barber)
INSTITUTE NOTES
INDEX TO VOLUME 51
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