Discussion papers

Discussion papers give a forum for scholars and specialists working on issues related directly to New Zealand's security and to the Asia-Pacific region.

The CSS:NZ Discussion Paper series is designed to give a forum for scholars and specialists working on issues related directly to New Zealand's security, broadly defined, and to the Asia-Pacific region, to the timely expression of peer views. The opinions expressed and conclusions drawn in the Discussion Papers are solely those of the writer. They do not necessarily represent the view of the Centre for Strategic Studies or any other organisation the writer may be affiliated.

Document list

• pdf2.1MBDP No. 17/15: New Zealand and Asia-Pacific integration: Sailing the waka in ever-widening circles
• pdf1.0MBDP No. 16/14: Firing blanks: The arms trade treaty
• pdf2.0MBDP No. 15/14: Constraints on conflict in the Asia Pacific: Balancing 'the war ledger'
• pdf606.3KBDP No. 14/13: The drone debate: Sudden bullet or slow boomerang?
• pdf665.4KBDP No. 13/13: Tensions on the Korean peninsula: Implications for New Zealand
• pdf1.5MBDP No. 12/12: U.S. rebalancing in the Aisa-Pacific: China's response and the future of regional order
• pdf1.5MBDP No. 11/12: China's rise and New Zealand's interests: A policy primer for 2030
• pdf507.3KBDP No. 10/11: Great powers and Asia's destiny: A view from Delhi
• pdf1.8MBDP No. 09/11: A changing Asia-Pacific: Prospecs for war, peace, cooperation and order
• pdf829.2KBDP No. 08/10: The Kippenberger lectures 2008-2009

Earlier discussion papers

• pdf764.7KBDP No. 07/09: Concepts of maritime security
• pdf1.9MBDP No. 06/08: The strategic thinking of Maj Gen Sir Howard Kippenberger
• pdf1.3MBDP No. 05/08: The occupation is the problem
• pdf340.3KBDP No. 04/03: The road to sovereignty in the Pacific
• pdf197.6KBDP No. 03/99: Letting ordinary Kiwis in on defence
• pdf216.0KBDP No. 02/99: Piracy: The contect for New Zealand and its defence force
• pdf283.6KBDP No. 01/99: A review of risk in defence equipment selection