By Keith Locke
The following article was published on Newsroom on 23 June 2022
Keith Locke explains why the Prime Minister’s decision to attend the Nato Leaders meeting might make David Lange turn in his grave The invitation for Prime Minister...
This article was published in the Daily Blog on 1 April 2022
Every now and again there’s a scare story about China trying to establish a military base in the South Pacific.In 2018 it was Vanuatu’s turn. Australia’s Fairfax...
The following article was first published in the Daily Blog on 20 September 2021
There are multiple reasons for nuclear-free New Zealanders to be upset about Australia’s plan to acquire nuclear-powered submarines.Much of the commentary has focused on the exclusion...
With so many New Zealanders put off by Donald Trump and his maverick foreign policy, I had expected a Labour/New Zealand First Government to keep its distance. However, with its ban on Huawei's involvement in the 5G network our...
Winston Peters says the Orion is to implement UN sanctions, but that’s only half the story, writes former Green MP Keith Locke
We all know the erratic nature of Donald Trump’s policy towards North Korea. One moment he’s threatening a...
The purchase of four surveillance planes signals an even closer military alignment with the United States, and the reflects badly on our non-aligned status, writes former Green Party defence spokesperson Keith Locke.
It was disappointing to see a Labour-led government...
Countering the rise of Isis in Syria and Iraq requires solutions that are mainly political, not military.
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New Zealanders are right to be concerned about the rise of the Islamic State (Isis), but our best contribution would be to provide...
WWI was a disastrous struggle for imperial power rather than a fight for freedom — and we must share blame
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Over the next four years we will learn much about World War I...
News: The NZ frigate Te Kaha joins the US RIMPAC war game off Hawaii for the first time in 28 years and exercises with US nuclear subs. However, Te Kaha is then barred from docking at Pearl Harbour because...