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Author:   William Hoverd ,  Deidre Ann McDonald
Publisher:   Massey University Press
Imprint:   Massey University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.500kg
ISBN:  

9781991016522

ISBN 10:   1991016522
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   09 November 2023
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
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Table of Contents

Foreword / Tony Lynch 7 Preface / Bethan Greener 9 Introduction: Understanding global and domestic security threats / Wil Hoverd & Deidre Ann McDonald 11 Part 1: Offshore threats and opportunities 1. US-China Great-Power Competition: Risks, opportunities and strategic options for New Zealand / Reuben Steff 33 2. Conventional warfare today: What has the Russian invasion of Ukraine taught us? / Terry Johanson 46 3. Retaining a national security workforce: Army personnel shortages in a mobile neoliberal society / Nina Harding 59 4. Maritime trade security threats: Protecting New Zealand’s economic lifeline to the world / Stephen Hoadley 70 5. Supply chain disruptions and deep uncertainty: Implications for New Zealand in a post-Covid environment / Germana Nicklin 84 Part 2: Intelligence and domestic security 6. Out of sight and out of mind: The absolute importance of submarine cables to New Zealand / Phil Holdstock & John Moremon 97 7. Outlaw motorcycle gangs and the illegal drug trade: What national security risks do they pose? / Chris Wilkins, Marta Rychert, Jose Romeo, Thomas Graydon-Guy & Robin van der Sanden 109 8. Biosecurity intelligence in Aotearoa: Adapting to changing national and international conditions / Madeline Marshall 122 9. Does AI dream of protecting sheep? The role of artificial intelligence in national biosecurity / Jodie Chapell & Deidre Ann McDonald 134 Part 3: Governance and extremism 10. Accountability and oversight: Democratic control over New Zealand’s secret intelligence activities / Damien Rogers 149 11. Leading New Zealand’s security system: Ministerial responsibility for national security and intelligence / Wil Hoverd 161 12. As safe now as we were then: Countering terrorism in New Zealand 1968–2030 / John Battersby 174 13. Behind the floral aesthetic: Women in right-wing extremism / Donna Carson 185 Part 4: Future security challenges 14. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: What is the strategic challenge for New Zealand? / Justyna Eska-Mikołajewska 199 15. Digital currencies: Their potential role in New Zealand’s economic statecraft / José Miguel Alonso-Trabanco 211 16. The future of the ‘good citizen’: A perspective from the Polish frontline / Marcin Lasoń 221 17. Self-determination or territorial integrity? Mixed messages from the Ukraine war / Rouben Azizian 231 Conclusion: Constructing resilience and hope / Deidre Ann McDonald & Wil Hoverd 243 Notes 247 Bibliography 282 About the contributors 309 Acknowledgements 315 Index 316

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Associate Professor William Hoverd is the director of the Centre for Defence and Security Studies (CDSS) at Massey University. CDSS teaches New Zealand’s only qualifications in defence studies, security studies, border and biosecurity, and intelligence. Wil is resident on the Wellington Pukeahu campus, from where he regularly engages with the government security sector. State of Threat is his second edited volume on New Zealand National Security with Massey University Press and his fourth book. Deidre Ann McDonald is a teaching fellow with Centre for Defence and Security Studies, Massey University. Prior to teaching, Dee had a legal career — mostly working in the government sector. She now coordinates Massey University’s Diploma and Certificate in Border and Biosecurity and teaches biosecurity from a social science perspective. Dee has recently submitted her PhD on Aotearoa’s Mycoplasma bovis incursion.

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