Browsing by Author "Steff, Reuben"
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Academic spotlight: Reuben Steff talks big power politics
(2020)Dr Reuben Steff bemoans the absence of robust debate in New Zealand on foreign policy issues and the lack of investment in local research and strategic supply chains. He talks exclusively to Line of Defence. -
The audacity of Trump: How he won and what we missed
(2017)Donald Trump made a number of key strategic decisions during his election campaign. Contrary to the common view that his campaign was marked by incompetence and dysfunction, there is considerable evidence that he made ... -
China as a polar great power by Anne-Marie Brady[Review]
(New Zealand Institute of International Affairs, 2018)In this book, University of Canterbury Professor Anne-Marie Brady delivers an impressive exposé of China’s rapidly growing influence and ‘undeclared foreign policy’ in the world’s polar regions (the Arctic and Antarctica). ... -
Clearer thinking needed as NZ battles compounding crises
(Newsroom., 2023-07-03)The innovation needed to address negative domestic and global trends was sorely lacking in the Government's recent Budget - but there are several important things we can to do shake off our current funk. -
The effective and ethical development of artificial intelligence: An opportunity to improve our wellbeing [Input paper on Defence, Security and Emergency Response]
(Australian Council of Learned Academies, 2019)AI has the potential to act as a technological enabler of the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) across virtually the entire range of platforms and systems, with human-AI teaming eventually becoming the norm. This will have ...
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A structural realist assessment of the strategic competition between the US and Iran in Iraq from 2003-2016
(The University of Waikato, 2022)The invasion of Iraq in 2003 sparked a competition between two major Middle Eastern powers, the US and Iran, for influence in the former Ba’athist dictatorship. For the US, influencing Iraq would reinforce its position, ... -
The evolution of China’s nuclear weapons program and doctrine and its implications for international security
(The University of Waikato, 2022)As China’s power in the international system increases, its strategic policies are changing. This includes its nuclear weapons program and nuclear deterrent policy, viewed as a critical guarantor of Beijing’s security and ... -
Governance and conflict in Pakistan: Developing a Conflict Prevention and Reduction (CPR) model to promote peace in Baluchistan and the Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA)
(The University of Waikato, 2022)Pakistan is an unstable country, home to a single religious nation made up of four major regional ethnic sub-nations. The inability of the political leadership of Pakistan to successfully connect and merge the interests ... -
Populism and the domestic-international nexus: The Cases of the United States and Brazil
(The University of Waikato, 2022)Populism has become an increasingly important feature of politics in recent decades due to a rapid wave of populist parties spreading across the world from Europe to the United States, and South America. This motivates and ... -
Sheltering from cyber insecurity? A comparative analysis of New Zealand and Singapore
(The University of Waikato, 2022)Although there is increasing academic research on cybersecurity, very few scholars have investigated the cybersecurity approaches of small states, particularly those in the AsiaPacific region. This thesis attempts to ...
