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Parent Category: News

Category: World

Published: 27 December 2021

Category : News

Author: Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday he would ponder a slew of options if the West fails to meet his push for security guarantees precluding NATO's expansion to Ukraine.

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• Ukraine
• NATO
• European Union
• Vladimir Putin
• troop buildup near

Read more: Putin mulls military measures if West refuses Ukraine guarantees

Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2021/12/26/putin-mulls-military-measures-if-west-refuses-ukraine-guarantees/

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Written by NighthawkNZ

Category: News

Published: 26 December 2021

Category : News

Author: Phil Pennington,

The shift to use more biofuels is forecast to raise petrol and diesal prices and knock up to $1 billion off New Zealand's economic growth within four years, but not making a move could also carry big, uncalculated costs, reports suggest.

A number of reports about biofuels to officials and ministers have been triggered by the impending shutdown of the Marsden Point oil refinery - which is being converted into an import-only terminal - and Tiwai Point aluminium smelter.

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Read more: What is the real cost of a switch to biofuels?

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/458668/what-is-the-real-cost-of-a-switch-to-biofuels

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 So instead of growing food... that land is now for for fuel... would prefer food over fuel I can live with out fuel but not food...

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Parent Category: News

Category: Defence

Published: 26 December 2021

Category : News

Author: Dr Wayne Mapp

Dr Wayne Mapp writes that if New Zealand is to provide its Defence Force with modern platforms capable of interoperability with partners, it will need to maintain defence expenditure at 1.5 percent of GDP over the next decade.

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• Defence Capability Plan
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Read more: Does New Zealand spend enough on Defence?

Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2021/12/13/line-of-defence-magazine-summer-2021-22/

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 Does New Zealand spend enough on Defence? Simple answer is, "No, New Zealand does not spend enough on defence."

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Written by NighthawkNZ

Parent Category: News

Category: Politics

Published: 25 December 2021

Category : Opinion

Author: Nicholas Dynon

As the West laments a global decline in its version of democracy, China suggests its own brand of democracy as a replacement. It’s part of an increasingly contested space, writes Nicholas Dynon, at the discursive end of great power competition.

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Read more: Is democracy declining or just being redefined?

Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2021/12/16/democracy-declining-or-being-redefined/

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