Great to have a big crowd of students here at the Centre for Strategic Studies CSS for the big debate today. Thanks to the NZIIA Wellington student committee for partnering with us.

CSS hosted 30 students for a viewing of the US presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. wgtn.ac.nz/strategic-stud…

CSS Director David Capie spoke to ABC Australia Radio National’s Fran Kelly about the recent NZSIS report and the New Zealand government’s foreign policy ‘re-set’. wgtn.ac.nz/strategic-stud…

CSS Director David Capie spoke with Michael J. Green and Jude Blanchette of “The Asia Chessboard” podcast about the New Zealand government’s new foreign and defence policy settings. wgtn.ac.nz/strategic-stud…

Call for papers for the Pacific Islands Political Studies Association (PIPSA) Conference 2025 is due on 1st October. wgtn.ac.nz/strategic-stud…

The venue for the event with General (Ret) Tom Middendorp has changed to GBLT1 because of the greater interest in it. Limited seats are still available. See you all at 5.30pm on Wednesday 2 October here at Victoria University of Wellington! wgtn.ac.nz/strategic-stud…

CSS Director David Capie David Capie spoke with RNZ's Corin Dann on what the HMNZS Manawanui disaster means for New Zealand’s already stretched navy. wgtn.ac.nz/strategic-stud…

CSS Director David Capie David Capie talked to Lisa Owen from RNZ Checkpoint about the possible causes of the Manawanui disaster and its impacts. wgtn.ac.nz/strategic-stud…

CSS Director David Capie David Capie and Senior Fellow Peter Greener were cited in the Washington Post report on the Manawanui sinking. washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/…

CSS Senior Fellow Jim Rolfe spoke to ABC Radio and commented that the Manawanui sinking could influence the New Zealand Defence Force's capability to operate and its regional cooperation. wgtn.ac.nz/strategic-stud…

CSS Senior Fellow Ian Hill Ian Hill commented on the upcoming BRICS summit in Russia and developing trends of BRICS. wgtn.ac.nz/strategic-stud…

CSS in collaboration with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands 🇳🇱🇳🇿Netherlands Embassy in New Zealand hosted General (Ret) Tom Middendorp for a public lecture on the nexus between climate change and global security. His interview with TNVZ went on air. wgtn.ac.nz/strategic-stud…

A great contribution by Asia New Zealand Foundation Te Whītau Tūhono Trustee and CSS head, David Capie, on what a Trump or Harris Presidency might mean for the Indo-Pacific 👇 asianz.org.nz/opinion-what-w…

CSS Senior Fellow Ian Hill Ian Hill commented that the underlying causes of the Russia–US confrontation will not go away under a new Trump administration. wgtn.ac.nz/strategic-stud…

#PIPSA2025 Keynote Address by Professor Transform Aqorau, Vice Chancellor, Solomon Islands National University at the 2025 PIPSA Conference, 20 February 2025.Transform Aqorau David Capie wgtn.ac.nz/strategic-stud…

2025 Sir Howard Kippenberger Visiting Professor in Strategic Studies. Victoria University of Wellington. Happy to be back in NZ after more than two decades. Look forward to all the talks, catching up with friends and former students... SIS Office of Research AU School of International Service David Capie

The Once and Future World Order: Why the West Needs to Work with 'the Rest' - A public lecture by the 2025 Sir Howard Kippenberger Visiting Chair in Strategic Studies Professor Amitav Acharya on 3 April 6pm-7pm at Victoria University of Wellington. wgtn.ac.nz/strategic-stud…

CSS Senior Fellow Peter Greener explained why the 2025 Defence Capability Plan is more significant than most. wgtn.ac.nz/strategic-stud…

CSS Director David Capie commented on Australia's 2025 election results. newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/05/aus…

CSS Director David Capie commented on the NZ government's $2 billion spend on new naval helicopters. rnz.co.nz/news/political…