Why is New Zealand trailing Australia in cyber security?
By Hannah Brown Hannah Brown investigates why New Zealand is trailing Australia when it comes to cyber security. As New Zealand’s allies, including neighbouring Australia, seek extra opportunities to collaborate on cyber security, New Zealand remains relatively...
Will Korean reunification alter Sino-North Korean relations?
By Guechbouy OEUNG (Min) Guechbouy OEUNG (Min) looks at whether a reunified Korea would alter Sino-North Korean relations. The meeting between North Korean and South Korean leaders during the Inter-Korean Summit on 27th April 2018, to end the Korean War is a major...
New Zealand Defence Force prepares for cyber threats
By Hannah Brown Hannah Brown investigates how the New Zealand Defence Force is looking to combat cyber security threats. Cyber threats are the new front line for our defence forces, according to the government’s new Strategic Defence Policy statement, released in...
Q+A: Why do people ‘take action’?
The past few decades have witnessed moments of great social change and environmental action. From developing research on climate change, environmental disasters, sustainability movements, and the increasing polarisation of the entire debate — our “dying planet”...
Humanitarian intervention: More harm than good?
By Blaise Lidstone-White Does humanitarian intervention do more harm than good? Blaise Lidstone-White investigates. After the Armenian Genocide in 1915, the Holocaust during the Second World War, and ethnic cleansing in Darfur in the 2000s, the world said “never...
Russian trolls and bots: What are they, what they do and how to craft effective responses
By Pamela Williamson Pamela Williamson looks into the world of Russian trolls and bots. The mechanisation of bots to power political messaging is a very new phenomenon, although propaganda during war has been around for a long time. The seminal work of Harold Laswell...
Bad blood: Risk or discrimination?
By Simon Stewart Simon Stewart investigates whether members of the gay community are discriminated against when it comes to the option of donating blood. Blood, collected in very large amounts from the bodies of an ever-growing population of human beings, can be both...
What is voluntourism? Human trafficking and modern slavery
By Claudia Russell What is voluntourism? Claudia Russell looks into the ‘industry’ which has been likened to slavery and human trafficking. While it may seem like an opportunity to see the world while helping those less fortunate, “volunteer abroad”...Subscribe by Email
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