Robert Ayson

Tony Abbott, has evoked images of the Anzac campaign in Turkey, when talking about Australia and New Zealand's joint training mission in to Iraq Audio

The former Secretary of State is running for the presidential nomination for the Democrats. We talk to Prof Robert Ayson about the Democrat ticket. Audio

The Defence Minister is rejecting suggestions of similarities between the New Zealand and Canadian missions in Iraq, following the death of a Canadian solider by allied Iraqi Kurdish forces. Audio

A public forum at Parliament's Grand Hall organised by Diplosphere on the rise of the self-styled Islamic State and whether New Zealand's decision this week to send troops to Iraq can help to address… Audio

The details of New Zealand's military deployment to Iraq will be outlined by the Prime Minister today, but John Key has already announced the country's role will go beyond simply training Iraqi… Audio

NZ commitment to Iraq a foregone conclusion; Labour continues to oppose NZ involvement in anti-IS coalition; Defence chief to attend anti Islamic State coaltion talks; New Zealander's drug smuggling… Audio

Robert Ayson, Professor of strategic studies at Victoria University. Audio

An international relations expert says New Zealand risks drawn out military involvement if it joins the fight against Islamic State. Audio

The government's being told there's no place for a New Zealand military contribution in the fight against Islamic State militants, as John Key still won't reveal the role this country might play. Audio

New Zealand will learn in two days whether its 10-year campaign for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council has succeeded. Audio

Insight travels to Washington to explore how NZ can balance relationship between US and China Audio

The Government has given a Canadian company the 440 million dollar job of upgrading the weapons on board the Navy's two frigates. But it says Lockheed Martin Canada is looking at ways to give some of… Audio

The Obama administration has started extensive lobbying on Capitol Hill in a bid to try and secure Congressional approval for a military strike on Syria. Audio

The former chief of the army, Major General Lou Gardiner, says the combat training of New Zealand soldiers in Afghanistan was focused too heavily on single patrols rather than several groups fighting… Audio

The defence force is being warned it will have to weigh up very carefully whether it can afford submarine hunting technology on its Orion aircraft. Audio

Defence force cost cutting measures have been roundly condemned by the Auditor General who has found it compromised the force's ability to do its job and damaged soldier morale. Audio

The US Defence Secretary, Leon Panetta, has just made the first visit to New Zealand in 30 years by the most senior person in the Pentagon. Audio

The Government has reaffirmed its support for the ongoing military mission in Afghanistan, and is adamant that the deployment will run its course, despite the deaths of five soldiers in just two… Audio

New Zealand's soldiers in Afghanistan are extending their patrols, a move a security analyst says raises questions about how ready the country's own forces are to take over. Audio

A leading academic says an agreement signed in Washington yesterday effectively makes New Zealand a de facto ally of the United States Audio