Why NZ should be wary of buying into AUKUS security pact

As the strategic rivalry between the United States and China intensifies, the invitation to discuss participation in the AUKUS security agreement presents New Zealand with a potentially momentous decision: how best to secure its own strategic interests and values in the Indo-Pacific region. AUKUS is the 2021 agreement among Australia, the UK and the US […]Continue Reading

China uses AI to aim its big guns against Taiwan

Taking notes from both sides’ artillery gunnery practices in the Ukraine war, China may now use artificial intelligence (AI) to help train its big guns against Taiwan. This month the South China Morning Post reported that a Beijing-based science team had conducted multiple tests of AI-powered laser-guided artillery rounds that can hit human-size targets 16 kilometers […]Continue Reading