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To frigate or not to frigate (opens the original)
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Written By: Mike Smith - Date published: 9:28 pm, September 14th, 2026 - No comments Categories: China, Chris Penk, climate change, defence, disaster, Iran, nuclear war, nuclear-free, Pacific, Peace, polls, Ron Mark, us politics, war - Tags: The NZ Initiative, who gave us neoliberalism, says we need to buy four to keep one at sea. Just Defence says there are a lot better uses for the money. I’m with them. The Initiative’s report is compiled by a retired Army Major-General, and is appropriately t
The fatal friend (opens the original)
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Written By: Mike Smith - Date published: 2:59 pm, September 11th, 2026 - 6 comments Categories: China, defence, Diplomacy, disaster, International, us politics, war - Tags: Henry Kissinger is reported to have said “it may be dangerous to be America’s enemy, but to be America’s friend is fatal.” Australia should take note, enmeshed as it is with US bases. The fallout may affect us too. A recent report in The Guardian highlights how the US military controls 17 facilities on mainland Australia and
Sack Him Christopher (opens the original)
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Written By: Mike Smith - Date published: 10:34 am, July 31st, 2026 - 46 comments Categories: China, Christopher Luxon, coalition of chaos, culture, Diplomacy, discrimination, doofus of the week, exports, helen clark, nz first, racism, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, winston peters - Tags: After the 2005 election, the Chinese Embassy sent Zhang Wei to ask me if Winston Peters would follow Labour government policy. I said I didn’t know, but would ask. I was the Labour Party General Secretary at
Official talk of Independent Foreign Policy is farcical (opens the original)
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Written By: Mike Smith - Date published: 8:25 pm, July 6th, 2026 - 39 comments Categories: AUKUS, China, defence, Diplomacy, NATO, nuclear war, Pacific, Peace, Peace, us politics, war, winston peters - Tags: If we are a “force multiplier” we are not independent. We are meant to multiply force for the US. Against China. Madness. It’s a very important question. At the Foreign Affairs Select Committee last month Labour’s foreign affairs spokesperson Vanushi Walters, quoting Prime Minister Luxon, as
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