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In March 2022, the Report of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee on the 2020/21 Annual Review of the Ministry of Defence and the NZDF, noted in the section headed ‘Strategic competition and co-operation in the Pacific’ that, “We heard that there will not be a white paper in 2022. However, Defence will be recommending to Ministers terms of reference that look at the development of defence policy settings in a more proactive approach, and the force structure that would support those settings.”
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Read more: What direction now for New Zealand Defence Policy and Capability?
- Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2022/06/17/what-direction-now-for-new-zealand-defence-policy-and-capability/
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Leaked audio from a what is claimed to be a top-secret meeting of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) has exposed its plans to begin mobilisation efforts to prepare for war with Taiwan.
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Read more: Leaked audio allegedly reveals China's plan to invade Taiwan
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/06/leaked-audio-allegedly-reveals-china-s-plan-to-invade-taiwan.html
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Russia threatened on Tuesday (local time) to punish Lithuania with measures that would have a "serious negative impact" for blocking some shipments by rail to Moscow's Baltic Sea enclave of Kaliningrad, the latest dispute over sanctions imposed over war in Ukraine.
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- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/06/ukraine-invasion-russia-threatens-lithuania-with-consequences-over-rail-transit-blockade.html
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This week’s White House meeting between Jacinda Ardern and Joe Biden reflected a world undergoing rapid change. But of all the shared challenges discussed, there was one that kept appearing in the leaders’ joint statement – China in the Pacific.
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- Article: https://theconversation.com/to-meet-the-chinese-challenge-in-the-pacific-nz-needs-to-put-its-money-where-its-mouth-is-184315
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Analysis - The frequent use of the term "shared values" to describe developments in the Pacific tends to obscure a distinct shift in New Zealand and Australian relations with their Pacific partners over the past two decades.
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Read more: A new Pacific reset? Why NZ must prioritise climate change and labour mobility
- Article: https://theconversation.com/a-new-pacific-reset-why-nz-must-prioritise-climate-change-and-labour-mobility-185204
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There are no signs of the Government increasing the refugee quota, despite advocates saying New Zealand could "do so much better as a nation" as it lags behind internationally.
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Read more: World Refugee Day: NZ could 'do so much better', say advocates
- Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/06/20/world-refugee-day-nz-could-do-so-much-better-say-advocates/
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When New Zealand is in the middle of a housing crisis, where are we going to house any extra refugee's??? Where? with out kicking out any locals. It just makes the housing shortage worse. Look after our own people first, and then any left overs and if there is room sure but until then we already do enough for the size of country we are.
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Good grief. Has foreign policy commentary really devolved to the point where our diplomatic effort is being measured by how many overseas trips have been taken by our Foreign Minister? Weird, but apparently so. All this week, a series of media policy wonks have been invidiously comparing how many trips offshore Nanaia Mahuta has been taking, when compared to her Australian counterpart.
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Read more: On The Penny Wong Visit
- Article: https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2206/S00031/on-the-penny-wong-visit.htm
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Nato is warning the war in Ukraine could last for years, as the European Union recommended that Kyiv become a candidate to join the bloc.
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Read more: Nato warns of long Ukraine war ahead
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/469421/nato-warns-of-long-ukraine-war-ahead
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